toughste in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for toughste in the English»French Dictionary

toughie [Brit ˈtʌfi, Am ˈtəfi] N inf

1. toughie (person):

toughie

dur m à cuire inf

2. toughie (question, problem):

toughie

colle f inf

that's a toughie!

c'est gratiné! inf

I.toughen up VB [Brit ˈtʌfn -, Am ˈtəfən -] (toughen up)

toughen up person:

toughen up

s'endurcir

II.toughen up VB [Brit ˈtʌfn -, Am ˈtəfən -] (toughen [sb] up, toughen up [sb])

toughen up person:

toughen up

endurcir

III.toughen up VB [Brit ˈtʌfn -, Am ˈtəfən -] (toughen [sth] up, toughen up [sth])

toughen up legislation:

toughen up

durcir

toughly-worded ADJ

toughly-worded

sans concessions

toughen [Brit ˈtʌfn, Am ˈtəfən] VB trans

1. toughen (make stronger):

toughen leather, plastic

renforcer

toughen glass, steel

tremper

toughen skin

durcir

toughen wall

consolider

toughen person

endurcir

2. toughen (make stricter):

toughen, a. toughen up law, regulation, penalty

renforcer

toughen, a. toughen up stance, position

durcir

toughness [Brit ˈtʌfnəs, Am ˈtəfnəs] N

1. toughness (ruthlessness):

toughness (of businessman, criminal)

dureté f

2. toughness (severity):

toughness (of law, measure, penalty)

sévérité f

toughness (of opposition, competition)

acharnement m

3. toughness (harshness):

toughness (of way of life, conditions)

difficulté f

4. toughness (robustness):

toughness (of person, animal)

endurance f

toughness (of plant)

résistance f

5. toughness (durability):

toughness (of material, glass, leather)

robustesse f

toughness pej of meat, vegetable

dureté f

6. toughness (difficulty):

toughness (of work, question)

difficulté f

roughshod [Brit ˈrʌfʃɒd, Am ˈrəfˌʃɑd] ADJ

to ride roughshod over sb/sth

se moquer (totalement) de qn/qc

toughste in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for toughste in the English»French Dictionary

I.toughen up VB intr

toughen up

s'endurcir

II.toughen up VB trans

toughen up

endurcir

toughness N no pl

1. toughness (strength):

toughness a. fig

solidité f

2. toughness (hardness):

toughness a. fig

dureté f

3. toughness (determination):

toughness

ténacité f

4. toughness (strictness):

toughness

sévérité f

5. toughness (difficulty):

toughness

difficulté f

toughen [ˈtʌfən] VB trans

1. toughen (make stronger):

toughen

endurcir

toughen sanctions, laws

renforcer

2. toughen (make hard to cut):

toughen

durcir

toughened glass N

toughened glass

verre m trempé

roughshod [ˈrʌfʃɒd, Am -ʃɑ:d] ADJ

to ride roughshod over sb

traiter qn avec le plus grand mépris