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Meanings of sturdy in English

Portuguese
inflexível
Spanish
intransigente

Not making concessions.

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inflexível

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

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Substantially made or constructed.

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Examples for "tough"
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But tough conditions could continue for longer in some regions, he said.
Reuters
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The Hungarian parliament last week passed tough new legislation on illegal immigrants.
Radio NZ
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However, the rest of the national daily market suffered a tough October.
The Guardian
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Talk to the public information officer. Abrams' voice belied his tough talk.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
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They have responded to the tough sugar market conditions in different ways.
Reuters
Usage of sturdy in English
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They become quick in initiative, sturdy in character and brilliant in scholarship.
The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ...
2
In Winterville, several families gathered together in what seemed a sturdy house.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
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But it made no difference in their sturdy affection; nothing ever could.
John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
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But his compassion was welded to a sturdy sense of the possible.
The Guardian
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Andrew was near Patrick's age, with a sturdy physique and good teeth.
Seduced by a highlander
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They were by no means new, but looked to be sturdy enough.
Mister Slaughter
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Robur stood in the bow, his sturdy figure wrapped in a great-coat.
Robur the Conqueror
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He said he needed to build a very sturdy pole-drag, with shelves.
The Land of Painted Caves
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It shrinks with aversion from the sturdy, the universal, and the democratic.
Complete Prose Works / Specimen Days and Collect, November Bough...
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It was a sturdy book, and it felt good between his hands.
Speaks the Nightbird
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But the boy was in good health and looked strong and sturdy.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
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Heavier climbers or highball enthusiasts, however, will appreciate the sturdy shock absorption.
Climbing Magazine
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He seemed about eight; a little, sturdy figure in white cotton shorts.
Here, There and Everywhere
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DINING outdoors in Ireland requires sturdy furniture that can weather the elements.
The Irish Times
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The shack isn't sturdy or large enough to have been a home.
Altered
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The lifeboat was a sturdy cylinder ten metres long and four wide.
The Reality Dysfunction
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Translations for sturdy
Portuguese
inflexível
Sturdy through the time
Sturdy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common