brusque

bruːsk
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Translation of brusque into German

Adjective

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blunt in manner or speech to the point of ungracious harshness
  • Her brusque manner during the meeting was off-putting..Ihre brüske Art während des Treffens war abstoßend
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Synonyms and analogies of brusque in English

adj.abruptbluntcurtMore synonyms

Examples of brusque in a sentence

  • The manager's brusque tone upset the staff.

Translations of "brusque" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
schroffadj.

Though her feedback was brusque, it was undeniably honest and straightforward.

Obwohl ihr Feedback schroff war, war es unbestreitbar ehrlich und direkt.

brüskadj.

Come along. I apologize if I was a little brusque.

Komm. Es tut mir leid, dass ich etwas brüsk war.

barschadj.

I had noticed you're a tad brusque with everyone else.

Mir ist aufgefallen, dass du ein bisschen barsch zu allen anderen bist.

barscheadj.

The manager's brusque attitude created an uncomfortable environment for the team.

Die barsche Haltung des Managers schuf eine unangenehme Atmosphäre für das Team.

kurz angebundenadj.

This entire trip, you have been so brusque with me.

Den ganzen Ausflug über, bist du mir gegenüber schon über so kurz angebunden.

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Other translations for brusque:

  • rüdeadj.

brusque: Examples and translations in context

She spoke in a brusque tone that made her colleagues uncomfortable.

Sie sprach in einem schroffen Ton, der ihre Kollegen verunsicherte.

The meeting ended abruptly because of the chairman's brusque remarks.

Die Sitzung endete abrupt aufgrund der schroffen Bemerkungen des Vorsitzenden.

Despite his brusque style, he maintained strong relationships with his coworkers.

Trotz seiner schroffen Art pflegte er gute Beziehungen zu seinen Kollegen.

Even in his brusque manner, there was a hint of kindness.

Selbst in seiner schroffen Art lag ein Hauch von Freundlichkeit.

She apologetically explained her brusque approach during the heated conversation.

Sie erklärte entschuldigend ihr schroffes Verhalten während des hitzigen Gesprächs.

The old man had a brusque way of speaking that commanded attention.

Der alte Mann hatte eine schroffe Art zu sprechen, die Aufmerksamkeit gebot.

Well, isn't that rather a brusque way to inform us...

Ist das nicht eine recht schroffe Art, uns zu sagen...

I don't know if my manner is brusque or off-putting at times.

Ich weiß nicht, ob ich manchmal schroff oder abweisend wirke.

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