tough
11Tough — TOUGH, a parish, in the district of Alford, county of Aberdeen, 5 miles (S. E. by E.) from Alford; containing 762 inhabitants. This place is situated partly in the northern and western portions of the Corrennie range, or Red hill, and partly… …
12tough — 〈 [tʌ̣f] Adj.; umg.〉 hart, streng, tüchtig, selbstsicher, bestimmt; oV ; die Verhandlungen waren sehr tough; ihr Auftreten ist tough [Etym.: engl., »hart, zäh«] …
13tough — ► ADJECTIVE 1) strong enough to withstand wear and tear. 2) able to endure hardship, adversity, or pain. 3) strict and uncompromising. 4) involving considerable difficulty or hardship. 5) rough or violent. 6) used to express a lack of sympathy …
14tough|ie — «TUHF ee», noun. Slang. 1. a tough thing: »It s a great old hotel…but a real toughie to run (Canada Month). 2. a rough person; tough: »In the City of Angels today, the toughie s uniform is a leather jacket (Newsweek) …
15tough — ough, n. A person who is tough[7]; a ruffian; a thug; as, a cluster of neighborhood toughs hanging out on the corner. [PJC] …
16tough|y — «TUHF ee», noun, plural tough|ies. = toughie. (Cf. ↑toughie) …
17tough — index durable, indestructible, indomitable, insusceptible (resistant), insusceptible (uncaring), ossified …
18tough — [tʌf] <engl. ; »hart, zäh«> robust; nicht empfindlich; durchsetzungsfähig [bes. von Verhandlungspartnern gesagt] …
19tough — tenacious, stout, sturdy, *strong, stalwart Analogous words: resisting or resistant, withstanding, opposing (see corresponding verbs at RESIST): *firm, hard: intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, headstrong (see UNRULY): dogged, pertinacious,… …
20tough — adj., t, e (sej, hårdfør) …
