tough
suomi-englanti sanakirjatough englannista suomeksi
kova, sitkeä
kovanaama
rankka, vaikea, raskas, hankala
huono, paha, karhea, ikävä
vankka, vahva
kovettunut
ankara
kovis
tough englanniksi
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Rugged or physically hardy.
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Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
1998, Lois Liederman Davitz, Joel Robert Davitz, ''20 Tough Questions Teenagers Ask and 20 Tough Answers'', Paulist Press, pages 6-7,
- But let's get back to the tough question about sex before marriage. And this is a tough question. In fact we would rank the question you've both raised as pretty high on our list of tough questions.
(quote-video game)
2010, Rushworth M. Kidder, ''Good Kids, Tough Choices'', (w) (Jossey-Bass), page 96,
- What Lara faced, in fact, falls right into the pool of light beneath our second lens: making tough choices.
Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
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(non-gloss definition)
''If you don't like it, tough!''
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To endure.
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To toughen.
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