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One of the cops was scrawny; the other quite stocky the gracile and robust forms of Homo constableus, side by side, right there in my office.Uno de los policías era flacucho, el otro bastante robusto –las formas grácil y robusta del Homo policíacas, lado a lado, allí mismo, en mi despacho.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
The stocky man pushed his fist into Francis's chest and knocked him back a stride, slightly off-balance.El hombre le empujó el pecho con el puño y le hizo dar otro paso atrás de modo que casi perdió el equilibrio.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Fists, muscles, blows, and cries all gathered together, and Francis seemed to spin aside, aware suddenly that the weight of the stocky man was suddenly off of his chest, and that he had been cut free.Francis se desplazó hacia un lado, consciente de que ya no tenía el peso de su atacante sobre el pecho y que estaba libre.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
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stocky
adjective
| Positive degree | stocky |
| Comparative degree | stockier |
| Superlative degree | stockiest |