cruels — French to English

How French cruels is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: cruels (30 742). By style: everyday 14 · biblical 4 · parliamentary 140 · legal and administrative 230 · UN documents 30 354.

degrading

Used about 28 457 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 28 457).

• cruels, inhumains ou dégradants

  or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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• cruels, inhumains ou dégradants

  or degrading treatment or punishment

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• ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants

  Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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• ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants 10 - 15 6

  or degrading treatment or punishment 10 - 15 5

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• autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants

  Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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inhuman

Used about 635 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3 · UN documents ≈ 632). Meaning: inhuman in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Il existe suffisamment de preuves de traitements cruels des chats et des chiens élevés pour leur fourrure.

  There is plenty of evidence of the inhuman treatment of cats and dogs bred for fur.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 940922

• Questions de fond: Droit à la liberté et à la sécurité; torture et traitements cruels et inhumains; droit à la vie.

  Substantive issues: Right to liberty and security; torture and cruel and inhuman treatment, right to life

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torture

Used about 632 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 632). Meaning: torture in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Violation de la convention contre la torture et peines ou autres traitements cruels inhumains ou dégradants, articles 288 et 295 du Code pénal.

  Violation of the Convention against Torture and articles 288 and 295 of the Criminal Code

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cruel

Used about 327 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 82 · legal and administrative ≈ 230). Meaning: cruel in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Les enfants peuvent être cruels.

  Children can be cruel.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tras and Hybrid · checked, community translation · #7575304 #7575521

• Ils portent l’arc et le javelot; Ils sont cruels, sans miséricorde; Leur voix mugit comme la mer; Ils sont montés sur des chevaux, Prêts à combattre comme un seul homme, Contre toi, fille de Babylone!

  They take up bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea. They ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 50:42

• On y recourt à la torture et à d’autres traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.

  Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is used.

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• Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants

  Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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• Comment pouvez-vous être si cruels ?

  How can you be so cruel?

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convention

Used about 3 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 3). Meaning: convention in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Aux termes de la conférence de Montevideo, nous sommes tenus selon la législation internationale de reconnaître ces régimes cruels en tant qu'États indépendants et souverains.

  Under the Montevideo Convention, we are compelled by international law to recognise these brutal regimes as sovereign independent states.

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More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• Les mensonges les plus cruels sont souvent dits en silence.

  The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Scott and Scott · checked, community translation · #906639 #906673

• insensibles, déloyaux, calomniateurs, intempérants, cruels, ennemis des gens de bien,

  without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 3:3

• Je sais qu’il s’introduira parmi vous, après mon départ, des loups cruels qui n’épargneront pas le troupeau,

  For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 20:29

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