English to French Meaning of tough - dure

Tough :

dure

adjective

solide, copieux, fort, robuste, gai, dure, difficile, ardu, laborieux, de tous les jours, rigide, tenace, inflexible, intransigeant, irrépressible, indomptable, têtu, fréquent, épais, cubique, importun, obstiné, opiniâtre

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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 ::

tough guy

(2) tough luck ::

mauvais chance

(3) get tough ::

devenir dur

(4) tough love ::

amour dur

(5) be tough ::

être difficile

(6) very tough ::

tres difficile

(7) tough as nails ::

coriace

(8) tough cookie ::

biscuit dur

(9) it's tough ::

c'est dur

(10) too tough ::

Trop dûr

Related Phrases of tough

(1) tough guy ::

tough guy

(2) tough luck ::

mauvais chance

(3) get tough ::

devenir dur

(4) tough love ::

amour dur

(5) be tough ::

être difficile

(6) very tough ::

tres difficile

(7) tough as nails ::

coriace

(8) tough cookie ::

biscuit dur

(9) it's tough ::

c'est dur

(10) too tough ::

Trop dûr

Synonyms

Adjective

1. durable ::

durable

3. robust ::

robuste

4. strict ::

strict

5. arduous ::

difficile

6. difficult ::

difficile

7. rugged ::

robuste

8. bad ::

mal

9. sturdy ::

solide

10. baffling ::

déconcertant

12. hard ::

difficile

Noun

13. ruffian ::

brute

14. rowdy ::

chahuteur

15. punk ::

punk

16. street fighter ::

combattant de rue

Antonyms

1. tender ::

soumissionner

Different Forms

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

Word Example from TV Shows

is TOUGH to beat.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 23

but I'm having a really TOUGH time about going back to work.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 20

Oh, my, this is one TOUGH troll.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 6

Tough old beast.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 1

$No matter how tough things get,\Nchildren always turn out OK.$

No matter how TOUGH things get,
children always turn out OK.

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 10

Examples of tough from TV Shows

is TOUGH to beat.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 23

but I'm having a really TOUGH time about going back to work.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 20

Oh, my, this is one TOUGH troll.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 6

Tough old beast.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 1

$No matter how tough things get,\Nchildren always turn out OK.$

No matter how TOUGH things get,
children always turn out OK.

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 10

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English to French Dictionary: tough

Meaning and definitions of tough, translation in French language for tough with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of tough in French and in English language.

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