(un homme) costaud : (a) stocky, beefy (man)
Note that although it's technically correct to write costaude in the feminine, this form is rarely used in spoken French.
Une femme costaud(e). A stocky, well-built, strong woman.
- "Je suis vieille mais costaud."
- "Gérard : Un type un peu costaud, qui a toujours la même chemise noire ?"
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