tough in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tough in the English»French Dictionary

I.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf] N (person)

tough

dur m

II.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf] ADJ

1. tough (ruthless):

tough businessman

coriace

tough criminal

endurci

a tough guy or customer inf

un dur inf

2. tough (severe):

tough policy, stance, measure, law

strict, sévère

tough opposition, competition, criticism

rude

tough attr sport

rude after n

to take a tough line

se montrer dur (on sth à propos de qc, with sb envers qn)

you were a bit tough on him

tu as été un peu dur envers or avec lui

to get tough with sb

se montrer dur avec qn

3. tough (difficult):

tough way of life, conditions, situation

difficile, pénible

tough problem, task, match, decision

difficile

tough challenge

redoutable

to have a tough time

avoir des difficultés (doing pour faire)

she's having a tough time

elle traverse une période difficile

4. tough (hardy):

tough person, animal

robuste

tough plant

résistant

5. tough (durable):

tough material, skin, layer

résistant

tough pej meat, vegetable

coriace pej

6. tough (rough):

tough area, school

dur

7. tough (unfortunate) inf:

that's tough

manque de pot! inf

tough luck!

manque de pot! inf

tough luck! (unsympathetically)

tant pis pour toi!

tough shit sl!

tant pis pour toi!

it was tough on them

c'était vache pour eux inf

8. tough Am (great):

tough inf

génial inf

III.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf] INTERJ inf

tough

tant pis pour toi!

IV.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf]

this meat is as tough as old boots inf

cette viande c'est de la semelle inf

she's as tough as old boots inf

elle est coriace inf

to hang tough inf Am

tenir bon

hang tough!

accroche-toi! inf

tough cookie N inf

tough cookie

dur/-e m/f à cuire

tough love N

tough love

amour m qui exclut la permissivité

to practise tough love

aimer sans tout permettre

tough-minded ADJ

tough-minded

ferme et résolu

tough talk N U

tough talk

propos mpl inflexibles (about au sujet de, on sur)

I.tough out VB [Brit tʌf -, Am təf -] inf (tough [sth] out)

tough out crisis

surmonter

tough out recession

faire face à

to tough it out

tenir le coup inf

tough break N inf

tough break

déveine f

Translations for tough in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

coriace

tough, hard-headed

coriace

tough

chiadé (chiadée)

tough

endurant (endurante) personne, sportif

tough, with stamina attr, après n

tough in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tough in the English»French Dictionary

I.tough [tʌf] ADJ

1. tough (hard-wearing):

tough material, covering

solide

2. tough (hard to eat):

tough

dur(e)

3. tough (hard to deal with):

tough exam, examiner, game, conditions

dur(e)

a tough area to grow up in

une zone où il est difficile de grandir

she had a pretty tough time

elle a eu un moment dur

to take a tough line on cheating

être intraitable sur la triche

4. tough (resilient):

tough soldiers, players, plants

costaud(e)

5. tough inf (unfortunate):

tough

dur

to be tough on sb

être dur avec qn

tough (luck)! sympathetically

pas de chance!

tough (luck)! aggressively

bien fait!

II.tough [tʌf] N Am inf

tough

dur(e) m (f)

III.tough [tʌf] VB trans inf

to tough it out

tenir bon

Translations for tough in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

endurant(e)

tough

tintin!

tough!

tu peux faire tintin!

tough on you!

barbaque

tough meat

coriace

tough

musclé(e)

tough

le problème était plutôt musclé

it was a tough problem

costaud(e)

tough

corsé(e)

tough

rosse

tough

résistant(e) personne, plante, animal

tough

tough Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a tough area to grow up in

une zone où il est difficile de grandir

she had a pretty tough time

elle a eu un moment dur

to take a tough line on cheating

être intraitable sur la triche

to be tough on sb

être dur avec qn

tough (luck)! sympathetically

pas de chance!

tough (luck)! aggressively

bien fait!

to tough it out

tenir bon

hard/tough/stiff cheese! inf

pas de chance!

a tough cookie

un dur à cuire

to be as tough as leather

être de la (vraie) semelle bifteck, escalope

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I was always matched tough, and it was always expected thing to get matched tough.

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Plants that spend more time out of water at the waterline are tougher and have shorter leaves.

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He played in forward, was regarded as a very fast and tough player, who never gave up.

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In the race, he completed all but two laps, a tough task at the short track.

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These tough seasons created some major decisions for the school.

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Car is available in 3.5 to 5 lakh range and it is giving very tough competition to all other cars of this segment.

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A small elite is taking the tough decisions and (ab) uses the democratic institutions.

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In a tough game both sides finished all square 2-7 to 3-4.

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It's a tough life, but the still manage to survive and when the time comes, they take flight.

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He was a tough, difficult man, small in build.

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