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cru meaning in English

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cru adjective

crude [cruder, crudest](being in a natural state)
adjective
[UK: kruːd] [US: ˈkruːd]

raw(uncooked)
adjective
[UK: rɔː] [US: ˈrɑː]

crua adjective
{f}

raw(uncooked)
adjective
[UK: rɔː] [US: ˈrɑː]

crucial adjective

crucial(extremely important)
adjective
[UK: ˈkruːʃ.l̩] [US: ˈkruːʃ.l̩]

pivotal(being of crucial importance; central, key)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪ.və.təl] [US: ˈpɪ.və.təl]

crucial adjective
{m}

momentous(of outstanding importance or great consequence)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈmen.təs] [US: moˈmen.təs]

crucificar verb

crucify [crucified, crucifying, crucifies](to execute a person by nailing to a cross)
verb
[UK: ˈkruː.sɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈkruː.sə.ˌfaɪ]

crucificação noun
{f}

crucifixion [crucifixions](execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
noun
[UK: ˌkruː.sɪ.ˈfɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌkruː.sə.ˈfɪk.ʃn̩]

crucifixão noun
{f}

crucifixion [crucifixions](execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross)
noun
[UK: ˌkruː.sɪ.ˈfɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌkruː.sə.ˈfɪk.ʃn̩]

cruciforme adjective

cruciform(having the shape of a cross)
adjective
[UK: ˈkruː.sɪ.fɔːm] [US: ˈkruː.sɪ.fɔːrm]

cruciverbalista noun

cruciverbalist(constructor of crosswords)
noun

crucífera noun
{f}

crucifer((botany) a member of the family Cruciferae)
noun
[UK: krˈuːsɪfə] [US: krˈuːsɪfɚ]

crucífero noun
{m}

crucifer((religion) person who carries a cross)
noun
[UK: krˈuːsɪfə] [US: krˈuːsɪfɚ]

cruel adjective

atrocious(frightful, evil, cruel, monstrous)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈtrəʊ.ʃəs] [US: əˈtro.ʊ.ʃəs]

cruel [crueller, cruellest](that intentionally causes pain and suffering)
adjective
[UK: krʊəl] [US: ˈkruːəl]

harsh [harsher, harshest](severe or cruel)
adjective
[UK: hɑːʃ] [US: ˈhɑːrʃ]

mean(powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging)
adjective
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]

rotten(cruel, mean or immoral)
adjective
[UK: ˈrɒt.n̩] [US: ˈrɑːt.n̩]

crueldade noun
{f}

cruelty [cruelties](indifference to suffering)
noun
[UK: ˈkruːəl.ti] [US: ˈkruːl.ti]

cruelmente adverb

cruelly(in a cruel manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈkrʊə.li] [US: ˈkruː.li]

crueza noun
{f}

rawness(property of being raw)
noun
[UK: rɔː] [US: ˈrɒ.nəs]

crustáceo noun
{m}

crustacean [crustaceans](arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea)
noun
[UK: krʌ.ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] [US: krʌ.ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

crustáceos noun
{m}

shell [shells](by extension, any mollusks having such a covering)
noun
[UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel]

Cruz proper noun

Cruzproper noun
[UK: ˈkruːz] [US: ˈkruːz]

cruz noun
{f}

cross [crosses](geometrical figure)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒs] [US: ˈkrɑːs]

Cruz proper noun
{f}

True Cross(cross on which Christ was crucified)
proper noun

cruz noun
{f}; crucifixo {m}

crucifix [crucifixes](sculptural representation)
noun
[UK: ˈkruː.sɪ.fɪks] [US: ˈkruː.sə.ˌfɪks]

cruz de Malta noun
{f}

Maltese cross(cross)
noun

cruz de Santo André noun
{f}

Saint Andrew's cross(cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars)
noun

cruz gamada noun
{f}

crux gammata(The crux gammata)
noun

swastika(a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle)
noun
[UK: ˈswɒ.stɪk.ə] [US: ˈswɑː.stɪk.ə]

Cruz Vermelha proper noun
{f}

Red Crossproper noun
[UK: ˈred.ˈkrɒs] [US: ˈred.ˈkrɒs]

Cruz Vitória noun
{f}

Victoria Cross(highest military award)
noun
[UK: vɪk.ˈtɔː.rɪə.ˈkrɒs] [US: vɪk.ˈtɔː.rɪə.ˈkrɒs]

cruza noun

uppercut(in boxing)
noun
[UK: ˈʌ.pəkʌt] [US: ˈʌ.pəkʌt]

cruza noun
{f}

cross [crosses](biology: animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒs] [US: ˈkrɑːs]

cruza-bico noun

crossbill [crossbills](finch of the genus Loxia)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒˌs.bɪl] [US: ˈkrɒˌs.bɪl]

cruza-bico-comum noun
{m}

red crossbill(Loxia curvirostra)
noun

cruza-bico-escocês noun

Scottish crossbill(Loxia scotica)
noun

cruzada noun
{f}

Crusade(campaigns by Christian forces to the Holy Land)
noun
[UK: kruː.ˈseɪd] [US: kruː.ˈseɪd]

crusade [crusades](military expedition)
noun
[UK: kruː.ˈseɪd] [US: kruː.ˈseɪd]

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