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61 решительный
1) General subject: absolute, all-out, all-outer, cataclysmic, categorical, crisp (об ответе, нраве), decided, decisive (о характере, человеке), definite, definitive, determinate, determined, drastic, fateful (по последствиям), feisty, firm, flat footed, flat-footed, forthright, hard set, manful, on (one's) toes, out front, out-front, overwhelming (о победе), pight, plucky, plump, point blank, point-blank, purposeful, purposive, resolute, resolved, set, smash, soldierly, stable, stalwart, stanch, staunch, stiff, stout, strong, strong minded, strong willed, strong-minded, strong-willed, two fisted, unfaltering, unflinching, unhesitating, vehement, smashing, square, sweeping, unwavering (AD), vigorous, vaulting, staunchest, assertive2) Colloquial: gritty, can-do (Americans' drive and can-do approach)3) American: ballsy4) Poetical language: stark5) Military: aggressive6) Mathematics: irreversible, irrevocable7) Diplomatic term: stubborn, sturdy, unqualified8) Psychology: categoric9) Jargon: sudden death10) Makarov: apocalyptic, backboned, drastic (о мерах), flush, grim, hard-set, stiff in the back (о человеке), vigorous (о действиях)11) Emotional: two-fisted -
62 сильный
1) General subject: acute (acute eyesight - острое зрение), athletic, bad (о холоде, боли и т. п.), bauld, beefy, biddable (о картах), bitter, bold, brawny, bull, cordial, deep, driving, energetic, exquisite, exquisite (об ощущении), fierce (о буре, жаре), fit, forceful, freck, fresh (о ветре), full blooded, good, great, gush, hard (hard blow - сильный удар), hard fisted, hard hitting, hard-fisted, hard-hitting, heavy (о буре, дожде, росе и т. п.), high, high powered, intense, iron, keen (о чувствах), lively, long (в чем-л.), lusty, main, masculine, massive, mighty, muscular, nervous, nervy, panting, penetrating, pithy, potent, power, powerful, prepotent, punchy, rich (о запахе), robust, robustious, ropey, ropy, rousing (об огне), rude (о звуке), rugged, rushing, sappy, sevenfold, sevenfold (и т.п.), severe, shrewd (о боли, холоде), sinewed, sinewy, slapping, slashing, slogging, sluicy, smacking, smart, sound, splitting (о головной боли), stalwart, stark, stiff (о ветре), stout, strapping, strenuous, strong, sturdy, swingeing (об ударе), telling, tough, two fisted, two handed, vigorous, (физически) vigorous of body, violent, virile, virtued, wally, warm, wight, sharp, vehement, strong force (This new Codemasters title has strong force feedback.), stable4) Colloquial: healthy, husky, loud (о запахе, привкусе), mortal, rattling (о ветре), spanking, ferocious, a bitch of5) American: some6) Military: entrenched7) Bookish: hale (особ. о стариках), marrowy9) Railway term: drastic10) Psychology: important11) Scottish language: pretty13) Oil: terrible15) Sublime: puissant16) Metrology: heavy (например, об обратной связи)17) Ecology: significant (о воздействии загрязнителя)18) Business: forcible19) Polymers: severe (о коррозии)20) Makarov: brisk (о ветре), dramatic, elemental, energetical, full-blood, full-blooded, hearty, potent (могущественный), potent (сильнодействующий), potent (убедительный), profound, racy (о наслаждении), searching, severe (напр. о простуде), severe (напр., о простуде), severe (о болезни), severe (о простуде), smacking (о ветре), solid, thick, vigorous of body (физически), virtuous21) Emotional: raging, two-fisted22) Taboo: fresh as a new-born turd -
63 солидная постройка
General subject: sturdy buildingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > солидная постройка
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64 стойкий
