He's a strapping young man.
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Strapping
Synonyms for "strapping" (172 found)
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Adjective(13 words)
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12 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- едър adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
- мускулест adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
- як adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
- кожа за ремъци noun (length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively)
Finnish
2 entries- roteva adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
- side noun (adhesive plaster for strapping injuries)
Irish
1 entries- strapaire adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
Spanish
1 entries- fornido adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
Swedish
1 entries- rejäl adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
Turkish
2 entries- iriyarı adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
- izbandut gibi adj (having a sturdy muscular physique; robust)
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Tom is a strapping young man.
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He is a strapping man.
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But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.
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