sert

See also: Sêrt, sért, and SERT

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ/

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Verb

sert

1. third-person singular present indicative of servir

   Il me sert maintenant!

   He serves me now!

Anagrams

• très

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سرت, from Persian سرد (sard, “cool; unkind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɾt/

Adjective

sert

1. hard

   Synonyms: pek, katı

   Antonym: yumuşak

2. stiff, inflexible

   Antonym: esnek

3. harsh, inclement

   sert iklim ― harsh climate

4. (of alcohol, tobacco, and coffee) strong

   Synonyms: çarpıcı, keskin

   Antonym: hafif

   sert şarap ― strong wine

5. unforgiving, merciless

   Birçokları beni dik ve sert olduğum için belki sevmiyorlardı.

   Perhaps many of them didn't like me because I was brusque and unforgiving.

6. heartbreaking

   Synonyms: katı, ters

7. (figurative) irritable, angry
8. (figurative) strict

   sert bir yönetim ― a strict management

9. (linguistics) (of a consonant) voiceless, unvoiced

   Synonyms: titreşimsiz, süreksiz, ötümsüz, tonsuz, sedasız

Adverb

sert

1. heartbreakingly

   Ben de ona bile bile sert çıkıştım.

   And I scolded him/her heartbreakingly, on purpose.

Derived terms

• sert buğday
• sert çıkmak
• sert damak
• sert disk
• sert doku
• sert su
• sert tabaka
• sert zar
• sertçe
• sertlik