1) General subject: dauntless, dyed in the wool, enduring, fast, firm, hard as nails, hard bitten, hard-bitten, hardshell, hardy, immovable, impregnable, persevering, persistent, resistant, rigid, stable, stalwart, stanch, staunch, steadfast, steady, steady going, steady-going, stern, stout, stout hearted, stout-hearted, sunfast (о цвете, краске), tenacious, thick and thin, thick-and-thin, tough, true blue, true-blue, uncompromising, uncrushable, unfaltering, unfast (о краске), unflinching, unwavering, vertebrate, wiry, yeomanly, consistent, proof, sturdy, rock-ribbed3) Medicine: constant, fixed, obstinate, refractory, stabile4) Military: persistent (напр. об ОВ)5) Philosophy: stoic7) Bookish: fortitudinous8) Agriculture: enduring (напр. о растениях)9) Railway term: unyielding10) Automobile industry: durable11) Mining: resilient (по отношению к силикозу)12) Metallurgy: resistant (напр. к коррозии)13) Politics: absolute, arrant, blatant, hardcore, hopeless, inveterate, out and out, outright, paid-up, total, unrelieved, utter14) Textile: persistent (об окраске или отделке), proof (напр. к гниению)15) Perfume: long-lasting, sustainable16) Business: lasting17) Polymers: long-lived, permanent18) Quality control: imperishable19) Robots: proof (к воздействию)20) Cables: resistant (resisting)21) Makarov: durable (об организме), dyed-in-the-wool, endurable, endurant, hardened, nonperishable, rugged, secure, tolerant, unblinking, undaunted22) Tengiz: resistant (impact-resistant) (к удару)23) Cosmetology: Long Wear (о тенях для век) -
65 сушить на верёвке (для сушки белья)
General subject: line dry (It means to put it out on a clothes line to dry. Instructions: Attach a line (anything sturdy enough to hold the clothing item) from point A to point B (to structures - outside - far enough apart to hold)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сушить на верёвке (для сушки белья)
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66 твёрдая политика
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67 твёрдый
1) General subject: adamant, adamantine (как алмаз), backboned, cast iron, compact, consistent, constant, coriaceous, crisp, crusty, deep seated, determined, eternal, fast, firm, fixed, flat, flinty, good, granitic, granitical, hard, hard and fast, hard core, hard-core, hardened, iron, iron bound, ironclad, manful, osseous, resolute, resolved, rigid, rocky, set, solid (не жидкий, не газообразный), sound, stable, stanch, staunch, steadfast, steady, stony, strong (приверженец, сторонник и т. п.), sturdy, sure, toughish, uncomplying, unfaltering, unflinching, unshaken, unshrinking, unwavering, unyielding, vertebrate, (долж fixed salary (A salary that is set at a dollar amount, and does not increase or decrease as a result of certain events occurring or not occurring, such as a level of business being done by the employer.), stiff, harsh, stubborn2) Geology: calculous, cledgy, concrete, petrous, substantial4) Naval: tight5) Medicine: scirrhous, sclerotic, solid-state6) American: gritty, hard-boiled7) Literal: marble9) Engineering: particulate (о частицах в воздухе)10) Chemistry: tallow11) Construction: dura12) Commerce: undepressed13) Linguistics: (согласный) hard (consonant)14) Architecture: four-square15) Diplomatic term: stern, unequivocal16) Forestry: buff17) Oil: file-hard18) Cartography: flinty (характеристика грунтов на морских картах), hard (характеристика грунтов на морских картах)19) Business: undepressed (о состоянии рынка), upset20) Drilling: tough21) Automation: hard-grade (о шлифовальном круге)22) Cables: hard (не мягкий), solid (не жидкий)23) Makarov: deep-seated, iron-bound, karoo, karroo, rugged, secure, settled, stiff in the back (о человеке), stiffened (о жире), substantial (напр., о породе), upstanding24) Combustion gas turbines: solid (не жидкий, не газообразный) -
68 упорный
1) General subject: bullheaded, churlish, contumacious, determined to succeed (в резюме), dogged, hard, hard bitten, hard fought, hard-bitten, headstrong, indomitable, irremissive, obstinate, patient, persevering, persistence, persistent, pertinacious, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory (о болезни), relentless, reluctant (лечению и т. п.), renitent, sedulous, sharp (о состязании), slogging, stanch (о сопротивлении), staunch (о сопротивлении), steady, stiff, strong-minded, stubborn, sturdy, tenacious, tough, unremitting, unyielding, urgent, insistent, ding-dong (о противостоянии с переменным успехом), dedicated, (о действиях) diligent2) Medicine: assiduous3) Military: hard-fought, hard-fought (о бое)4) Railway term: backing-up5) Law: persistent offender7) Automation: thrust9) Archaic: stolid10) Taboo: hell-bent -
