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1 toughen
verb (to make or become tough.) herde(s), gjøre hardverb \/ˈtʌfn\/1) gjøre seig, gjøre hard2) bli seig, bli hard3) herde, herdes -
2 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) robust, solid, seig2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) seig3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) sterk, robust, seig4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) barsk, tøff5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) vrien, vanskelig2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) bølle, tøffing- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough withbølle--------seig--------vanskelig--------vrienIsubst. \/tʌf\/1) barsking, tøffing, råskinn, hard type2) bølle, gangster, kjeltringIIverb \/tʌf\/bare i uttrykktough it out ( hverdagslig) holde ut, stå det over, motstå pressettough out klare seg gjennomIIIadj. \/tʌf\/1) solid, robust, hardfør2) hard, tøff, vanskelig, vrien, drøy, stri, besværlig, slitsom3) ( om person eller ting) hard, hardhudet, hardfør, seiglivet4) ( om person) rå, barsk, tøff, kaldblodig5) herdet, slitesterk, som tåler mye6) ( om person) seig, sta, ubøyelig, hard7) ( også overført) tungt fordøyelig, hardkokt, drøy, stiv8) ( om kjøtt) seigget tough with someone ta noen hardt, innta en tøff holdning overfor noentough shit (vulgært, uttrykker manglende sympati) jævla synda tough yarn en skipperskrøne, en utrolig historie
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Toughen — Tough en, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Toughened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toughening}.] To grow or make tough, or tougher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toughen — index inure (accustom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
toughen — (v.) 1580s, from TOUGH (Cf. tough) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Toughened; toughening … Etymology dictionary
toughen — [v] harden acclimate, acclimatize, anneal, brutalize, climatize, develop, inure, make difficult, season, strengthen, temper; concepts 202,250 Ant. flex, soften, tenderize … New thesaurus
toughen — ► VERB ▪ make or become tough … English terms dictionary
toughen — [tuf′ən] vt., vi. to make or become tough or tougher toughener n … English World dictionary
toughen — [[t]tʌ̱f(ə)n[/t]] toughens, toughening, toughened 1) V ERG If you toughen something or if it toughens, you make it stronger so that it will not break easily. [V n] Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins. [V ed] … English dictionary
toughen — UK [ˈtʌf(ə)n] / US verb Word forms toughen : present tense I/you/we/they toughen he/she/it toughens present participle toughening past tense toughened past participle toughened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become more strict, or to make… … English dictionary
toughen — verb Toughen is used with these nouns as the object: ↑penalty … Collocations dictionary
toughen — tough|en [ˈtʌfən] v also toughen up [I and T] to become tougher, or to make someone or something tougher ▪ toughened glass ▪ Three years in the army toughened him up … Dictionary of contemporary English
toughen — tough|en [ tʌfn ] or ,toughen up verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become more strict or make something more strict: Universities are toughening up their entrance requirements. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to become mentally or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English