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Meaning of severe | Babel Free

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

العربية حاد
Български жесток прост строг суров
Bosanski severa severe
Dansk hård stærk streng voldsom
Deutsch streng
Esperanto severa
Español austero grave severo
Euskara zorrotz
فارسی سخت شدید
Français grave sévère sévère sévère
Gaeilge anróiteach
Galego duro severo
हिन्दी कठोर
Hrvatski severa severe
Հայերեն ծանր
Bahasa Indonesia parah
Íslenska harkalegur
Italiano austero duro grave rigido severe severo
日本語 厳しい 渋い 酷い
Kurdî hard
Latina tetricus
Latviešu bargs nopietns
Te Reo Māori taru
Nederlands streng
Português austero duro rígido severo
Српски severa severe
Svenska brysk härd kärv skärp våldsam
Українська лютий строгий суво́рий тяжкий

CEFR level

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