69 ценуроз
1) General subject: blind staggers, megrim, turn sick, turn sickness2) Veterinary medicine: blind-staggers (болезнь овец), coenurosis, gid, megrims, stagger, sturdy, turn-sick, turn-sickness -
70 человек крепкого телосложения
1) General subject: a man of sturdy build, athleteУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > человек крепкого телосложения
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71 Б-255
КАК БЫК coll (как + NP nom only)1. здоров \Б-255 ( sing only modif) (of a person, usu. a man, in very good health) completely (healthy)healthy as a horse (an ox)(as) fit as a fiddle.«Шунечка, ты болен?» - «Ерунда. Здоров как бык, просто устал» (Грекова 3). "Shunechka, are you sick?" "Nonsense. Healthy as a horse, just tired" (3a).«Ты когда-нибудь болел так, чтобы заново вкус жизни ощутить?» - «Что-то не помню, - со всей непосредственностью ответил Едигей. - Разве что после контузии...» - «Да ты здоров как бык! - рассмеялся Елизаров. - Я вообще-то и не об этом» (Айтматов 2). "Have you ever been ill and then recovered, with a new taste for life?" "I don't remember," Yedigei answered ingenuously, "perhaps after my shellshock, though.." "Oh, you're as healthy as an ox, now!" Yelizarov laughed. "But I'm not talking about health.. " (2a).2. сильный, здоровый \Б-255 ( sing onlymodif) (of a strong, solidly built man) extremely (strong): (as) strong as a bull (an ox, a horse) sturdy as an ox.«Да что с тобой говорить! Здоровый как бык, а ума...» -дед Момун безнадежно махал рукой (Айтматов 1). "Ah, what's the use of talking to you. Strong as an ox, and the brain of an...." And Grandpa Momun would shake his head hopelessly (1a).3. — упереться ( adv (intensif)) (to resist sth.) very stubbornly: (balk) like a mule(be) stubborn (as balky) as a mule (be) bullheaded (pigheaded)).(Кашкина (подражая Ларисе):) «Он (Шаманов) уперся как бык... не знаю уж, кем он себя вообразил, но он тронулся, это точно» (Вампилов 2). (К. (imitating Larisa):) "Не (Shamanov) was stubborn as a mule....1 don't know who he thought he was, but he went nutty, that's for sure" (2b). -
72 Д-278
ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ (УСТУПАТЬ/УСТУПИТЬ) ДОРОГУ кому VP subj: human1. to allow s.o. to go by one or enter some place by moving asideX дал Y-y дорогу = X made way (for Y)X stepped (got) out of Y's (the) way X let Y pass (by X) (in limited contexts) X yielded the right of way.По мере того как кортеж приближался, толпы глуповцев расступались и давали дорогу (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As the cortege drew near, the crowds (of Foolovites) parted and the Foolovites made way (1a).Рослый германец стал пробираться через толпу. На него глядели враждебно. Даже не давали дороги (Сологуб 1). The sturdy German began to make his way through the crowd. Everyone glanced hostilely at him. They did not even make way for him (1a).Этот невысокий человек... пристально-холодным взглядом стал вглядываться в князя Андрея, идя прямо на него и, видимо, ожидая, чтобы князь Андрей поклонился ему или дал дорогу (Толстой 4). This small man...fixing his cold, intent gaze on Prince Andrei, walked straight toward him, apparently expecting him to bow or step out of his way (4a)....Она и по улице шла так, будто все обязаны уступать ей дорогу... (Рыбаков 1)....She even walked along the street as though everyone else should get out of her way... (1a).Он что-то хотел сказать ешё, но в это время поднялся князь Василий с дочерью, и мужчины встали, чтобы дать им дорогу (Толстой 4). Не was about to say something more, but at that moment Prince Vasily and his daughter got up to go and the gentlemen stood up to let them pass (4a).2. to give s.o. an opportunity to progress ahead of o.s. in some field, the workplace etc: X дал дорогу Y-y = X made room (way) for YX gave way to Y X opened the way to Y.В театре засилье великовозрастных актрис, их давно пора убрать, дать дорогу молодым (Рыбаков 1). The theatre was dominated by ancient actresses who should have been got rid of ages ago to make room for younger ones (1a).А чего они (Социолог и Мыслитель) хотят? Напечатать труд, продуманный десятилетиями? У них его нет! Дать дорогу подлинному таланту? (Зиновьев 1). "And what do they (Sociologist and Thinker) want? lb publish their life's work? But it doesn't exist! lb open the way to genuine talents?" (1a). -
