brute

brut

Qui repose sur une grande force physique plutôt que sur la réflexion ou l’habileté.

En anglais simple : Using strong physical power rather than careful thought or skill.

• He opened it with brute force.
• Moving the rock required brute strength.
• They relied on brute power to break through the gate.

Synonymes : raw, sheer

Expressions courantes : brute force, brute strength, brute power

irrationnel, dénué de raison

Se dit des animaux considérés comme incapables de penser ou de raisonner comme les humains.

En anglais simple : Describing animals as unable to think or reason like humans.

• The writer called them brute beasts.
• He believed brute animals acted only on instinct.
• The poem contrasts human thought with brute nature.

Synonymes : unreasoning, irrational

Contraires : rational

Expressions courantes : brute beasts, brute animals, brute creation

inerte, inanimé

Qui existe comme matière ou force physique, sans pensée, but ni sentiment.

En anglais simple : Existing as physical matter or power, without thought, purpose, or feeling.

• He described the rocks as brute matter.
• The storm revealed the brute powers of nature.
• To her, the universe was more than brute material existence.

Synonymes : inanimate, unthinking

Expressions courantes : brute matter, brute earth, brute powers

brute

Personne violente et cruelle qui blesse ou effraie les autres.

En anglais simple : A rough, cruel person who hurts or frightens others.

• He is a cruel brute.
• That brute pushed an old woman aside.
• The guards were brutes who enjoyed frightening the prisoners.

Synonymes : bully, thug, beast

Expressions courantes : cruel brute, heartless brute, behave like a brute

bête, animal

Animal, surtout s’il est grand ou puissant.

En anglais simple : An animal, especially a large or powerful one.

• Keep that brute on a lead.
• The poor brute could barely pull the cart.
• Two great brutes stood inside the wooden enclosure.

Synonymes : beast, animal

Expressions courantes : large brute, poor brute, wild brute