brute
To shape by grinding them against each otherTo shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.
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» Don't be a brute.
Sei nicht so grob! — Yorwba
Не будь скотиной. — sharptoothed
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1 sensesTo shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.
Examples
22 sentencesDon't be a brute.
ruНе будь скотиной. — sharptoothed
deSei nicht so grob! — Yorwba
He is a brute to his children.
deEr ist grausam zu seinen Kindern. — a_coder
His style involves brute force, not finesse.
deSein Stil beruht auf roher Gewalt, nicht auf Finesse. — Yorwba
A friendly word achieves more than brute force.
deMit Freundlichkeit erreicht man mehr als mit Gewalt. — Esperantostern
A kind word achieves more than brute force.
deMit Freundlichkeit erreicht man mehr als mit Gewalt. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensiblFrom 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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Forms
brutes, bruting, bruted, brutedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.