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• Expressão usada para indicar que alguém está sendo crítico, rigoroso ou severo com outra pessoa ou algo; também pode significar ser duro ou injusto no julgamento.

A phrasal verb used to indicate being critical, strict, or severe towards someone or something.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Criticize severelyinformal

   To treat someone with excessive criticism or severity.

   Ser duro com

   • The teacher was harsh on the students for not completing their homework.
   • Don't be so harsh on yourself; everyone makes mistakes.
   • The critics were harsh on the director's latest film.

   Sinônimosberatecastigatechastisecondemnlambasterebukereprimandscold

   Antônimospraise

2. Cause difficulty or damageinformal

   To have a negative or damaging effect on something.

   Prejudicar

   • The constant rain was harsh on the crops.
   • This detergent is harsh on delicate fabrics.
   • The long hours were harsh on his health.

   Sinônimosdamageharmhurt

   Antônimosaidbenefithelpimprovesupport