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1 inflexible
inflexible [ɪnˈfleksəbl][person, attitude] inflexible ; [object, system, policy] rigide* * *[ɪn'fleksəbl]1) fig [person, attitude, will] inflexible; [system] rigide2) [material] rigide -
2 inflexible
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3 tough
tough [tʌf]1. adjectivea. ( = strong) [material] solide ; [meat] coriaceb. ( = mentally strong) solidec. [person] ( = hard in character) durd. ( = hard) [resistance, struggle] acharné ; [task] pénible ; [problem] difficile ; [neighbourhood] dur• it took tough talking to get them to agree to the deal il a fallu d'âpres négociations pour qu'ils acceptent de conclure cette affaire• tough luck! ( = you'll have to put up with it) tant pis pour toi !2. noun3. adverb5. compounds* * *[tʌf] 1. 2.1) [businessman] coriace; [criminal] endurci; [policy, measure, law] sévère; [opposition, competition, criticism] rudea tough guy — un dur (colloq)
tough talk — propos mpl inflexibles
that's tough — manque de pot! (colloq)
tough luck! — manque de pot! (colloq); ( unsympathetically) tant pis pour toi!
2) ( difficult) difficile3) ( robust) [person, animal] robuste; [plant, material] résistant; péj [meat] coriace pej4) ( rough) [area, school] dur3.(colloq) exclamation tant pis pour toi!Phrasal Verbs:•• -
4 rigid
2 ( inflexible) [person, attitude] rigide ;3 ( stiff) [material, container] rigide ; [body, bearing] raide ; to stand rigid se tenir très raide ; to be rigid with fear être mort de peur. -
5 inelastic
inelastic [‚ɪnɪ'læstɪk] -
6 rigid
rigid ['rɪdʒɪd]∎ he was rigid with fear il était paralysé par la peur;∎ familiar it shook me rigid! ça m'a fait un de ces coups!∎ she's very rigid in her ideas elle a des idées très rigides ou inflexibles;►► rigid disk disque m dur -
7 unyielding
unyielding [‚ʌn'ji:ldɪŋ](ground, material) très dur; (person) inflexible, intransigeant; (determination, principles) inébranlable
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