73 К-112
КАШИ ПРОСЯТ coll VP subj: a noun denoting heavy, sturdy footwear or individual parts of shoes or boots pres or past) s.o. 's boots (shoes etc) are in bad condition, in need of repair: Х-ы каши просят - Xs need mending (to be repaired) Xs need to be taken to the shoemaker Cs) Xs have holes in them Xs are worn out.«Главное, у него тогда было платьишко скверное, штанишки наверх лезут, а сапоги каши просят» (Достоевский 1). The main thing was that he had such shabby clothes then, and his pants were riding up, and his boots had holes in them" (1a). -
74 С-4
ЗАГИБАТЬ/ЗАГНУТЬ САЛАЗКИ кому substand VP subj: human1. obs to raise and push s.o. 's legs toward his head with great force while he is lying on his back, thereby causing him great painX загнул Y-y салазки - X bent Y into a pretzel.2. to punish s.o. severely, deal with s.o. harshlyX загнет Y-y салазки - X will fix (get) Y (good)X will fix Yb wagon X will settle Ys hash.Тихон исподлобья окинул Штабеля с ног до головы, как бы прикидывая, во сколько обойдется ему драка с дюжим австрийцем, потом коротко переглянулся с братом, тот хмуро кивнул, и они двинулись прочь, и лишь с порога парадного Тихон пьяно погрозил: «Я тебе, немецкая морда, ещё загну салазки!» (Максимов 3). Tikhon sullenly looked him (Stabel) up and down, calculating how much a fight with the sturdy Austrian might cost him, then exchanged a brief glance with his brother, who nodded equally sullenly. They moved away, and had reached the front door before Tikhon uttered his drunken threat. Til settle your hash, you ugly German bastard!" (3a). -
75 С-242
НЕЛАДНО (НЕСКЛАДНО, ХУДО) СКРОЕН, ДА КРЕПКО (ПЛОТНО) СШИТ coll AdjP subj-compl with бытьв (subj: human pres or past fixed WOone is clumsily built and awkward, but strong and sturdyX неладно скроен, да крепко сшит = X is poorly cut, but strongly sewnX is badly cut, but strongly stitched together.Как взглянул он (Чичиков) на его (Собакевича) спину, широкую, как у вятских, приземистых лошадей, и на ноги его, походившие на чугунные тумбы, которые ставят на тротуарах, не мог не воскликнуть внутренно: «Эк наградил-то тебя бог! Вот уж точно, как говорят, неладно скроен, да крепко сшит!..» (Гоголь 3). After a glance at his (Sobakevich's) back, as broad as that of a thick-set Percheron horse from Vyatka, and at his legs, resembling the stumpy cast-iron pillars that are placed along sidewalks for displaying theater bills, he (Chichikov) could not help exclaiming inwardly, "Truly God has endowed you bountifully! Here is one who, as they say, is badly cut but strongly stitched together!.." (3c) -
76 сушить на верёвке
General subject: (для сушки белья) line dry (It means to put it out on a clothes line to dry. Instructions: Attach a line (anything sturdy enough to hold the clothing item) from point A to point B (to structures - outside - far enough apart to hold) -
77 прочный
firm, sound, strong, stable, durable, resistant, secure, stiff, sturdy• Это прочный, но все еще гибкий слой. - It is a strong yet flexible layer. -
78 как бык
