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Detailed Translations for harshness from English to French

harshness:

harshness [the ~] noun

  1. the harshness (severity; strictness; sternness)
    la sévérité
  2. the harshness (roughness)
    la rudesse; la dureté; la brutalité
  3. the harshness (grimness)
    la rudesse

Translation Matrix for harshness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brutalité harshness; roughness boldness; brutality; impertinence; impudence; insolence; rudeness
dureté harshness; roughness
rudesse grimness; harshness; roughness bristlyness; bumpiness; caddishness; coarseness; crassness; crudeness; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; roughness; skinnyness; thinness; unevenness
sévérité harshness; severity; sternness; strictness austerity; rigidity; seriousness; severity; starkness; sternness; stiffness; strictness
- abrasiveness; cruelness; cruelty; roughness; scratchiness

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Related Definitions for "harshness":

  1. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance1
  2. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions1
  3. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses1


harsh:


Translation Matrix for harsh:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dur pushful man; stickler; tough fellow
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- abrasive; coarse; rough
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- grim; gruff; rough; ungentle
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brutal hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent abominable; agressive; barbaric; beastly; bestial; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane; offensive; violent
brutalement hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent abominable; agressive; audacious; barbaric; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; ill-mannered; impertinent; inhuman; inhumane; offensive; pityless; ruthless; sanguine; violent
dur callous; cruel; hard; harsh; heartless; merciless; pitiless; relentless; ruthless abominable; abrasive; as hard as a nails; as hard as nails; as hard as rock; awkward; barbaric; brutal; burdensome; critical; cruel; cutting; difficult; gruesome; hard; hard as iron; hard as steel; hard as stone; heavy; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane; iron-hard; massive; nipping; problematic; punish; rock-hard; severe; sinewy; snappy; stern; stiff; stone-hard; strict; stringy; tough; trying
durement callous; cruel; hard; harsh; heartless; merciless; pitiless; relentless; ruthless abominable; barbaric; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane
impitoyable callous; cruel; hard; harsh; heartless; merciless; pitiless; relentless; ruthless abominable; abrasive; as hard as a nails; as hard as nails; as hard as rock; barbaric; brutal; cruel; dispassionate; emotionless; gruesome; hard; hard as iron; hard as steel; hard as stone; hard-hearted; heartless; heinous; impassive; indifferent; inexorable; inhuman; inhumane; insensitive; iron-hard; irreconcilable; merciless; pitiless; pityless; resentful; rock-hard; ruthless; soulless; stone-hard; uncaring; unfeeling; unrelenting; unyielding; vengeful; vindictive
impitoyablement callous; cruel; hard; harsh; heartless; merciless; pitiless; relentless; ruthless dispassionate; emotionless; hard-hearted; heartless; impassive; indifferent; insensitive; soulless; uncaring; unfeeling
inhumain callous; cruel; hard; harsh; heartless; merciless; pitiless; relentless; ruthless abominable; barbaric; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane; pityless; ruthless
qui a la main lourde hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent
rude hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent abominable; agressive; barbaric; bare; barren; brutal; cantankerous; crabbed; cruel; crusty; cutting; feral; gruesome; gruff; grumpy; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane; nagging; nipping; offensive; rigid; rough; severe; snappy; stern; strict; sullen; surly; unbroken; untamed; violent; wild
rudement hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent abrupt; agressive; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; bogus; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; mean; not genuine; offensive; out of the blue; sham; stingy; sudden; suddenly; unexpectedly; violent
sans pitié callous; cruel; hard; harsh; heartless; merciless; pitiless; relentless; ruthless abominable; barbaric; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane
violemment hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent agressive; ardent; boisterousness; fervent; fierce; furious; heated; heavy; intense; offensive; passionate; tempestuous; vehement; violent
violent hard; hard-handed; harsh; rough; violent agressive; ardent; assaulting; bitter; cutting; enormous; fervent; fierce; heated; heavy; immense; intense; nipping; offensive; passionate; savage; seething; shrill; snappy; tremendous; vehement; violent; wild

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Related Definitions for "harsh":

  1. sharply disagreeable; rigorous1
    • the harsh facts of court delays1
  2. severe1
    • a harsh penalty1
  3. unkind or cruel or uncivil1
    • had harsh words1
    • a harsh and unlovable old tyrant1
  4. unpleasantly stern1
    • wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus1
  5. disagreeable to the senses1
    • the harsh cry of a blue jay1
    • harsh cognac1
    • the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes1
    • harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway1
  6. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles1

Wiktionary Translations for harsh:

harsh
adjective
  1. -
harsh
adjective
  1. Qui est rigoureux pour le corps et qui mortifier les sens et l’esprit. — note Se dit surtout des doctrines et des pratiques religieux.
  2. Qui est rigide, sans indulgence.
  3. Qui a quelque chose de piquant et d’irritant.
  4. Qui, par sa rudesse ou son âcreté, produit une sensation désagréable aux organes du toucher, de l’ouïe ou du goût.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
harsh revêche; brusque; rude barsch(im übertragenen Sinn) bezüglich Sprache, Handlung: (unfreundlich Unterton durchklingen) rau, (allzu) knapp gefasst
harsh acerbe; amer herb — Verallgemeinerungen von [1]