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) a tough material
he could not eat the tough steak
a tough mountaineer
a tough gangster
a tough employer
a tough problem
it's tough on him
to treat someone tough
See hang tough
A tough person has a strong character and can tolerate difficulty or hardship.He built up a reputation as a tough businessman.tʌf ADJECTIVE


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resistente
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nieustępliwa
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tufft


"I suppose we expected to beat Derry, who are having a tough season.Irish Times (2002)
Blown vinyl is embossed paper which you have to paint and it is quite tough.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Carol marvelled at how easily she was playing the role of the tough businesswoman she was supposed to be.Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
I likened it to for ever climbing a hill, and the going is tough.Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
It was like skinning a tough piece of raw fish, except with the scalpel blades it was a lot easier.Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
Perhaps the short course race isn't as tough as last year, but it won't be easy.Irish Times (2002)
The streets were shod with pieces of tough basalt fitted together in a coarse jigsaw.Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
Venice Sizzles Carla Passino finds the buyers ' market in Venice a tough one as Italians increasingly choose to invest in property.Country Life (2004)
We should be tough on the Scottish football team and tough on the causes of the Scottish football team.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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