Translation of "Aspereza" in English

Su aspereza le enfadó.

His unkindness made her angry.

Si pudiéramos eliminar esta aspereza,

If we could remove this roughness,

Debajo de la aspereza en el trato, mi padre ocultaba su lado más vulnerable, un corazón cándido y generoso.

Underneath all that coldness on the surface, my father hid his most vulnerable side, an innocent and generous heart.