English to Spanish Meaning of tough - difícil

Tough :

difícil

adjective

robusto, abundante, fuerte, alegre, difícil, escabroso, arduo, agotador, laborioso, de cada día, rígido, tenaz, inflexible, intransigente, irreprimible, indomable, obstinado, frecuente, denso, grueso, cúbico, sólido, entrometido, pertinaz

Tough :: difícilToughed :: toughedToughen :: endurecerToughened :: endurecidoToughening :: endurecimientoToughens :: endureceTougher :: más duroToughest :: más duroToughing :: toughingToughly :: con todo rigorToughness :: tenacidadToughs :: tipos duros

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Definitions of tough in English

Noun(1) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing(2) an aggressive and violent young criminal(3) a cruel and brutal fellow
Adjective(1) not given to gentleness or sentimentality(2) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution(3) physically toughened(4) substantially made or constructed(5) violent and lawless(6) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'(7) resistant to cutting or chewing(8) unfortunate or hard to bear(9) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Examples of tough in English

(1) I've been grazing among the blogs and chewing that question like a tough mouthful of cud.(2) Duck legs have fairly tough meat - the legs are worked hard during their lifespan, making the flesh taut and muscly.(3) ├ö├ç├┐They are a good side and it will be a tough match,├ö├ç├û he had offered dutifully beforehand, and he wasn't wrong.(4) But it was big job, a very tough assignment that required major cultural changes.(5) One of the worst, as any politician will attest, is that it is very tough on families.(6) The Government was positioning itself nicely to run a campaign based on its tough approach to dealing with asylum seekers.(7) This appraisal is as tough , uncompromising and brutally simplistic as many of Brogden's law-and-order policies.(8) The Aldgate train was the standard London model, built of a tough steel frame upon which aluminium bodywork is bolted firmly down.(9) Clarence Moore fills various roles, from perimeter shooter to tough defender to solid rebounder.(10) He said it is very tough on Irish students who need up to 570 points to get medicine and may miss out by just 15 or 20 points.(11) If you have ever polished some hard, tough material like metal or marble you know how much energy it takes.(12) He said it was tough on students for whom it was the last day of their exams.(13) In any case, with Beeching reluctant to play the game and with Marples determined to be tough , it was difficult to predict which lines would be spared in advance.(14) Most of them are sipping coffee, or reading newspapers, or chewing morosely on tough bread.(15) In early 1943 two American professors discovered that a very tough material could be produced by adding a small amount of wood pulp to water before freezing.(16) He's a tough old bastard, and he's pulled through things like this before.

Related Phrases of tough

(1) tough guy ::

chico duro

(2) tough luck ::

Mala suerte

(3) get tough ::

Ponte Duro

(4) tough love ::

amor duro

(5) be tough ::

sé duro

(6) very tough ::

muy rudo

(7) tough as nails ::

duro como una roca

(8) tough cookie ::

galleta dura

(9) it's tough ::

es duro

(10) too tough ::

demasiado duro

Related Phrases of tough

(1) tough guy ::

chico duro

(2) tough luck ::

Mala suerte

(3) get tough ::

Ponte Duro

(4) tough love ::

amor duro

(5) be tough ::

sé duro

(6) very tough ::

muy rudo

(7) tough as nails ::

duro como una roca

(8) tough cookie ::

galleta dura

(9) it's tough ::

es duro

(10) too tough ::

demasiado duro

Synonyms

Adjective

1. durable ::

durable

3. robust ::

robusto

4. strict ::

estricto

5. arduous ::

arduo

6. difficult ::

difícil

7. rugged ::

escabroso

8. bad ::

malo

9. sturdy ::

robusto

10. baffling ::

desconcertante

12. hard ::

difícil

Noun

13. ruffian ::

rufián

14. rowdy ::

ruidoso

15. punk ::

punk

16. street fighter ::

luchador callejero

Antonyms

1. tender ::

oferta

Different Forms

tough, toughed, toughen, toughened, toughening, toughens, tougher, toughest, toughing, toughly, toughness, toughs

Word Example from TV Shows

Well, he's been having a couple of TOUGH days.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24

$We are talking about,\Nif we have a tough judge,$

We are talking about,
if we have a TOUGH judge,

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 11

you never stop asking the TOUGH questions.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 18

Ooh, very clever. That's a TOUGH one.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 5

This is TOUGH for me, 'cause I can.

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 8

Examples of tough from TV Shows

Well, he's been having a couple of TOUGH days.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24

$We are talking about,\Nif we have a tough judge,$

We are talking about,
if we have a TOUGH judge,

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 11

you never stop asking the TOUGH questions.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 18

Ooh, very clever. That's a TOUGH one.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 5

This is TOUGH for me, 'cause I can.

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 8

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English to Spanish Dictionary: tough

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