Italian-English translations for duro

tough
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When the going gets tough, the tough talkers sit on their hands. Quando il gioco si fa duro, chi ha fatto tanto il duro a parole se ne sta con le mani in mano. 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.
hard
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Throughout this summer there has been talk of a hard blow. Per tutta l'estate si è parlato di un duro colpo. After six months of hard work, we now have a balanced report. Dopo sei mesi di duro lavoro ora abbiamo una relazione equilibrata. This system is a hard one, undoubtedly, perhaps a very hard one, but an inevitable one. E' un sistema duro, certamente molto duro, ma inevitabile.

severe
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The defeat of the Zairean army was a severe blow for Kinshasa. La sconfitta dell'esercito zairese è stata un duro colpo per Kinshasa. The degradation of ecosystems will cause a severe blow to the health of our economies and of European citizens. Il degrado degli ecosistemi provocherà un duro colpo alla salute delle nostre economie e dei cittadini europei. a severe taskmaster
erectto erect a house or a fortto erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.
harshThis may sound harsh or even simplistic, but that is how it is. Forse vi sembrerò troppo duro, o forse troppo semplicistico, ma è la verità. Prepare yourself for our harsh, but fair, exchange of views with you and your College. Si prepari per uno scambio di opinioni duro, ma equo, con lei e il suo Collegio. Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
macho man
stark
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I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks.I screamed in stark terror.A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk.
stern
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stiff
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He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fineMy legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterdaya stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze