stolid in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stolid in the English»French Dictionary

stolid [Brit ˈstɒlɪd, Am ˈstɑləd] ADJ

stolid person, character

flegmatique

stolid book, style

sans relief

stolid in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stolid in the English»French Dictionary

stolid [ˈstɒlɪd, Am ˈstɑ:lɪd] ADJ pej

1. stolid (lacking liveliness):

stolid

impassible

2. stolid (uninteresting):

stolid building

laid(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is characterized chiefly by his loyalty, his patience, good nature, and stolid matter-of-fact outlook.

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All is full of animation except the stolid face of the king.

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A stolid, stodgy 94 minutes this was, garnished with precious few chances and even fewer moments of fluidity.

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Even her win in the race for prime minister was spectacularly stolid.

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They were nothing like the stolid, insipid, reactionary offering in other newspapers.

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They weighed a stolid 5,000 pounds and had a top speed of about 170 km/h.

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The contemporary library is, of course, something very different to the stolid classical pile of a century ago.

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The set performs almost as admirably as the stolid performers, and the effect is breathtaking.

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Her character is rather stolid and unimaginative.

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His reputation as a stern, stolid reformer is counterbalanced by the fact that he had an excellent sense of humour and used satiric fables, spoofing, and puns in his writings.

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