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tough / fuerte
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tough
A. -adjective
tougher comparative
toughest superlative
1. (=robust) fuerte
·granny may be old, but she'noun tough
·puede que la abuela sea vieja, pero es fuerte
a. to be (as) tough as old boots * humorous
[person] ser fuerte como un roble *
2. (=hard, uncompromising) [person] duro [neighbourhood, school] peligroso
a. tough [customer] * tíoa masculine/feminine duroa *
b. tough [guy] * tipo (m) duro
c. tough [nut] * tíoa masculine/feminine duroa *
d. to do some tough [talking] = hablar sin rodeos
3. (=resistant) [substance, material] fuerte, resistente [skin] duro
4. (=not tender) [meat] duro
·the steak was as tough as old boots
* el filete estaba duro como la suela de un zapato *
5. (=harsh) [policies] duro, de mano dura [measures] duro [teacher, parent] severo
a. to take a tough [line] on something = adoptar una línea dura con respecto a algo
·to take a tough line [with] somebody
·ponerse duro con somebody, someone
b. to be tough [on] somebody = ser duro con somebody, someone
6. (=difficult) [way of life, situation, day] duro, difícil [choice, question] difícil [competition] fuerte
·it'noun a tough job being Prime Minister
·es duro ser primer ministro
·it'noun a tough job, but somebody has to do it
·es un trabajo duro, pero alguien tiene que hacerlo
·it'noun tough when you have kids
·es difícil cuando tienes niños
·it will be tough to finish it in time
·va a ser difícil acabarlo a tiempo
·his team will be tough to beat
·su equipo será difícil de vencer, va a ser difícil vencer a su equipo
·it was tough trying to raise the cash
·fue difícil conseguir el dinero
a. he has found it tough [going] this year = este añoneself le ha hecho muy cuesta arriba, este año le ha resultado muy difícil
·when the going gets tough
·cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles
b. to have a tough [time] (of it) = pasarlo mal or fatal *, pasar las de Caínoun *
c. when the going gets tough, the tough get going la gente con arrestos se crece ante las adversidades
7. (set expressions)
a. tough !
b. tough [luck]! * ¡mala suerte!
·that'noun your tough luck!
·¡te fastidias!
c. tough [shit] *** te jodes ***
B. -noun *
(=thug) matónoun (m), macarra (m) / macarra masculine (f)
C. -transitive verb *
·to tough it [out]
aguantar el tipo *
D. -adverb
*
1. ·to [act]/[talk] tough
hacerse el duro *
2. (United States)
·to [hang] tough
·mantenerse firme
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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