No. 11,645 in Russian
жесткой
"Жесткой" means "rigid," "tough," or "harsh" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Она выбрала жесткую диету, чтобы быстро сбросить вес.
She chose a strict diet to lose weight quickly.
In this sentence, 'жесткую' (strict) is used to describe the nature of the diet, emphasizing its rigorous and harsh requirements.
Жесткой критикой она заставила нас задуматься о наших ошибках.
With sharp criticism, she made us reflect on our mistakes.
Here, 'жесткой' (sharp) is used to describe the intensity of the criticism, illustrating its biting and stringent quality.
Его действия стали началом жесткой конфронтации.
His actions became the beginning of a tough confrontation.
In this case, 'жесткой' (tough) is employed to signify the severity of the confrontation, bringing attention to its uncompromising and hard nature.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “жесткой” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “жесткой” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).