barbarous

[US]/ˈbɑːbərəs/
[UK]/ˈbɑːrbərəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. selvaggio, crudele, incivile, rozzo, straniero.

Phrases & Collocations

barbarous behavior

comportamento barbaro

barbarous treatment

trattamento barbaro

Example Sentences

a remote and barbarous country.

un paese remoto e barbaro.

committed a barbarous crime.

ha commesso un crimine barbaro.

It is barbarous to call at 5 a.m.

È barbaro chiamare alle 5 del mattino.

She received the most barbarous treatment.

Ha ricevuto il trattamento più barbaro.

It was barbarous to treat prisoners in that manner.

Era barbaro trattare i prigionieri in quel modo.

They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities.

Erano colpevoli delle atrocità più barbare e disumane.

many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards.

Molte pratiche di allevamento infantile erano barbare secondo gli standard moderni.

From Alexander the grammarian, to refrain from fault-finding, and not in a reproachful way to chide those who uttered any barbarous or solecistic or strange-sounding expression;

Da Alessandro il grammatico, astenersi dal trovare difetti e non rimproverare in modo biasimante coloro che pronunciano qualsiasi espressione barbara, sollecistica o dall'aspetto strano;

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