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strong [strɒŋ]1. adjectivea. fort ; ( = healthy) robuste ; [nerves, leg, wall, shoes, bolt, dollar] solide ; [emotion, desire, protest] vif ; [reasons, evidence, candidate, contender] sérieux ; [fabric, material] résistant ; [measures] énergique ; [solution] concentré• to be (as) strong as an ox ( = powerful) être fort comme un bœuf ; ( = healthy) avoir une santé de fer• do you feel strong? est-ce que vous vous sentez en forme ?• you must be strong ( = courageous) soyez courageux• there are strong indications that... tout semble indiquer que...• I've a strong feeling that... j'ai bien l'impression que...• strong supporters of... d'ardents partisans de...• I am a strong believer in... je crois profondément à...2. adverb• to be going strong [person] être toujours solide ; [car] marcher toujours bien ; [relationship] aller bien3. compounds* * *[strɒŋ], US [strɔːŋ]1) ( powerful) [arm, person, current, wind] fort; [army, swimmer, country, state] puissant2) ( sturdy) lit solide; fig [bond] profond; [cast, candidate, team, alibi] bon/bonne; [currency, market] fermeto have a strong stomach — (colloq) fig avoir l'estomac bien accroché (colloq)
3) ( concentrated) gen fort; [coffee] serré4) ( alcoholic) alcoolisé5) ( noticeable) gen fort; [colour] soutenu; [rhythm] cadencé6) ( heartfelt) [conviction] intime; [desire, feeling] profond; [believer, supporter] acharné; [opinion] arrêté; [criticism, opposition, reaction] vif/vivestrong language — mots mpl grossiers
7) ( resolute) [ruler, leadership] à poigne; [action, measure, sanction] sévère8) [chance, possibility] fort9) ( good)10) Linguistics [verb] fort; [syllable] accentué•• -
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1 ( powerful) [arm, person] fort ; [army, country, state, lens, magnet] puissant ; [runner, swimmer] puissant ; [current, wind] fort ;2 ( sturdy) lit [fabric, rope, shoe, table] solide ; [heart, constitution, nerves] solide ; fig [bond] puissant ; [relationship] solide ; [alibi, argument] bon/bonne ; [evidence] solide ; [cast, candidate, team] bon/bonne ; [industry] solide ; [currency, market] ferme ; the pound remained strong against the dollar Fin la livre est restée ferme face au dollar ; to have a strong stomach ○ fig avoir l'estomac bien accroché ○ ;3 ( concentrated) [bleach, glue] fort ; [medicine, pain-killer] fort ; [coffee] serré ; [tea] fort ;4 ( alcoholic) [drink] alcoolisé ; would you like tea or something stronger? voulez-vous un thé ou un apéritif? ;6 ( heartfelt) [conviction] intime (before n) ; [desire, feeling] profond ; [believer, supporter] acharné ; [opinion] arrêté ; [criticism, opposition, reaction] vif/vive ; to have a strong belief in sth croire fermement en qch ; the article aroused strong feelings l'article a provoqué de vives réactions ; I have a strong feeling that she won't come je suis pratiquement sûr qu'elle ne viendra pas ; I told him so in the strongest possible terms je le lui ai dit sans détours ;10 ( definite) [chance, possibility] fort (before n) ; there's a strong possibility that it's true il y a de fortes chances que ce soit vrai ;11 ( good) to be strong on military history/physics être fort en histoire militaire/en physique ; he finished the race a strong second il a fini la course juste derrière le premier ; tact/spelling is not my strong point ou suit le tact/l'orthographe n'est pas mon fort ; what are your strong points? quels sont vos points forts? ; maths is my strong subject les maths sont la matière où je suis le plus fort ;14 ( in number) the workforce is 500 strong la main-d'œuvre est forte de 500 personnes ; a 2,000-strong crowd une foule (forte) de 2 000 personnes.to be still going strong [person, company] se porter toujours très bien or à merveille ; to come on strong ○ ( make sexual advances) faire des avances ; ( be severe) être sévère.
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