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stark

adj · /ʃtark/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German starc, from Old High German stark, from Proto-West Germanic *stark.

Translation

  1. strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
  2. deeply source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. banging source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. good at source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol)

    starker Tobak

    strong stuff

  6. good, great, skilled especially
  7. brilliant, awesome colloquial
  8. 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.

  9. overweight, fat dated, euphemistic
  10. strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak")

stark

adv ·

Translation

  1. vigorously source:wikdict-en-de-stardict