cruelty

crudeltà

Comportamento che fa soffrire persone o animali senza preoccuparsi del loro dolore.

In inglese semplice: Behaviour that hurts people or animals without caring about their pain.

• His cruelty frightened the children.
• She reported cruelty to animals.
• The prisoners suffered years of cruelty.

Come si usa: cruelty to someone/something (The law protects animals from cruelty to them.)

Sinonimi: brutality, inhumanity

Contrari: kindness, compassion

Espressioni comuni: cruelty to animals, extreme cruelty

crudeltà, atrocità

Azione che causa dolore o sofferenza a una persona o un animale senza alcuna considerazione per chi soffre.

In inglese semplice: An action that causes pain or suffering without concern for the person or animal hurt.

• That punishment was a terrible cruelty.
• She could never forget the cruelties of war.
• He described several cruelties committed against prisoners.

Sinonimi: atrocity

Espressioni comuni: a terrible cruelty, an act of cruelty