stark
adj · /ʃtark/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German starc, from Old High German stark, from Proto-West Germanic *stark.
Translation
- strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
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strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol)
starker Tobak
strong stuff
- good, great, skilled especially
- brilliant, awesome colloquial
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incredible, unbelievable
colloquial, dated
ein starkes Stück
an impressive feat
Nun, es sind Eheleute, in Gottes Namen, soweit ist die Sache in Ordnung. Aber am hellen Morgen, das ist doch stark.
Well, they are a married couple, in God's name, there's no issue in that regard. But in right in the bright of morning, unbelievable, really.
- overweight, fat dated, euphemistic
- strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak")