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1 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) trd2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) žilav3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) močen4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) divji5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) hud2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) robavs- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *[tʌf]1.adjective ( toughly adverb)žilav, trd, čvrst; močan, robusten, krepak; zdržljiv, vztrajen, nepopustljiv, energičen; zakrknjen, trmast; lepljiv; neugoden, težak, težaven; razvpit; grób, osoren, zadirčenadjective tough customer — človek, ki ga je težko ugnatiadjective tough job — trdo, Btežko delotough luck figuratively smolaadjective tough neighbourhood — razvpita soseščinaadjective tough offender — zakrknjen prestopnikadjective tough will — žilava, železna voljait is not so tough — ni tako stabo;2.noundrznež, silak, robavs, neotesanec; hudoben (malopriden) človek; kriminalec, apaš; pridanič -
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3 proposition
[propə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a proposal or suggestion.) ponudba2) (a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with: a difficult proposition.) zadeva2. verb(to propose to someone to have sex together: He was propositioned by a prostitute.) predlagati komu seks* * *I [prɔpəzíšən]nounpredlog, ponudba; (predložen) načrt, nameraeconomy ponudba; logic podmena, trditev; colloquially zadeva, problem; naloga; colloquially trgovina, kupčija; mathematics problem, teorem; colloquially paying proposition — donosna kupčijagrammar principal proposition — glavni staveka tough proposition — trd oreh, težek primerII [prɔpəzíšən]transitive verbAmerican slang predlagati (zlasti dekletu kaj nespodobnega) -
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[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) služba2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) opravilo•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *I [džɔb]noundelo, opravilo, posel; delo na akord; naloga, dolžnost; služba, položajcolloquially zadeva; colloquially težka naloga; špekulacija, izrabljanje službe za privaten zaslužek; American slang nečeden posel, kraja, rop, zločin; printing akcidenčni tisk; economy job card ( —ali ticket) — seznam delavčevih delovnih urjob analysis — analiza dela, analiza zaposlenostibad job — slaba stvar, težek položaj, neuspehby the job — na akord, od kosa plačano delowhat a job! — to je obupno!to make the best of a bad job — popraviti, kar se še da; molče požreti, ne kazati nevoljeto give it up as a bad job — opustiti kaj, kar je brezupnoit is your job to do — it tvoja naloga je, da to naredišto be on the job — pridno delati, pazitia put-up job — naprej dogovorjen zločin, prevaraAmerican to lie down on the job — zanemarjati delo, zabušavatiAmerican colloquially she is a tough job — ona je žilavaII [džɔb]1.intransitive verbdelati na akord; špekulirati, igrati na borzi, trgovati z delnicami; priložnostno delati;2.transitive verbdati akordno delo; preprodajati, špekulirati s, z; najeti, dati v najem (konja, voz); izrabljati službo za privaten zaslužek ali korist; uničiti kogato job s.o. into a post — vriniti koga na položajAmerican slang to job s.o. out of — oslepariti koga za kajIII [džɔb]nounvbod, zbodljaj, sunek; potegljaj z brzdoIV [džɔb]1.transitive verbzbosti, prebosti; izbosti ( out), izbezati; potegniti konja za brzdo;2.intransitive verbbosti, udariti (at)
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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
tough — tough1 W3S2 [tʌf] adj comparative tougher superlative toughest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(difficult)¦ 2¦(strong person)¦ 3¦(strong material)¦ 4¦(strict/firm)¦ 5¦(violent area)¦ 6 tough!/that s tough! 7 tough luck! … Dictionary of contemporary English
tough — tough1 [ tʌf ] adjective *** ▸ 1 difficult ▸ 2 able to deal with things ▸ 3 confident/determined ▸ 4 very strict/severe ▸ 5 food: hard to cut/chew ▸ 6 hard to break/damage ▸ 7 likely to be violent ▸ 8 with crime/violence ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tough — I UK [tʌf] / US adjective Word forms tough : adjective tough comparative tougher superlative toughest *** 1) difficult He s having a really tough time at the moment. It was a tough decision to move to London. Many companies are facing tough… … English dictionary
Tough — This is a genuine Olde English nickname, which from its original popularity has developed into a surname of many spelling forms, such as Tow(e), Toe, Tows(e), Tuff and Tough. It derives from the pre 7th century toh and describes either someone… … Surnames reference
tough act to follow — {n. phr.} A speech, performance, or activity of such superior quality that the person next in line feels and thinks that it would be very difficult to match it in quality. * /Sir Lawrence Olivier s performance of Hamlet was a tough act to follow… … Dictionary of American idioms
tough act to follow — {n. phr.} A speech, performance, or activity of such superior quality that the person next in line feels and thinks that it would be very difficult to match it in quality. * /Sir Lawrence Olivier s performance of Hamlet was a tough act to follow… … Dictionary of American idioms
tough*/*/ — [tʌf] adj 1) difficult He s having a really tough time at the moment.[/ex] It was a tough decision to move to London.[/ex] Many companies are facing tough competition.[/ex] 2) strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain I think she… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tough — 01. Hockey is a really [tough] sport, with players getting hurt quite often. 02. This steak is really [tough]; I think I cooked it too long. 03. It s pretty [tough] to find a job when you don t have any previous experience. 04. Eric grew up in a… … Grammatical examples in English
tough — adj. & n. adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to endure hardship; hardy. 3 unyielding, stubborn, difficult (it was a tough job; a tough customer). 4 colloq. a acting sternly; hard (get tough with). b… … Useful english dictionary