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kẹrnig

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kẹrnig
A
adjective
1 (urwüchsig, markig) robust, earthy language; down-to-earth remarks; (kraftvoll) powerful, forceful speech; pithy saying;
ein kerniger Mann/Typ (informal) a robust and athletic man/type
2 (fest, haltbar) robust, stout, sturdy boots, shoes; sound wood; robust leather
3 (gehaltvoll, kräftig) full-bodied wine
4 (informal) (vortrefflich) great (informal)
5 (voller Kerne) full of pips pred.
B
adverb
1 (urwüchsig, markig) robustly; (kraftvoll) forcefully; (knapp) pithily expressed
2 (informal) (vortrefflich)
wir haben kernig gezecht und geschwoft we had a whale of a time drinking and dancing (informal)