rigorous

rigoureux, strict

Très soigneux et précis, avec une grande exigence dans le respect des règles et la vérification des détails.

En anglais simple : Very careful, exact, and strict about following rules or checking every detail.

• The tests were rigorous.
• Every applicant faces a rigorous selection process.
• Her research methods are more rigorous than ours.

Synonymes : thorough, strict, meticulous

Contraires : lax, sloppy

Expressions courantes : rigorous testing, rigorous standards, rigorous analysis, rigorous proof

éprouvant, pénible

Très difficile et exigeant, souvent désagréable ou demandant beaucoup d’efforts.

En anglais simple : Very difficult and demanding, often causing discomfort or requiring great effort.

• The climb was rigorous.
• They completed a rigorous course of physical training.
• A rigorous journey through deep snow left us exhausted.

Synonymes : arduous, demanding, strenuous

Contraires : easy

Expressions courantes : rigorous exercise, rigorous journey, rigorous physical training

rigoureux, rude, intense

Très rude ou intense, surtout en parlant du froid.

En anglais simple : Very severe or intense, especially when describing cold weather.

• A rigorous winter followed.
• The rigorous cold damaged many young trees.
• Few crops survived in that rigorous climate.

Synonymes : severe, harsh, intense

Contraires : mild

Expressions courantes : rigorous winter, rigorous climate, rigorous cold