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tough adjective

  /tʌf/
  • (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
  • (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
 zäh
  • (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
 schwierig, knifflig
  • (of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.
 widerstandsfähig

tough interjection

  /tʌf/
  • (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy
 Pech, Pech gehabt

toughness noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being tough.
 Zähigkeit
tough luck
Pech
tough cookie
harter Knochen, zäher Bursche, Überlebenskünstler
tough shit
Pech gehabt, Scheißpech
tough nut to crack
harte Nuss
tough crowd
hartes Publikum
to be tough
hart im Nehmen sein
tough as nails
harte Nuss
do it tough
in der Klemme stecken
hang tough
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