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stû(r)n, /stɜː(r)n/, /st3:(r)n/
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Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n

[edit] Adjective

stern (comparative sterner, superlative sternest)

Positive
stern

Comparative
sterner

Superlative
sternest

having a hardness and severity of nature or manner
grim and forbidding in appearance

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having a hardness and severity of nature or manner

Finnish: ankara fi(fi)
Georgian: სასტიკი ka(ka) (sastiki)
Hungarian: szigorú hu(hu), rideg hu(hu)

Italian: austero it(it), severo it(it), duro it(it), rigido it(it)
Russian: строгий ru(ru) (strógij), суровый ru(ru) (suróvyj)

grim and forbidding in appearance

Finnish: ankara fi(fi)
Hungarian: zord hu(hu)

Italian: arcigno it(it), inflessibile it(it)
Russian: мрачный ru(ru) (mráčnyj)

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Chinese: 嚴厲, 严厉
Dutch: streng
French: sévère
German: streng, ernst
Greek: αυστηρός

Italian: severo
Japanese: 厳格な
Portuguese: severo
Spanish: severo
Telugu: కఠినమైన (kaThinamaina)

[edit] Noun

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Stern

Singular
stern

Plural
sterns

stern (plural sterns)

(nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.

[edit] Antonyms

bow

[edit] Translations

the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel

Catalan: popa ca(ca) f.
Chinese: 船尾
Chinese Characters: 舳
Danish: agterstævn
Dutch: achtersteven nl(nl) m.
Estonian: ahter et(et)
Finnish: perä fi(fi), ahteri fi(fi)
French: poupe fr(fr) f.
German: Heck de(de) n.
Greek: πρύμνη el(el) f.

Hungarian: tat hu(hu), hajótat hu(hu)
Italian: poppa it(it) f.
Japanese: 船尾
Korean: 선미
Polish: rufa pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: popa pt(pt) f.
Russian: корма f. (kormá)
Spanish: popa sv(sv) f.
Swedish: akter sv(sv) c.

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