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1 tough stance
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2 toughen
transitive verbgrößere Festigkeit geben (+ Dat.); zäher machen (fachspr.) [Werkstoff, Metall, Kunststoff]; abhärten, (geh.) stählen [Person, Körper]; verschärfen [Gesetz, Widerstand]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92817/toughen_up">toughen up* * *verb (to make or become tough.) zäh machen/werden* * *tough·en[ˈtʌfən]I. vt▪ to \toughen sth1. (strengthen) etw verstärken\toughened glass gehärtetes Glas2. (make difficult to cut) etw hart werden lassenII. vi stärker werden* * *['tʌfn]1. vt1) glass, metal härten2) (fig) person zäh or hart machen; (esp physically) abhärten; laws, rules, terms, sentence, sanctions verschärfento toughen one's stance ( on sth) — einen härteren Standpunkt beziehen (in Bezug auf etw acc )
2. vi(glass, metal) aushärten, hart werden; (meat) zäh werden; (attitude) sich verhärten* * ** * *transitive verbgrößere Festigkeit geben (+ Dat.); zäher machen (fachspr.) [Werkstoff, Metall, Kunststoff]; abhärten, (geh.) stählen [Person, Körper]; verschärfen [Gesetz, Widerstand]Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.zäh machen ausdr.zäh werden ausdr. -
3 substance
noun1) Stoff, der; Substanz, diethere is no substance in his claim/the rumour — seine Behauptung/das Gerücht entbehrt jeder Grundlage
in substance — im Wesentlichen
* * *1) (a material: Rubber is a tough, stretchy substance obtained from the juice of certain plants.) die Substanz2) (as a scientific term, an element, compound or mixture.) die Substanz* * *sub·stance[ˈsʌbstən(t)s]nchemical \substance Chemikalie forganic \substance organische Substanzpolluting \substances Umweltgifte pl2. (narcotic)\substance of a novel Gehalt m eines Romansthe book lacks \substance das Buch hat keine Substanzthere is no \substance in this allegation diese Behauptung entbehrt jeder Grundlagethe \substance of the conversation das Wesentliche der Unterhaltungin \substance im Wesentlichena man of \substance ein vermögender Mann* * *['sʌbstəns]n1) Substanz f, Materie f, Stoff mwhat is this substance? — was ist das für eine Substanz?
he rubbed a yellow substance on the wound — er strich eine gelbe Masse auf die Wunde
3) no pl (= weight, importance) Gewicht nt4) no pl* * *substance [ˈsʌbstəns] s1. Substanz f, Materie f, Stoff m, Masse f2. fig Substanz f:a) Wesen nc) Gehalt m:in substance im Wesentlichen;arguments of little substance wenig stichhaltige Argumente3. PHILa) Substanz f, Urgrund mb) Wesen n, Ding n4. Gegenständlichkeit f, Wirklichkeit f5. Vermögen n, Kapital n:a man of substance ein vermögender Mann* * *noun1) Stoff, der; Substanz, diethere is no substance in his claim/the rumour — seine Behauptung/das Gerücht entbehrt jeder Grundlage
* * *n.Inhalt -e m.Stoff -e m.Substanz -en f.Wesentliche n.
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