burly

[US]/'bɜːlɪ/
[UK]/'bɝli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. stark och muskulös
Word Forms
Superlativeburliest
Comparativeburlier
Third Person Singularburlies

Phrases & Collocations

a burly man

en kraftig man

burly physique

en kraftig kroppsbyggnad

burly arms

kraftiga armar

burly appearance

ett kraftigt utseende

Example Sentences

a man of burly physique

en man med burliga proportioner

the hurly-burly of school life.

livets virvelvind i skolan

a burly-set young man

en kraftig, ung man

The candidate was accompanied by six burly bodyguards.

Kandidaten åtföljdes av sex burliga livvakter.

he sustained the role of Creon with burly resilience.

han uthärdade rollen som Kreon med burly uthållighet.

the girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car.

flickan satt mellan två burliga män längst bak i bilen.

He has remained largely aloof from the hurly-burly of parliamentary politics.

Han har i stort sett förblivit distanserad från parlamentarisk politik.

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