English to Frisian Meaning of tough - taai

Tough :
taai

stevige, sterk, robúst, taai, ynspannend, flektierbar, stive, fêsthaldend, frekwint, ticht, dik, kubike, fêst, opkringerich, hartnäckig

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Definitions of tough in English
Noun(1) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing(2) an aggressive and violent young criminal(3) a cruel and brutal fellow
Adjective(1) not given to gentleness or sentimentality(2) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution(3) physically toughened(4) substantially made or constructed(5) violent and lawless(6) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'(7) resistant to cutting or chewing(8) unfortunate or hard to bear(9) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Examples of tough in English
(1) I've been grazing among the blogs and chewing that question like a tough mouthful of cud.(2) Duck legs have fairly tough meat - the legs are worked hard during their lifespan, making the flesh taut and muscly.(3) ÔÇÿThey are a good side and it will be a tough match,ÔÇÖ he had offered dutifully beforehand, and he wasn't wrong.(4) But it was big job, a very tough assignment that required major cultural changes.(5) One of the worst, as any politician will attest, is that it is very tough on families.(6) The Government was positioning itself nicely to run a campaign based on its tough approach to dealing with asylum seekers.(7) This appraisal is as tough , uncompromising and brutally simplistic as many of Brogden's law-and-order policies.(8) The Aldgate train was the standard London model, built of a tough steel frame upon which aluminium bodywork is bolted firmly down.(9) Clarence Moore fills various roles, from perimeter shooter to tough defender to solid rebounder.(10) He said it is very tough on Irish students who need up to 570 points to get medicine and may miss out by just 15 or 20 points.(11) If you have ever polished some hard, tough material like metal or marble you know how much energy it takes.(12) He said it was tough on students for whom it was the last day of their exams.(13) In any case, with Beeching reluctant to play the game and with Marples determined to be tough , it was difficult to predict which lines would be spared in advance.(14) Most of them are sipping coffee, or reading newspapers, or chewing morosely on tough bread.(15) In early 1943 two American professors discovered that a very tough material could be produced by adding a small amount of wood pulp to water before freezing.(16) He's a tough old bastard, and he's pulled through things like this before.
Related Phrases of tough
(1) tough guy ::
taaie guy
(2) tough luck ::
taaie luck
(3) get tough ::
get swier
(4) tough love ::
drege leafde
(5) be tough ::
swier
(6) very tough ::
hiel drege
(7) tough as nails ::
tough as nails
(8) tough cookie ::
taaie koekje
(9) it's tough ::
it is dreech
(10) too tough ::
te drege
Synonyms
Adjective
1. durable ::
duorsum
3. robust ::
robúst
4. strict ::
strikt
5. arduous ::
arduous
6. difficult ::
dreech
7. rugged ::
rugged
8. bad ::
min
9. sturdy ::
stevige
10. baffling ::
baffling
12. hard ::
hurd
Noun
13. ruffian ::
skarlún
14. rowdy ::
Rowdy
15. punk ::
punk
16. street fighter ::
Street Fighter
Antonyms
1. tender ::
oanbesteging
Different Forms
tough, toughed, toughen, toughened, toughening, toughens, tougher, toughest, toughing, toughly, toughness, toughs
Word Example from TV Shows
MAN: This week was tough.

MAN: This week was TOUGH.

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 12

Seriously, when the going gets tough,

Seriously, when the going gets TOUGH,

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 8

It's a tough decision.

It's a TOUGH decision.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

Not your usual street tough or drunken pirate.

Not your usual street TOUGH or drunken pirate.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7

'cause that's a tough crowd.

'cause that's a TOUGH crowd.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 12

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