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1 tough
I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) duro3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) forte4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) duro, difficile2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) duro, violento- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
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2 toughness
['tʌfnɪs]1) (ruthlessness) (of businessman, criminal) durezza f.2) (severity) (of law, measure) durezza f., severità f.3) (harshness) (of conditions) durezza f., difficoltà f.4) (robustness) robustezza f., resistenza f.5) (durability) (of material, leather) robustezza f.; spreg. (of meat) durezza f.6) (difficulty) (of work) durezza f., difficoltà f.; (of question) difficoltà f.* * *noun durezza* * *toughness /ˈtʌfnəs/n. [u]1 durezza; tenacità; sodezza2 resistenza; fermezza; saldezza; solidità3 rigidezza; severità5 (mecc.) tenacità.* * *['tʌfnɪs]1) (ruthlessness) (of businessman, criminal) durezza f.2) (severity) (of law, measure) durezza f., severità f.3) (harshness) (of conditions) durezza f., difficoltà f.4) (robustness) robustezza f., resistenza f.5) (durability) (of material, leather) robustezza f.; spreg. (of meat) durezza f.6) (difficulty) (of work) durezza f., difficoltà f.; (of question) difficoltà f. -
3 Stone
I 1. [stəʊn]1) U (material) pietra f.2) (small rock) pietra f., sasso m.3) (for particular purpose) pietra f.; (standing vertically) cippo m.; (engraved) stele f.4) (anche precious stone) (gem) pietra f. preziosa, gemma f.5) bot. (in fruit) nocciolo m.6) med. calcolo m.7) BE metrol. = unità di misura di peso pari a 6,35 kg2.modificatore [wall, floor] di pietra; [ jar] di porcellana dura, in grès••II [stəʊn]to leave no stone unturned — non lasciare nulla d'intentato, fare ogni tentativo possibile
to stone sb. to death — lapidare qcn
2) (remove stone from) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a [peach, cherry]* * *[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) pietra; di pietra2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) pietra3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) pietra4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) pietra5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) nocciolo6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) stone7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) calcolo2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) lapidare2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) snocciolare•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *(Surnames) Stone /stəʊn/* * *I 1. [stəʊn]1) U (material) pietra f.2) (small rock) pietra f., sasso m.3) (for particular purpose) pietra f.; (standing vertically) cippo m.; (engraved) stele f.4) (anche precious stone) (gem) pietra f. preziosa, gemma f.5) bot. (in fruit) nocciolo m.6) med. calcolo m.7) BE metrol. = unità di misura di peso pari a 6,35 kg2.modificatore [wall, floor] di pietra; [ jar] di porcellana dura, in grès••II [stəʊn]to leave no stone unturned — non lasciare nulla d'intentato, fare ogni tentativo possibile
to stone sb. to death — lapidare qcn
2) (remove stone from) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a [peach, cherry]
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