stark

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stark
[stɑːk]
adjetivo
1claro(a) (contrast); frío(a) (light, colors); crudo(a) (truth, facts); desolado(a) (landscape)
adverbio
también:
  • stark naked -> completamente desnudo(a)
  • stark staring mad -> completamente loco(a)

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stark [stark]
adjetivo
1Tieso, rígido (stiff), como en la muerte, de aquí, muerto.
2Tieso, inflexible, severo (harsh). (Figurado)
3Completo, cabal; puro.
4Fuerte, vigoroso, poderoso (strong). (Antiguo)
  • Stark madness -> locura completa
  • Stark nonsense -> pura tontería
  • stark and stiff -> rígido, muerto
adverbio
5Completamente, enteramente.
  • He is stark mad -> está rematadamente loco o es un loco rematado
  • Stark naked -> completamente desnudo, en cueros

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stark [stɑːk]
adjective
starker (comparative)starkest (superlative)
1 (austere) [+simplicity, colour, beauty, décor, outline] austero; [+conditions] severo; duro; [+landscape] inhóspito; [+description] escueto; sucinto
the stark outline of the trees against the sky
2 (harsh) [+reality, poverty] crudo; sin adornos; [+choice, warning, reminder] duro
those are the stark facts of the matter esa es la cruda realidad del asunto
UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive they were offered the stark choice between accepting a cut in salary and losing their jobs. in his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and other Western capitals they were given a stark reminder that they didn't have a great deal of choice in the matter the decision served as a stark reminder that life was cheap
3 (absolute) [+terror, folly] absoluto
to be in stark contrast to sth contrastar brutalmente con algo
adverb
stark staring raving mador (informal) loco de remate; (informal) stark naked (informal) en cueros; (informal) en pelotas; (very_informal) encuerado; (LAm) (informal) pilucho; (Chile) (informal) calato; (Peru) (Bol) (informal)

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