tougher in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.tough <tougher toughest> [Am təf, Brit tʌf] ADJ

II.tough [Am təf, Brit tʌf] ADV inf

III.tough [Am təf, Brit tʌf] N inf

tough-minded [Am ˌtəfˈmaɪndəd, Brit] ADJ

get-tough [ˈɡɛttʌf] ADJ attr

I.tough out VB [Am təf -, Brit tʌf -] (v + o + adv)

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tougher in the PONS Dictionary

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tougher Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the new shop will have a tough time competing with the two supermarkets
la nueva tienda lo tendrá difícil si quiere competir con los dos supermercados
to be tough as old boots meat
estar más duro que una suela
to be tough on sb
ser severo con alguien
tough luck
mala suerte
to tough it out (endure)
no ceder
to tough it out (face up to)
afrontar
when the going gets tough (the tough get going)
cuando las cosas se ponen feas (los fuertes entran en acción)
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Units were sent here to recuperate and retrain after tougher fighting elsewhere and before returning to take part in more active operations.
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It also demonstrates the collusion of government officials with these organizations and calls for much tougher laws to prevent malpractices.
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The ghostbuster eggplant has tougher skin than the purple variety.
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The farther you put your feet from the wall, the tougher the pushup.
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He said demand for knock-down-and-rebuild land sites had come off the boil, and tougher bank lending practices were affecting a broad spectrum of buyers.
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These and other additives combined with heat and light can make the finish tougher, by cross-linking the polymers and oils in the shellac.
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Tougher terrain surfaces on the ground use up greater numbers of action points.
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But that is effectively quibbling around the edges of a broader reality, one that suggests regulators should have been enough tougher on lenders.
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And as you were getting older, was it getting tougher to sort of live down here?
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To make himself look tougher he wears a belt of rubber skulls, although the effect is somewhat spoiled by the skull with a red nose.
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