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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 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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3 tough ****
[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 -
4 stringy
['strɪŋɪ]1) spreg. [meat, beans] fibroso3) (wiry) lett. [person, build] filiforme* * *adjective ((especially of meat or vegetables) having a lot of tough fibres.) fibroso, filaccioso* * *stringy /ˈstrɪŋɪ/a.2 viscoso● (bot.) stringy bark, tipo di eucalipto australiano con corteccia filamentosa.* * *['strɪŋɪ]1) spreg. [meat, beans] fibroso3) (wiry) lett. [person, build] filiforme -
5 gristle
['grɪsl]* * *['ɡrisl](a tough, rubbery substance found in meat: There's too much gristle in this steak.) cartilagine- gristly* * *gristle /ˈgrɪsl/n.( cucina) tiglio; carne tigliosa; cartilagine● (fig.) to be in the gristle, avere ancora il latte alla bocca; essere immaturogristlya.( di alimento) tiglioso; cartilaginoso.* * *['grɪsl] -
6 leathery
['leðərɪ]aggettivo [skin, meat] simile a cuoio, coriaceo* * *adjective (like leather, especially tough: The plant had broad, leathery leaves.) coriaceo* * *leathery /ˈlɛðərɪ/a.coriaceo: leathery meat, carne coriacea.* * *['leðərɪ]aggettivo [skin, meat] simile a cuoio, coriaceo
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