tough

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

   Only a tough species will survive in the desert.

   widerstandsfähig

   physically toughened

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

   He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.

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

   тяжёлыйtjažólyj, тру́дныйtrúdnyj, тя́жкийtjážkij

6. (figuratively)Rowdy or rough.

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

7. (dated, slang)Cool, awesome, great.

8. (figuratively, informal)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. (figuratively, informal)Strict, not lenient.

    tough on crime

1. That's a tough question to answer.

   На це запитання складно відповісти.

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2. It'll be tough to do that.

   Це буде важко зробити.

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3. Is it going to be tough?

   Це буде важко?

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4. Tom is tough to deal with.

   З Томом важко мати справу.

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5. Tom had to make a tough decision.

   Том має прийняти важке рішення.

   ruТо́му нужно было принять тяжёлое решение.

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