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stern noun

  /stɜːn/ , /stɝn/
  • (nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
poupe, arrière

stern adjective

  /stɜːn/ , /stɝn/
  • Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
sévère
  • Grim and forbidding in appearance.
austère

sternness noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
force

sternness

inflexibilité
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