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adj

   (=harsh)
[punishment, criticism]   sévère
→ My mother immediately launched into a severe reprimand.
[person, teacher]   sévère
[expression]   sévère
→ She wore a habitually severe expression.
A crime like this deserves a severe punishment.      Un tel crime mérite un châtiment sévère.
to be severe with sb      être sévère avec qn
I think you were a little too severe with them.      Je trouve que tu as été un peu trop sévère avec eux.

   (=serious)
[injury, pain, depression]   sévère    often before n
a severe shortage of food      une sévère pénurie alimentaire
severe injuries      de sévères blessures
→ He suffered severe injuries.

   (=extreme)
[winter]   rigoureux (-euse)
Winters here can be very severe.      Les hivers peuvent être très rigoureux ici.
a period of severe weather        (high winds, rain)    une période de gros temps
     (very cold)    un coup de froid

   (=plain)   sévère, austère
→ ... a picture of a man in severe 17th-century costume.
a severe grey suit      un sévère costume gris

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severely, sever, several, severity

Collaborative Dictionary English-French


severe	adj.	sévère ; grave	[Bus.]

severe drought	n.	grave sécheresse

severe disruption	n.	perturbation forte

severe prostration	n.	prostration sévère	[Med.]

severe pain	n.	douleur intense	[Med.]

severe headache	n.	sévère mal de tête	[Med.]

severe case	n.	cas grave	[Med.]

severe damage	n.	avarie grave	[Tech.]

severe injuries	exp.	de sévères blessures

severe mental illness	n.	maladie mentale grave

severe acute respiratory syndrome	n.	syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère

severe rheumatic carditis	n.	rhumatisme cardiaque évolutif	[Med.]

severe renal impairment	n.	insuffisance rénale grave	[Med.]

severe mental retardation	n.	arriération mentale profonde	[Med.]

severe ear pain	n.	sévère otalgie	[Med.]

severe coronary artery narrowing	n.	sténose coronarienne sévère	[Med.]

severe combined immunodeficiency disease	n.	déficit immunitaire combiné sévère	[Med.]

severe combined immunodeficiency	n.	déficit immunitaire combiné sévère	[Med.]

severe and intractable shock	n.	choc sévère et résistant au traitement	[Med.]

Severe punishment is the only deterrent.	exp.	Seule la punition sévère a un effet dissuasif.

medium to severe risk	n.	risque moyen à fort	[Bus.]

resultant severe water and electrolyte depletion	n.	déplétion sévère résultante en eau et en électrolyte	[Med.]

She complained of severe pains in her chest.	exp.	Elle se plaignait de sévères douleurs à la poitrine.

A crime like this deserves a severe punishment.	exp.	Un tel crime mérite un châtiment sévère.

to be severe with sb	exp.	être sévère avec qn

a severe shortage of food	exp.	une sévère pénurie alimentaire

a period of severe weather	exp.	une période de gros temps

a period of severe weather	exp.	un coup de froid

a severe grey suit	exp.	un sévère costume gris

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'severe' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
sévère	adj.	severe	[Med.]

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