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tough

/tʌf/

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noun

Matón, pendenciero

A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

Examples :

"They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition."

Les iba bien hasta que se encontraron con un grupo de matones de la oposición.

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verb

Soportar, aguantar

Examples :

"My brother had to tough out the final exam; he studied hard to endure the long test. "

Mi hermano tuvo que aguantar el examen final; estudió mucho para soportar el largo examen.

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verb

Endurecer

Examples :

"The new chef is toughening his employees by giving them challenging tasks. "

El nuevo chef está endureciendo a sus empleados dándoles tareas desafiantes.

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adjective

Resistente, fuerte

Strong and resilient; sturdy.

Examples :

"The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses."

La tienda de lona resistente resistió muchos abusos.

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adjective

Duro, correoso

(of food) Difficult to cut or chew.

Examples :

"To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours."

Para ablandar un corte de carne correoso, la receta sugería cocinarlo a fuego lento durante horas.

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adjective

Resistente, fuerte

Rugged or physically hardy.

Examples :

"Only a tough species will survive in the desert."

Solo una especie fuerte sobrevivirá en el desierto.

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adjective

Testarudo, obstinado

Examples :

"He had a reputation as a tough negotiator."

Tenía fama de ser un negociador testarudo.

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adjective

Duro, severo

(of weather etc) Harsh or severe.

Examples :

"The winter weather was tough this year, with freezing temperatures and heavy snow. "

El clima invernal fue duro este año, con temperaturas bajo cero y fuertes nevadas.

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adjective

Duro, rudo

Rowdy or rough.

Examples :

"A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him."

Un grupo de chicos rudos del lado equivocado de las vías lo amenazaron.

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adjective

Difícil, duro

(of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.

Examples :

"This is a tough crowd."

Este es un público difícil.

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adjective

Resistente, duro

Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

Examples :

"The metal used to build the bike frame is very tough; it can withstand a lot of pressure before bending or breaking. "

El metal utilizado para construir el cuadro de la bicicleta es muy resistente; puede soportar mucha presión antes de doblarse o romperse.

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interjection

Duro, que se le va a hacer

Used to indicate lack of sympathy

Examples :

""Tough," she said, "you should have studied harder for the test." "

Duro, dijo ella, deberías haber estudiado más para el examen.

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