harshly russian
кру́то
cool, awesome, great
steeply
sharply, abruptly
harshly, sternly
гру́бо
rudely, harshly, curtly
roughly, coarsely, crudely
roughly, approximately
руга́ть
to scold, to tell off, to curse out, to rail at
to criticize harshly, to run down, to pan
жёстко
harshly, severely, sternly, toughly
hard, tough
rigidly, stiffly, firmly
распра́виться
to deal with (harshly), to make short work of, to massacre
to smooth out, to straighten out, to unfold
суро́во
sternly, severely, harshly
harshly
расправля́ться
to deal with (harshly), to make short work of, to give short shrift to
to get smoothed out, to become smooth, to straighten out
обруга́ть
to swear at, to call names, to abuse verbally, to scold roundly
to slam, to pan, to criticize harshly
неми́лостиво
ungraciously, unkindly, coldly
mercilessly, severely, harshly
бичева́вший
having scourged, having criticized harshly
заклёвывавший
pecking to death, pecking at
nagging, hounding with criticism, criticizing harshly
Examples
Угощение простое, уж не обессудьте.
The refreshments are simple, so please don’t judge us too harshly.
Диссидентство в СССР жестко преследовалось властями.
Dissidence in the USSR was harshly persecuted by the authorities.
Вероотступничество в те времена жестоко наказывалось.
Apostasy was harshly punished in those days.
Вольнодумство в те времена жестоко наказывалось.
Free-thinking was harshly punished in those days.
За конокрадство раньше жестоко наказывали.
People used to be punished harshly for horse-stealing.
Царь немилостиво отказал старому слуге.
The tsar harshly refused the old servant’s request.
Славянофоб резко высказался о России.
The Slavophobe spoke harshly about Russia.
Начальник, заклёвывавший молодых сотрудников, наконец ушёл.
The boss who was harshly criticizing the young employees finally left.
Комиссия, обобществлявшая землю, действовала жёстко.
The commission that was collectivizing the land acted harshly.
Судья строго осуждал преступавшего границы дозволенного чиновника.
The judge harshly condemned the official who had overstepped the bounds of what was permissible.



