• КАК БЫК coll[ как + NP; nom only]=====⇒ (of a person, usu. a man, in very good health) completely (healthy):- (as) fit as a fiddle.♦ "Шунечка, ты болен?" - "Ерунда. Здоров как бык, просто устал" (Грекова 3). "Shunechka, are you sick?" "Nonsense. Healthy as a horse, just tired" (3a).♦ "Ты когда-нибудь болел так, чтобы заново вкус жизни ощутить?" - "Что-то не помню, - со всей непосредственностью ответил Едигей. - Разве что после контузии..." - "Да ты здоров как бык! - рассмеялся Елизаров. - Я вообше-то и не об этом" (Айтматов 2). "Have you ever been ill and then recovered, with a new taste for life?" "I don't remember," Yedigei answered ingenuously, "perhaps after my shellshock, though..." "Oh, you're as healthy as an ox, now!" Yelizarov laughed. "But I'm not talking about health.. " (2a).2. сильный, здоровый - [sing only; modif]⇒ (of a strong, solidly built man) extremely (strong):- (as) strong as a bull (an ox, a horse);- sturdy as an ox.♦ "Да что с тобой говорить! Здоровый как бык, а ума..." - дед Момун безнадежно махал рукой (Айтматов 1). "Ah, what's the use of talking to you. Strong as an ox, and the brain of an...." And Grandpa Momun would shake his head hopelessly (1a).⇒ (to resist sth.) very stubbornly:- (be) bullheaded (pigheaded).♦ [Кашкина (подражая Ларисе):] "Он [Шаманов] упёрся как бык... не знаю уж, кем он себя вообразил, но он тронулся, это точно" (Вампилов 2). [К. (imitating Larisa):] " Не [Shamanov] was stubborn as a mule....I don't know who he thought he was, but he went nutty, that's for sure" (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как бык
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79 давать дорогу
[VP; subj: human]=====1. to allow s.o. to go by one or enter some place by moving aside:- [in limited contexts] X yielded the right of way.♦ По мере того как кортеж приближался, толпы глуповцев расступались и давали дорогу (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As the cortege drew near, the crowds [of Foolovites] parted and the Foolovites made way (1a).♦ Рослый германец стал пробираться через толпу. На него глядели враждебно. Даже не давали дороги (Сологуб 1). The sturdy German began to make his way through the crowd. Everyone glanced hostilely at him. They did not even make way for him (1a).♦ Этот невысокий человек... пристальнохолодным взглядом стал вглядываться в князя Андрея, идя прямо на него и, видимо, ожидая, чтобы князь Андрей поклонился ему или дал дорогу (Толстой 4). This small man...fixing his cold, intent gaze on Prince Andrei, walked straight toward him, apparently expecting him to bow or step out of his way (4a).♦...Она и по улице шла так, будто все обязаны уступать ей дорогу... (Рыбаков 1)....She even walked along the street as though everyone else should get out of her way... (1a).♦ Он что-то хотел сказать ешё, но в это время поднялся князь Василий с дочерью, и мужчины встали, чтобы дать им дорогу (Толстой 4). He was about to say something more, but at that moment Prince Vasily and his daughter got up to go and the gentlemen stood up to let them pass (4a).2. to give s.o. an opportunity to progress ahead of o.s. in some field, the workplace etc:- X opened the way to Y.♦ В театре засилье великовозрастных актрис, их давно пора убрать, дать дорогу молодым (Рыбаков 1). The theatre was dominated by ancient actresses who should have been got rid of ages ago to make room for younger ones (1a).♦ А чего они [Социолог и Мыслитель] хотят? Напечатать труд, продуманный десятилетиями? У них его нет! Дать дорогу подлинному таланту? (Зиновьев 1). "And what do they [Sociologist and Thinker] want? Tb publish their life's work? But it doesn't exist! Tb open the way to genuine talents?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать дорогу
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80 дать дорогу
[VP; subj: human]=====1. to allow s.o. to go by one or enter some place by moving aside:- [in limited contexts] X yielded the right of way.♦ По мере того как кортеж приближался, толпы глуповцев расступались и давали дорогу (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As the cortege drew near, the crowds [of Foolovites] parted and the Foolovites made way (1a).♦ Рослый германец стал пробираться через толпу. На него глядели враждебно. Даже не давали дороги (Сологуб 1). The sturdy German began to make his way through the crowd. Everyone glanced hostilely at him. They did not even make way for him (1a).♦ Этот невысокий человек... пристальнохолодным взглядом стал вглядываться в князя Андрея, идя прямо на него и, видимо, ожидая, чтобы князь Андрей поклонился ему или дал дорогу (Толстой 4). This small man...fixing his cold, intent gaze on Prince Andrei, walked straight toward him, apparently expecting him to bow or step out of his way (4a).