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severe

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

Definitions

  1. Very bad or intense
  2. A surname.
  3. Strict or harsh
  4. eenvoudig بِشِدَّه، بِقَسْوَه строго severamente vážně, přísně streng alvorligt; hårdt σοβαρά, αυστηρά, λιτά severamente karmilt به سختي vakavasti sévèrement בְּקַפדָנוּת कठोरतापूर्वक, सादगी से, प्रचण्डता से strogo, žestoko szigorúan, egyszerűen secara parah harkalega severamente きびしく 심각하게 smarkiai, griežtai smagi; bargi; stingri dengan teruk streng strengt, hardt; alvorligpoważnie, ostro په كلكه توګه، په خطر ناكه توګه severamente sever строго, сурово vážne, prísne strogo strogo svårt อย่างเข...
  5. Sober, plain in appearance, austere
  6. the severity of the punishment; the severity of her dress. eenvoud, ergheid شِدَّه، قَسْوَه строгост severidade přísnost; strohost die Strenge alvor; strenghed; enkelhed σοβαρότητα, αυστηρότητα, λιτότηταseveridad karmus, lihtsus سختي vakavuus sévérité חוּמרָה कठोरता, सख्ती strogost, oštrina komolyság kekerasan harka; einfaldleiki severità 厳しさ 격렬, 혹독 sunkumas, griežtumas smagums; bardzība; stingrība kekerasan strengheidstrenghet, hard behandling srogość, surowa prostota كلكوالى، شدت: بدسلوكى s...
  7. grave, severo-a;___ acute respiratory syndrome → síndrome respiratorio agudo ___.
  8. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others: a severe critic.
  9. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles: a severe code of behavior.
  10. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance: spoke in a severe voice.
  11. Extremely plain in substance or style: a severe black dress.
  12. Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress: a severe pain; a severe storm.
  13. Very dangerous or harmful; grave or grievous: severe mental illness.
  14. Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying: a severe test of our loyalty.

Equivalents

Françaisgravesévère
Deutschstreng
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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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