brute

bruto

Que emplea mucha fuerza física en vez de reflexión o habilidad.

En inglés sencillo: Using strong physical power rather than careful thought or skill.

• He opened it with brute force.
• Moving the rock required brute strength.
• They relied on brute power to break through the gate.

Sinónimos: raw, sheer

Expresiones frecuentes: brute force, brute strength, brute power

irracional

Se dice de los animales considerados incapaces de pensar o razonar como los seres humanos.

En inglés sencillo: Describing animals as unable to think or reason like humans.

• The writer called them brute beasts.
• He believed brute animals acted only on instinct.
• The poem contrasts human thought with brute nature.

Sinónimos: unreasoning, irrational

Antónimos: rational

Expresiones frecuentes: brute beasts, brute animals, brute creation

inerte, inanimado

Que existe como materia o fuerza física, sin pensamiento, intención ni sentimientos.

En inglés sencillo: Existing as physical matter or power, without thought, purpose, or feeling.

• He described the rocks as brute matter.
• The storm revealed the brute powers of nature.
• To her, the universe was more than brute material existence.

Sinónimos: inanimate, unthinking

Expresiones frecuentes: brute matter, brute earth, brute powers

bruto, bestia

Persona violenta y cruel que hace daño a otros o los asusta.

En inglés sencillo: A rough, cruel person who hurts or frightens others.

• He is a cruel brute.
• That brute pushed an old woman aside.
• The guards were brutes who enjoyed frightening the prisoners.

Sinónimos: bully, thug, beast

Expresiones frecuentes: cruel brute, heartless brute, behave like a brute

bestia, animal

Animal, especialmente uno grande o poderoso.

En inglés sencillo: An animal, especially a large or powerful one.

• Keep that brute on a lead.
• The poor brute could barely pull the cart.
• Two great brutes stood inside the wooden enclosure.

Sinónimos: beast, animal

Expresiones frecuentes: large brute, poor brute, wild brute