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1 ♦ tough
♦ tough /tʌf/A a.1 duro; tenace; tiglioso; coriaceo: as tough as leather, duro come il cuoio; tough meat, carne coriacea, tigliosa; a tough job, un lavoro duro; a tough fight, una dura lotta; ( sport) a tough defender, un difensore coriaceo (o roccioso)3 rigido; duro; severo; inflessibile: to take a tough line (o stance) adottare una linea dura; to get tough with sb., mostrare i denti con q.4 arduo; difficile: a tough assignment (o task) un compito arduo: DIALOGO → - Talking about children- The first few weeks were quite tough, le prime settimane sono state piuttosto dure6 (fam.) brutale; violentoB n.(fam.) malavitoso; malvivente; teppista● (fam.) a tough customer ( anche tough egg), un tipo difficile; un osso duro (fig.) □ a tough guy, un duro □ (fam.) tough luck, sfortuna; scalogna (pop.) □ (volg. USA) tough shit!, peggio per te (o per lui, per loro, ecc.)!; sono tutti cazzi tuoi (o suoi, loro, ecc.)! □ to be as tough as old boots (o as nails), essere molto forte (o resistente, o coriaceo); essere insensibile □ (fam.: di persona) to get tough, cominciare a usare la maniera forte □ (prov.) When the going gets tough, the tough get going, quando il gioco si fa duro, i duri cominciano a giocare. -
2 ♦ customer
♦ customer /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/n.1 (comm.) cliente; ( di bar) avventore: regular customer, cliente fisso; long-standing customer, vecchio cliente; to attract new customers, attrarre nuovi clienti2 (al pl., collett.) (comm.) clientela (sing.): I call on my customers regularly, visito la mia clientela a intervalli regolari5 (fam.) individuo; tipo: a cool customer, un tipo tosto; a tough customer, un duro; A mule can be an ugly customer, a volte il mulo è una bestia intrattabile● (market.) customer care (o assistance), assistenza alla clientela □ ( banca) customer code, codice (del) cliente □ (market.) customer-driven, condizionato dalle esigenze (o dai bisogni) della clientela □ (market.) customer facing, a diretto contatto con il cliente □ (rag.) customers ledger, partitario clienti □ (market.) customer-oriented, orientato verso i desideri dei clienti (o dell'utenza); orientato al cliente □ (market.) customer service, servizio di assistenza ( ai clienti). -
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[tʌf]1) (substance, fabric) resistente, duro (-a), (conditions, regulations) duro (-a), (meat) duro (-a), tiglioso (-a), (journey) faticoso (-a), duro (-a), (task, problem, situation) difficile, (fig: resistance) tenace, (fight) accanito (-a)tough leather gloves — guanti mpl di pelle resistente
it was tough, but I managed okay — è stata dura ma ce l'ho fatta
2) (person: hardy, resilient) robusto (-a), resistente, (mentally strong) resistente, tenace, (hard: in character) inflessibile, (rough) violento (-a), brutale3)(
fam: unfortunate) but it was tough on the others — ma è stata una sfortuna per gli altriif you can't get here on time, that's your tough luck! — (unsympathetic) se non ce la fai ad arrivare in orario, peggio per te!
2. n(fam: gangster, lout) delinquente m/f
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tough customer — n. someone who is difficult to deal with. □ Some of those bikers are really tough customers. □ Bruno is a tough customer. Just keep away from him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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tough´ness — tough «tuhf», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adjective. 1. bending without breaking: »Leather is tough; cardboard is not. 2. hard to cut, tear, or chew: »The steak was so tough, I couldn t eat it. 3. stiff; sticky: »tough clay … Useful english dictionary
tough´ly — tough «tuhf», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adjective. 1. bending without breaking: »Leather is tough; cardboard is not. 2. hard to cut, tear, or chew: »The steak was so tough, I couldn t eat it. 3. stiff; sticky: »tough clay … Useful english dictionary
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customer */*/*/ — UK [ˈkʌstəmə(r)] / US [ˈkʌstəmər] noun [countable] Word forms customer : singular customer plural customers 1) a) a person or company that buys goods or services Supermarkets use a variety of tactics to attract and retain customers. Discounts are … English dictionary
customer — noun a) a patron; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or plans to Every person who passes by is a potential customer. b) A person of a particular kind, as in cool customer, tough customer, ugly customer … Wiktionary
customer — /kus teuh meuhr/, n. 1. a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron. 2. Informal. a person one has to deal with: a tough customer; a cool customer. [1400 50; late ME; see CUSTOM, ER1; cf. ME customer collector of customs… … Universalium