♦...Она и по улице шла так, будто все обязаны уступать ей дорогу... (Рыбаков 1)....She even walked along the street as though everyone else should get out of her way... (1a).♦ Он что-то хотел сказать ешё, но в это время поднялся князь Василий с дочерью, и мужчины встали, чтобы дать им дорогу (Толстой 4). He was about to say something more, but at that moment Prince Vasily and his daughter got up to go and the gentlemen stood up to let them pass (4a).2. to give s.o. an opportunity to progress ahead of o.s. in some field, the workplace etc:- X opened the way to Y.♦ В театре засилье великовозрастных актрис, их давно пора убрать, дать дорогу молодым (Рыбаков 1). The theatre was dominated by ancient actresses who should have been got rid of ages ago to make room for younger ones (1a).♦ А чего они [Социолог и Мыслитель] хотят? Напечатать труд, продуманный десятилетиями? У них его нет! Дать дорогу подлинному таланту? (Зиновьев 1). "And what do they [Sociologist and Thinker] want? Tb publish their life's work? But it doesn't exist! Tb open the way to genuine talents?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать дорогу
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Sturdy — Stur dy, a. [Compar. {Sturdier}; superl. {Sturdiest}.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. [ e]tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. [ e]tourdir; of uncertain origin. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sturdy — ► ADJECTIVE (sturdier, sturdiest) 1) strongly and solidly built or made. 2) confident and determined: a sturdy independence. DERIVATIVES sturdily adverb sturdiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the senses «reckless, violent» a … English terms dictionary
sturdy — sturdy1 [stʉr′dē] adj. sturdier, sturdiest [ME, defiant, refractory, hardy < OFr estourdi, stunned, reckless (basic sense “hard to influence or control”) < VL * exturdire, to be dizzy (? from too much chattering) < L ex , intens. +… … English World dictionary
Sturdy — Stur dy, n. [OF. estourdi giddiness, stupefaction.] (Vet.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sturdy — index durable, firm, indestructible, inexpugnable, solid (sound), stable, strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
sturdy — c.1300, hard to manage, reckless, violent, from O.Fr. estourdi violent, originally dazed, pp. of estourdir to daze, from V.L. *exturdire, which is presumed to be from L. intensive prefix ex + turdus thrush. Perhaps the notion is of thrushes… … Etymology dictionary
sturdy — *stout, *strong, stalwart, tough, tenacious Analogous words: sound, robust, *healthy: *vigorous, energetic, lusty: dogged, pertinacious (see OBSTINATE) Antonyms: decrepit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sturdy — [adj] solid, durable athletic, built to last*, bulky, determined, firm, flourishing, hardy, hearty, hefty, hulking, husky, lusty, muscular, powerful, powerhouse*, resolute, robust, rugged, secure, sound, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, stiff, stout … New thesaurus
sturdy — stur|dy [ˈstə:di US ˈstə:r ] adj comparative sturdier superlative sturdiest [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estourdi stupidly brave, stunned , from estourdir to stun , from Vulgar Latin exturdire to behave like a thrush that has got drunk … Dictionary of contemporary English
sturdy — adjective 1 someone who is sturdy is strong, short, and healthy looking: a sturdy young man | sturdy legs 2 an object that is sturdy is strong, well made, and not easily broken: a sturdy wall 3 determined and not easily persuaded to change your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sturdy — sturdy1 sturdily, adv. sturdiness, n. /sterr dee/, adj., sturdier, sturdiest. 1. strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes. 2. strong, as in substance, construction, or texture: sturdy walls. 3. firm; courageous; indomitable: t … Universalium