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brute

brute · more brute · most brute

жорстокий, брутальний

бессмысленный, грубый

dumm, blöd, tierisch, grob

Without reason or intelligenceWithout reason or intelligence (of animals).

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UK/bɹuːt/US/bɹut/

» Don't be a brute.

Sei nicht so grob!

Не будь скотиной.

Meaning

6 senses

Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
a brute beast
animalisch, tierisch
Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
dumm, blöd, brachial
бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj
Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
the brute earth; the brute powers of nature
Crude, unpolished.
grob, roh, rau
гру́быйgrúbyj
Strong, blunt, and spontaneous; being purely physical in nature.
I got the door open through brute force.
Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
brute violence

More definitions

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Examples

22 sentences

Don't be a brute.
ruНе будь скотиной.
deSei nicht so grob!
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He is a brute to his children.
deEr ist grausam zu seinen Kindern.
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His style involves brute force, not finesse.
deSein Stil beruht auf roher Gewalt, nicht auf Finesse.
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A friendly word achieves more than brute force.
deMit Freundlichkeit erreicht man mehr als mit Gewalt.
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A kind word achieves more than brute force.
deMit Freundlichkeit erreicht man mehr als mit Gewalt.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

of humans: senseless, unreasoning:

crude, unpolished:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

of animals: without reason or intelligence:

of humans: senseless, unreasoning:

crude, unpolished:

Origin

From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensibl

From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru).

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