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tough+(noun)

  • 1 tough

    1. adjective
    1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) sterkur
    2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) seigur
    3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) sterkur, harður af sér
    4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) grófur, ágengur, ofbeldishneigður
    5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) erfiður, harður
    2. noun
    (a rough, violent person; a bully.) hrotti, ribbaldi
    - toughen
    - tough luck
    - get tough with someone
    - get tough with

    English-Icelandic dictionary > tough

  • 2 substance

    1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) efni
    2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) efni

    English-Icelandic dictionary > substance

  • 3 webbing

    noun (a tough woven fabric used in making belts, straps, upholstery etc.) sterkt ofið efni (hampur, baðmull)

    English-Icelandic dictionary > webbing

  • 4 elm

    [elm]
    (a kind of tall tree with tough wood and corrugated bark.) álmur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > elm

  • 5 gristle

    ['ɡrisl]
    (a tough, rubbery substance found in meat: There's too much gristle in this steak.) brjósk

    English-Icelandic dictionary > gristle

  • 6 ligament

    ['liɡəmənt]
    (a piece of tough substance that joins together the bones of the body: She pulled a ligament in her knee when she fell.) liðband

    English-Icelandic dictionary > ligament

  • 7 man

    [mæn] 1. plural - men; noun
    1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) maður, karlmaður
    2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) maðurinn, mannkyn
    3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) karlmenni
    4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) maður
    5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) óbreyttur hermaður
    6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) taflmaður
    2. verb
    (to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) manna
    - - man
    - manhood
    - mankind
    - manly
    - manliness
    - manned
    - man-eating
    - man-eater
    - manhandle
    - manhole
    - man-made
    - manpower
    - manservant
    - mansized
    - mansize
    - manslaughter
    - menfolk
    - menswear
    - as one man
    - the man in the street
    - man of letters
    - man of the world
    - man to man
    - to a man

    English-Icelandic dictionary > man

См. также в других словарях:

  • tough — /tʌf / (say tuf) adjective 1. not easily broken or cut. 2. not brittle or tender. 3. difficult to masticate, as food. 4. of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter. 5. capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy. 6. not easily… …  

  • tough — adjective 1》 strong enough to withstand wear and tear.     ↘(of food, especially meat) difficult to cut or chew. 2》 able to endure hardship, adversity, or pain.     ↘involving considerable difficulty or hardship. 3》 strict and uncompromising. 4》… …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

  • tough guy — noun someone who bullies weaker people • Syn: ↑plug ugly • Hypernyms: ↑bully, ↑tough, ↑hooligan, ↑ruffian, ↑roughneck, ↑rowdy, ↑yob, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • tough-mindedness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being tough minded this educational process had the tendency to turn cynicism into tough mindedness C.G.Bolte * * * tough mindˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tough …   Useful english dictionary

  • tough titty — noun Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker. Syn: tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titties, tough tuchus, tough toodles, hard cheese …   Wiktionary

  • tough tuchus — noun Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker. Syn: tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titty, tough titties, tough toodles, hard cheese …   Wiktionary

  • tough toodles — noun Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker. Syn: tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titty, tough titties, tough tuchus, hard cheese …   Wiktionary

  • tough titties — noun Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker. Syn: tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titty, tough tuchus, tough toodles, hard cheese …   Wiktionary

  • tough — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

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