Usage examples of "cruel" in Spanish with translation to English

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Mary fue cruel con Tom. Mary was cruel to Tom.
Fue una guerra extremadamente cruel. It was an extremely cruel war.
Él es un hombre cruel. He is a cruel person.
Ella se me hace cruel. She appears to me to be cruel.
Es cruel burlarse de un ciego. It is cruel to mock a blind man.
El monstruo tenía una sonrisa cruel. The monster's smile was cruel.
La sonrisa del monstruo era cruel. The monster's smile was cruel.
A veces el destino es cruel. Destiny is sometimes cruel.
Había una vez un cruel rey. Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.
Él no es cruel con los animales. He isn't cruel to animals.
Los policías están buscando pistas del cruel asesinato. The cops are searching for clues to the cruel murder.
La gente se resistió a su cruel gobernante. The people resisted their cruel ruler.
¿Acaso un niño haría una cosa tan cruel? Can a child do such a cruel thing?
Es un perfecto ejemplo de un destino cruel. It's a perfect example of cruel fate.
Hubo una vez un cruel gobernador en el país. There was once a cruel ruler in the country.
Al final, el cruel sujeto fue sentenciado a prisión. Eventually the cruel man was sentenced to jail.
Es cruel de su parte al decirle tales cosas. It is cruel of him to say such things to her.
Él es cruel como para abusar de las mascotas. It is cruel of him to ill-treat pets.
Fue cruel de su parte el pegarle a su perro. It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
El cruel sujeto le pegó al perro con un látigo. The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
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