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brutes

/bɹuːts/

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noun

Bêtes, animaux

An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.

Examples :

"The frightened sheep ran away from the farmer's aggressive dogs, seeing them as brutes with only the instinct to chase and bite. "

Les moutons effrayés se sont enfuis devant les chiens agressifs du fermier, les considérant comme des bêtes n'ayant que l'instinct de chasser et de mordre.

animal inhuman being

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noun

Brutes, sauvages

A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.

Examples :

"One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail.""

L'un d'eux était une brute imposante, lourdement tatouée et avec un visage endurci qui criait pratiquement : « Je sors de prison. »

character person human inhuman

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noun

Bleus, nouveaux étudiants

(Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.

Examples :

"Many of the new students are brutes, still waiting to be officially registered at the university. "

Beaucoup de nouveaux étudiants sont des bleus, qui attendent encore d'être officiellement inscrits à l'université.

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