strong

strong
strong [strɒŋ]
1. adjective
   a. 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 ?
• she has never been very strong elle a toujours eu une petite santé
• you need a strong stomach for that job il faut avoir l'estomac solide pour faire ce travail
• you must be strong ( = courageous) soyez courageux
• he's a very strong person (mentally) c'est quelqu'un de très solide
• his strong point son point fort
• in strong terms en termes non équivoques
• there are strong indications that ... tout semble indiquer que ...
• I've a strong feeling that ... j'ai bien l'impression que ...
• he's got strong feelings on this matter cette affaire lui tient à cœur
• strong supporters of ... d'ardents partisans de ...
• I am a strong believer in ... je crois profondément à ...
• it has a strong smell ça sent fort
   b. (in numbers) they were 100 strong ils étaient 100
2. adverb
• to be going strong [person] être toujours solide ; [car] marcher toujours bien ; [relationship] aller bien
3. compounds
► strong-arm adjective [method, treatment] brutal
• strong-arm tactics la manière forte ► strong-minded, strong-willed adjective déterminé
• to be strong-minded avoir de la volonté
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[strɒŋ], US [strɔːŋ]
adjective
1) (powerful) [arm, person, current, wind] fort; [army, swimmer, country, state] puissant

the workforce is 500 strong — la main-d'œuvre est forte de 500 personnes

2) (sturdy) lit solide; fig [bond] profond; [cast, candidate, team, alibi] bon/bonne; [currency, market] ferme

to have a strong stomach — (colloq) fig avoir l'estomac bien accroché (colloq)

3) (concentrated) gen fort; [coffee] serré
4) (alcoholic) alcoolisé
5) (noticeable) gen fort; [colour] soutenu; [rhythm] cadencé
6) (heartfelt) [conviction] intime; [desire, feeling] profond; [believer, supporter] acharné; [opinion] arrêté; [criticism, opposition, reaction] vif/vive

I have a strong feeling that she won't come — je suis pratiquement sûr qu'elle ne viendra pas

in the strongest possible terms — sans détours

strong language — mots mpl grossiers

7) (resolute) [ruler, leadership] à poigne; [action, measure, sanction] sévère
8) [chance, possibility] fort
9) (good)

to be strong on physics — être fort en physique

he finished the race a strong second — il a fini la course juste derrière le premier

spelling is not my strong point — l'orthographe n'est pas mon fort

10) Linguistics [verb] fort; [syllable] accentué
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to be still going strong — se porter toujours très bien


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