rufa Anglais:

A smile transformed his stern face. / You'll find I'm stern but fair.

We face stern opposition.

a stern face/expression/look

He looks stern.

Her stern look got him to quit talking.

he looks like a very stern doctor

Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.

His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.

He looks stern, but actually he's very kind.

Journalists received a stern warning not to go anywhere near the battleship.

About time we had some stern northern leadership.

Even though the professor was stern, we knew he cared deeply about his students and wanted them all to succeed.

The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict.

The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff.

sterner penalties for drug offences