jyrkkä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arduous adjective Requiring great effort or endurance; difficult and tiring.
- bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- intransigent adj Refusing to give any ground in an argument or negotiation; stubborn.
- opinionated adjective Holding and expressing strong personal views, often stubbornly.
- precipitous adj Very steep, like the edge of a cliff.
- steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.
Senses
jyrkkä is used for these senses in English:
- arduous Difficult or exhausting to traverse.
- bluff Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- intransigent Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.
- opinionated (of a person) Having very strong opinions.
- precipitous Steep, like a precipice
- steep Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
bluff — full definition
- verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
- noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
- noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.
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