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stoutness |
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Translations stoutness n (= sturdiness, of stick, horse) → Kräftigkeit f; (of door, rope, wall, gate) → Stärke f; (of shoes) → Festigkeit f (= resoluteness, of heart) → Tapferkeit f; (of resistance also) → Beherztheit f, → Mannhaftigkeit f (liter); (of refusal, denial) → Entschiedenheit f; (of belief) → Festigkeit f stoutness [ˈstaʊtnɪs] n (of person) → corpulenza; (of stick, shoes) → robustezza stoutness [ˈstaʊtnɪs] n (of person) → corpulenza; (of stick, shoes) → robustezza How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Marian alone, thanks to her bottle of liquor and her stoutness of build, stood the strain upon back and arms without suffering. Gentlemen came; saw Julia at rehearsal; observed her stoutness and her wig; omitted to notice that her heart was in the right place; quailed at the prospect, apologized, and retired. Don Quixote was standing by at the time, highly pleased to see his squire's stoutness, both offensive and defensive, and from that time forth he reckoned him a man of mettle, and in his heart resolved to dub him a knight on the first opportunity that presented itself, feeling sure that the order of chivalry would be fittingly bestowed upon him. |
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