coriace

kɔʁjas

Definition

Definition of coriace - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

viandedur et difficile à mâcher comme du cuir

Cette viande est trop coriace pour être mangée.

dur

ferme

résistantdifficile à vaincre ou à convaincre

C'est un adversaire coriace qui ne lâche jamais.

endurant

résistant

feuillage

TECH.

rigide et épais comme du cuir en parlant de feuilles

TECH.

Les feuilles coriaces de cette plante résistent au vent.

épais

rigide

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plus coriace

adj.

plus tenace, plus difficile à vaincre ou convaincre

Mon adversaire est plus coriace que prévu.

Origin of coriace

latin, coriaceus (dur, coriace)

Terms with coriace included in their meaning

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dure à cuire

personne coriace

femme froide et endurcie, difficile à émouvoir

filandre

fibre alimentaire

fibre longue et coriace dans la viande ou les légumes

racornir

dessèchement

dessécher et rendre dur et coriace

Examples of coriace in a sentence

J'ai laissé le rôti trop longtemps, il est devenu coriace.
Cette négociatrice est vraiment coriace en affaires.
Le virus s’est révélé coriace face aux traitements.
Le houx a des feuilles coriaces et piquantes.
Les botanistes étudient les plantes à feuillage coriace.

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English:tough, hard-nosed, ...
German:zäh, hartnäckig, ...
Italian:duro, tosto, ...
Spanish:correoso, tenaz, ...
Portuguese:duro, resistente, ...
Chinese:老的, 顽强, ...
Japanese:固い, 手強い, ...
Arabic:قاسٍ, عنيد, ...
Hebrew:קָשֶׁה לִלְעִיסָה, עִיקֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:жёсткий, упорный, ...
Ukrainian:жорсткий, нескорений, ...
Catalan:dur, tenaç, ...
Danish:sej, hårdnakket, ...
Dutch:taai, onverzettelijk, ...
Greek:σκληρός, σκληροτράχηλος, ...
Hungarian:rágós, kemény dió, ...
Khmer:ស្វិត, រឹងរូស, ...
Korean:질긴, 만만치 않은, ...
Polish:żylasty, twardy, ...
Portuguese (BR):dura, cascudo, ...
Romanian:tare, rezistent, ...
Swedish:seg, svårövervunnen, ...
Thai:เหนียว, หิน, ...
Turkish:sert, inatçı, ...
Vietnamese:dai, kiên cường, ...

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