English-Italian translations for tough

• duro
  Quando il gioco si fa duro, chi ha fatto tanto il duro a parole se ne sta con le mani in mano. When the going gets tough, the tough talkers sit on their hands.
• bullo
• coriaceo
• resistente

Definition of tough

• Strong and resilient; sturdy
• Difficult to cut or chew
• Rugged or physically hardy
• Stubborn
• Harsh or severe
• Difficult or demanding
• Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking
• A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully
• To endure
• To toughen

Examples

• The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
• To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
• Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
• He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
• A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
• This is a tough crowd.
• If you dont like it, tough!
• They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition

Related words

• toughness
• toughen
• toughie
• Stoughton
• tough shit
• tough nut to crack
• tough luck
• tough cookie
• tough crowd