harsh
[hɑ:ʃ]adjective
1. | [cruel, severe - person]
dur, sévère, cruel [ - punishment, treatment] dur, sévère [ - fate] cruel [ - criticism, judgment, words] dur, sévère to be harsh with somebody être dur envers or avec quelqu'un |
2. | [conditions, weather] rude, rigoureux |
3. | [bitter - struggle] âpre, acharné |
4. | [cry, voice]
criard, strident
[tone] dur |
5. | [colour, contrast]
choquant
[light] cru |
6. | [bleak - landscape, desert] dur, austère |