"cruel" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

cruel adjetivo

cruel + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 113
cruel punishment • cruel treatment • cruel man • cruel joke • cruel thing • cruel world • ...
verbo + cruel
Kolokacji: 5
sound cruel • consider cruel • look cruel • seem cruel • turn cruel
1. sound cruel = dźwięk okrutny sound cruel
2. consider cruel = uważaj za okrutny consider cruel
  • His features were strong and had a cast that could, in certain conditions, be considered cruel, though others might consider it merely resolute.
  • He was considered a capable ruler when young, but in old age was considered cruel and arbitrary.
  • In an age where fear of malpractice litigation forces doctors to request ever more testing, this tax can only be considered cruel.
  • Refusing to kill someone, he argued, "is now called leaving a person out in the cold and it is considered cruel.
  • However, coal is rarely if ever left in a stocking, as it is considered cruel.
  • Even among his own kind he was considered cruel.
  • Throughout human history forms, humans have treated animals in ways that are sometimes considered cruel by proponents of humanitarianism.
  • Some techniques are considered cruel, other methods are considered gentler and more humane.
  • Some owners struggling to deal with this problem resort to devocalization, a controversial practice considered cruel by animal advocates and outlawed in many countries.
  • The procedure was considered cruel by almost all British vets, who refused to perform it except on medical grounds.
3. look cruel = wyglądaj okrutny look cruel
4. seem cruel = wyglądaj na okrutny seem cruel
5. turn cruel = obracać się okrutny turn cruel
adverbio + cruel
Kolokacji: 20
most cruel • particularly cruel • especially cruel • extremely cruel • unnecessarily cruel • ...
cruel + preposición
Kolokacji: 4
cruel to • cruel of • cruel in • cruel for

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