Значение

значений: 10
  1. Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.

    The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.

  2. Of food, difficult to cut or chew.

    To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.

    zäh

    жёсткийžóstkij

  3. (переносно)Of a person or animal, rugged or physically hardy.

    Only a tough species will survive in the desert.

    widerstandsfähig

    physically toughened

  4. (переносно)Of a person, stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.

    He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.

  5. (разговорное)Of weather, harsh or severe.

    тяжёлыйtjažólyj, тру́дныйtrúdnyj, тя́жкийtjážkij

  6. (переносно)Rowdy or rough.

    A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.

  7. (устаревшее, сленг)Cool, awesome, great.

  8. (переносно, разговорное)Of a question, difficult or demanding.

    This is a tough crowd.

    2010, Rushworth M. Kidder, Good Kids, Tough Choices, Wiley (Jossey-Bass), page 96, What Lara faced, in fact, falls right into the pool of light beneath our second lens: making tough choices.

    knifflig, schwierig

  9. (material)Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

    zäh

    про́чныйpróčnyj

  10. (переносно, разговорное)Strict, not lenient.

    tough on crime

Примеры

предложений: 951
  1. I've had a really tough day.

    У меня был очень трудный день. — marafon

    deIch habe heute einen wirklich schweren Tag gehabt. — Naina

  2. I know that times are tough.

    Я знаю, что времена трудные. — marafon

  3. We have to be tough sometimes.

    Иногда мы должны быть жесткими. — djbios

    deManchmal muss man hart im Nehmen sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom said his job was tough.

    Том сказал, что у него трудная работа. — marafon

  5. This last month has been tough.

    Прошедший месяц был нелёгким. — Wezel

Переводы

языков: 8
Русский
По значениям 3
difficult to chew:
harsh or severe:
material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
difficult to chew:
rugged or physically hardy:
difficult or demanding:

Происхождение

From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, toȝ, from Old English tōh (“tough, tenacious, holdi

From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, toȝ, from Old English tōh (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from *tinganą (“to press upon, throng”), from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”).

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Формы

tougher, toughest
Сравнительная степеньtougher Урок
Превосходная степеньtoughest Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 130
Близкие по смыслу
  • physically toughened:toughened
  • feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’):bad
  • substantially made or constructed:sturdy
  • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution:rugged
  • unfortunate or hard to bear:hard
  • violent and lawless:ruffianly

Антонимы

антонимов: 1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 46

Сочетаемость

шаблонов: 12
  • is a tough
  • had a tough
  • as tough as
  • tough decision
  • a tough decision
  • a very tough
  • tough guy
  • be tough to
  • be very tough
  • to be tough
  • a tough day
  • a pretty tough

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