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stern 1

 (stûrn)
adj. stern·er, stern·est
1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: a stern disciplinarian. See Synonyms at severe.
2. Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh: a stern face; a stern voice.
3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising: stern resistance.
4. Difficult to endure; oppressive: stern necessity.
[Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
stern′ly adv.
stern′ness n.

stern 2

 (stûrn)
n.
1. Nautical The rear part of a ship or boat.
2. A rear part or section.
[Middle English sterne, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stjōrn, rudder; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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stern

(stɜːn)
adj
1. showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian
2. lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe
3. relentless; unyielding: the stern demands of parenthood.
4. having an austere or forbidding appearance or nature
[Old English styrne; related to Old High German stornēn to alarm, Latin sternāx stubborn, Greek stereos hard]
ˈsternly adv
ˈsternness n

stern

(stɜːn)
n
1. (Nautical Terms) the rear or after part of a vessel, opposite the bow or stem
2. the rear part of any object
3. (Zoology) the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as the foxhound or beagle
adj
relating to or located at the stern
[C13: from Old Norse stjōrn steering; see steer1]

Stern

(stɜːn)
n
(Biography) Isaac. 1920–2001, US concert violinist, born in (what is now) Ukraine
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stern1

(stɜrn)

adj. -er, -est.
1. firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
2. hard, harsh, or severe.
3. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character: stern times.
4. grim or forbidding in aspect: a stern face.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English *stierne (in stiernlīce adv.); compare West Saxon styrne]
stern′ly, adv.
stern′ness, n.
syn: stern, severe, harsh mean strict or firm and can be applied to methods, aspects, manners, or facial expressions. stern implies uncompromising, inflexible firmness, and sometimes a forbidding aspect or nature: a stern parent. severe implies strictness and a tendency to discipline others: a severe judge. harsh suggests a great severity and roughness, and cruel, unfeeling treatment of others: a harsh critic.

stern2

(stɜrn)

n.
1. the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
2. the back or rear of anything.
[1250–1300; Middle English sterne, probably < Old Norse stjōrn steering (done aft)]

Stern

(stɜrn)

n.
Isaac, born 1920, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.stern - the rear part of a shipstern - the rear part of a ship    
after part, poop, tail, quarter
escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
2.Stern - United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
Isaac Stern
Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
3.stern - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit onstern - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
Adj.1.stern - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanorstern - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
austere
nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
2.stern - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreatystern - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
grim, inexorable, relentless, unappeasable, unrelenting, unforgiving
implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"
3.stern - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
exacting, strict
demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
4.stern - severely simplestern - severely simple; "a stark interior"
austere, stark, severe
plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
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stern

adjective
1. strict, harsh, rigorous, hard, cruel, grim, rigid, relentless, drastic, authoritarian, austere, inflexible, unrelenting, unyielding, unsparing He said stern measures would be taken against the killers.
strict kind, liberal, soft, tolerant, lenient, gentle, flexible, sympathetic, compassionate, permissive
2. severe, serious, forbidding, steely, flinty Her father was stern and hard to please.
severe warm, friendly, approachable
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stern

adjective
Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:
demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, strict, tough, unyielding.
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Translations
صارِم، عابِس، قاسٍمُؤَخَّر السَّفينَه
přísnýzáď
agterstævnstreng
ahter
ahteriankaraperä
ridegszigorútatzord
skuturstrangur
bargskuģa pakaļgalsstingrs
korma
mrkosterstrog
akterpopa

stern

1 [stɜːn] ADJ (sterner (compar) (sternest (superl))) [person, look] → severo; [reprimand] → duro
a stern glance → una mirada severa
a stern warning → un serio aviso
he was very stern with me → fue muy duro conmigo
but he was made of sterner stuff → pero él tenía más carácter

stern

2 [stɜːn] N (Naut) → popa f
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stern

[ˈstɜːrn]
adj [person, look, warning, measures] → sévère
n [boat] → arrière m, poupe f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stern

1
n (Naut) → Heck nt; the stern of the ship → das Achterschiff

stern

2
adj (+er) (= strict) → streng; words also, character, warning → ernst; (= tough) test → hart; opposition → stark, hart; with a stern face → mit strenger Miene; made of sterner stuff → aus härterem Holz geschnitzt
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stern

1 [stɜːn] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (discipline) → rigido/a; (person, warning) → severo/a
I thought he was made of sterner stuff → pensavo fosse più forte

stern

2 [stɜːn] n (Naut) → poppa
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stern1

(stəːn) adjective
harsh, severe or strict. The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline.
ˈsternly adverb
ˈsternness noun

stern2

(stəːn) noun
the back part of a ship.
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Do you want a kick?" By the lord, Flask, I had no sooner said that, than he turned round his stern to me, bent over, and dragging up a lot of seaweed he had for a clout --what do you think, I saw?
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So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too -- seemed a week be- fore we got to the stern. No sign of a boat.
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The life-buoy --a long slender cask --was dropped from the stern, where it always hung obedient to a cunning spring; but no hand rose to seize it, and the sun having long beat upon this cask it had shrunken, so that it slowly filled, and the parched wood also filled at its every pore; and the studded iron-bound cask followed the sailor to the bottom, as if to yield him his pillow, though in sooth but a hard one.
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The squire was waiting for me at the stern window, all his faintness gone from him.
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The tide, which had turned an hour before, was running down, and his eyes watched every little race and eddy in its broad sweep, as the boat made slight head-way against it, or drove stern foremost before it, according as he directed his daughter by a movement of his head.
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We have tried to gain the love of the stern Frost-King, but in vain; his heart is hard as his own icy land; no love can melt, no kindness bring it back to sunlight and to joy.
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