cruelly

[US]/'kru:əli/
[UK]/ˈkrʊəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. i en elendig eller brutal måte; ekstremt, veldig.

Phrases & Collocations

treat cruelly

behandle nakne

suffer cruelly

litt nakne

Example Sentences

The job was cruelly difficult.

Arbeidet var veldig vanskelig.

Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered.

Hundrevis av uskyldige sivile ble voldsomt drapet.

Unkind isn’t the word for it! I’ve never seen anyone treat an animal so cruelly!

Uvenlig er ikke det rette ordet for det! Jeg har aldri sett noen behandle et dyr så voldsomt!

The superstratum esquires kept the local people from uprising and joining the Taiping army and squashed the rebeldom cruelly;

De øverste esquirmenene holdt de lokale folkene fra å oppstå og bli med i Taiping-hæren og trykket ned oppstanden voldsomt;

The villain in the movie treated the main character cruelly.

Den onde i filmen behandlede hovedpersonen voldsomt.

She was cruelly betrayed by her best friend.

Hun ble voldsomt forræret av sin beste venn.

The dictator ruled the country cruelly for decades.

Diktatoren styret landet voldsomt i flere tiår.

The animal was cruelly mistreated by its owner.

Dyret ble voldsomt misbrukt av eieren.

He was cruelly mocked by his classmates.

Han ble voldsomt latterliggjort av klassen.

The prisoner was cruelly tortured for information.

Fangen ble voldsomt torturert for informasjon.

The workers were cruelly exploited by their employer.

Arbeidstakerne ble voldsomt utnyttet av arbeidsgiveren.

The child was cruelly bullied at school.

Barnet ble voldsomt mobba på skolen.

The stray dog was cruelly abandoned on the street.

Den nakne hunden ble voldsomt forlat på gata.

The victims were cruelly taken advantage of by the scammer.

Ofrene ble voldsomt utnyttet av skikkeløperen.

Real-world Examples

I've never seen a horse beaten so cruelly or with so much anger.

Jeg har aldri sett en hest slås så elendig eller med så mye vrede.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

Their new masters used them so cruelly, that they were soon almost all destroyed.

Deres nye herrer brukt dem så elendig, at de snart var nesten alle ødelagt.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

" You scared now" ? Gideon said cruelly.

"Du er redd nå"? Sa Gideon elendig.

Source: Zootopia (audiobook)

You have been cruelly used, said Holmes.

Du har blitt elendig brukt, sa Holmes.

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The underlying point is serious, Emma is unwittingly but cruelly snobbish.

Den underliggende punktet er alvorlig, Emma er uvidende, men elendig snobbish.

Source: Literature

To mistreat someone is to treat them badly or cruelly.

Å misbruke noen er å behandle dem dårlig eller elendig.

Source: 6 Minute English

I was doing my best but the driver was still punishing me cruelly, which seemed very unfair.

Jeg gjorde mitt beste, men sjåføren fortsatte å straffe meg elendig, noe som virket veldig urettferdig.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

White dwarfs have cruelly strong gravity.

Hvite dværper har elendig sterke tyngdekraft.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

" Oh, they were punished, and cruelly, " said Griphook indifferently.

"Å, de ble straffet, og elendig, " sa Griphook indifferently.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

So, cruelly, he attempts to kill his friend Banquo's son.

Så, elendig, forsøker han å drepe sin venn Banquos sønn.

Source: BBC Reading Classics to Learn Vocabulary

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