| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|
| Dutch | bars; bruusk; kortaangebonden; kortaf |
|---|---|
| English | brusque; blunt; curt |
| Esperanto | bruska |
| Faeroese | snubbutur |
| German | barsch; brüsk; schroff |
| Portuguese | brusco; chocante; rude |
| Saterland Frisian | boarsk; groaf; kuutan; snippich; snipsk |
| Spanish | brusco; desabrido |