crucifier, v.a., to crucify.
crucifix (-fi), n.m., crucifix, cross. Mangeur de —; great bigot. Galerie du —; rood-loft. Faire le demi —; (pop.) to beg.
crucifixion, n.f., crucifixion.
cruciforme, adj., cross-shaped, cross-like, cruciform.
crudité, n.f., crudity, crudeness, rawness; coarse expression; offensive, harsh words; (paint.) stiffness, crudeness; (of water) hardness.
crue, n.f., rise, swelling; growth, growing; increase, flood, inundation. La — des eaux; the swelling of the waters. — de mer; surge of the sea. Cet arbre a pris toute sa —; that tree has attained its full growth.
cruel, -le, adj., cruel, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, hard-hearted; relentless, remorseless; sanguinary, murderous, bloodthirsty; hard, inflexible, flinty; grievous, sad, tormenting. Il fait le —; he acts a cruel part. Elle n’est pas —le; she is not hard-hearted.
cruel, n.m., -le, n.f., cruel one.
cruellement (-èl-mān), adv., cruelly, barbarously; unmercifully, mercilessly, pitilessly, ruthlessly, grievously, severely, sorely.
☉cruentation, n.f., (med.) cruentation.