severity

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severity
[sɪˈverɪtɪ]
sustantivo
1severidad (f) (harshness) (of person, punishment, criticism)
2intensidad (f) (of pain); gravedad (f) (of illness)
3sobriedad (f) (austerity) (of style, architecture)

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severity [si-ve-ri-ti]
sustantivo
1Severidad, rigor aspereza, crueldad.
2Severidad, observancia rígida, exactitud, puridad y austeridad de estilo; austeridad.
3Severidad, seriedad, gravedad (gravity, seriousness).
  • Severity of life -> austeridad de vida
  • The severity of a test -> el rigor de una prueba

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severity [sɪˈverɪtɪ]
noun
1 (seriousness) [of illness] gravedad; (f) seriedad; (f)
in spite of the severity of her illness she still managed to carry on her work as head of the charity
 [of pain] intensidad; (f)
the severity of the pain will decrease as the drug starts to take effect
 [of attack] dureza; (f)
attacks on the civilian population have been of increasing severity
2 (strictness) [of character, criticism] severidad; (f)
this magistrate is known for his severity in dealing with young offenders he was surprised at the severity of the criticism which greeted his proposals
3 (harshness) [of weather, conditions, winter] rigor; (m)
in spite of the severity of the weather/conditions they were still able to make it to the finish the severity of the winter caught many by surprise

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