cruel

[US]/ˈkruːəl/
[UK]/ˈkruːəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mbaya, mnyonge, husababisha taabu
Word Forms
Superlativecruellest
Comparativecrueller

Phrases & Collocations

extremely cruel

sana mbaya

Example Sentences

in a cruel predicament

katika hali mbaya

the victim of a cruel hoax.

waathiriwa wa udanganyifu mbaya.

He is cruel to animals.

Yeye ni mchoyo kwa wanyama.

cruel and inhuman behavior.

tabibu kali na isiyo na huruma.

the girl had a cruel face.

msichana alikuwa na uso mbaya.

cruel or degrading treatment.

mwezi au matibabu ya unyima heshima.

Tigers are cruel by nature.

Simba ni mbaya kwa asili.

It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.

Ni jeuri kumfupa paka kwenye mto.

a savage attack on a political rival.See Synonyms at cruel

shambulio la kikatili kwa mpinzani wa kisiasa. Tazama Neno kama vile mbaya

That crueled the experiment.

Hiyo ilifanya majaribio kuwa mabaya.

Fate dealt him a cruel blow.

Harakati ilimuwekea pumzo mbaya.

Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.

Usakata farasi wako kwa njia hiyo mbaya.

It's cruel to use a whip to punish a child.

Ni mbaya kutumia mlima kumhukumu mtoto.

Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.

Matibabu yao mabaya ya wafungwa ilikuwa ya kushangaza.

the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

kupinga dhidi ya adhabu zisizo na huruma na zisizo za kawaida katika katiba

They were the victims of a cruel hoax.

Walikuwa waathiriwa wa udanganyifu mbaya.

He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.

Anafikiri ni kiburani kukandamiza njiwa kwenye gundi.

A mother who is cruel to her child is unnatural.

Mwanamke ambaye ni mchoyo kwa mtoto wake ni wa asilia.

I can't stand people who are cruel to animals.

Sewezi kuvumilia watu ambao ni mchoyo kwa wanyama.

Real-world Examples

I was cruel, and I'm never cruel.

Mimi nilikuwa mbumbumbu, na mimi kamwe sitakuwa mbumbumbu.

Source: Selected Electronic Love Letters

And some people are just inherently cruel.

Na watu wengine ni mbumbumbu kwa asili.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

His answer was brutal, cruel and inhumane.

Jibu lake lilikuwa baya sana, mbumbumbu na lisilostahili.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2018 Collection

Yet for one creature, that strategy seems almost cruel.

Bado kwa kiumbe kimoja, mkakati huo inaonekana kama mbumbumbu sana.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

Maybe you'd call it cruel but others would call it love, tough love!

Labda utakiita mbumbumbu lakini wengine wataita upendo, upendo mkali!

Source: Villains' Tea Party

" Fate is cruel, " he thought. " Fate is cruel to me."

"- Hali ni mbumbumbu," alidhani. " Hali ni mbumbumbu kwangu."

Source: The Trumpet Swan

You have A cruel sense of humor.

Una hisia ya humor mbumbumbu.

Source: Ice Age 1 Highlights

Come home immediately, you cruel boy! '

Njoo nyumbani mara moja, wewe mvulana mbumbumbu!

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

The slow and agonizing method through which children are tortured and killed seems needlessly cruel.

Njia ya polepole na ya chungu ambayo watoto huchezwa na kuuliwa inaonekana kama mbumbumbu kwa uongo.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

It's the way of surviving in this cruel cruel world that she finds herself in.

Hiyo ndio njia ya kuishi katika ulimwengu huu mbumbumbu mbumbumbu ambao yeye amejikuta.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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