stern

severo, rigoroso

Molto serio e rigoroso, soprattutto quando impone agli altri come devono comportarsi.

In inglese semplice: Very serious and strict, especially when telling people how they must behave.

• Our teacher is stern.
• She gave the children a stern warning.
• His father spoke in a stern voice when he broke the rules.

Come si usa: stern with someone (The teacher was stern with students who arrived late.)

Sinonimi: strict, severe, firm

Contrari: lenient, gentle

Espressioni comuni: stern teacher, stern warning, stern voice, stern look

austero, severo

Dall’aspetto molto serio o poco amichevole, tanto da intimorire chi vorrebbe avvicinarsi.

In inglese semplice: Looking very serious or unfriendly, so that people may feel afraid to approach.

• His face looked stern.
• Her stern expression softened when she saw the baby.
• The portrait showed a man with stern features and dark eyes.

Sinonimi: grim, forbidding, severe

Contrari: friendly, welcoming

Espressioni comuni: stern face, stern expression, stern features

poppa

Parte posteriore di una barca o di una nave.

In inglese semplice: The back part of a boat or ship.

• She stood at the stern.
• Water splashed over the stern of our boat.
• Both ships had wooden sterns.

Come si usa: stern of something (A flag flew at the stern of the boat.)

Sinonimi: aft, poop

Contrari: bow

Espressioni comuni: the stern, at the stern, stern of something