tough talk in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tough talk in the English»Italian Dictionary

tough talk N U

tough talk

parole fpl dure (about, on su)

Translations for tough talk in the Italian»English Dictionary

parole dure

tough talk

Translations for tough talk in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf] ADJ

1. tough (ruthless):

tough businessman

duro

tough criminal

incallito

a tough guy or customer inf

un (osso) duro

2. tough:

tough (severe) policy, measure, law

duro, severo

tough stance

rigido

tough opposition

tenace

tough competition

duro

tough criticism

aspro

tough sport (hard)

duro

tough (violent)

violento

to take a tough line

adottare la linea dura (on sth per qc; with sb nei confronti di, con qn)

you were a bit tough on him

sei stato un po' duro con lui

to get tough with sb

usare le maniere forti con qn

3. tough (difficult):

tough way of life, conditions, situation

difficile, duro

tough problem, task

arduo

tough match, decision

difficile

tough challenge

duro

to have a tough time

trovare difficile (doing fare)

she's having a tough time

sta attraversando un periodo difficile

4. tough (hardy):

tough person, animal

robusto

tough plant

resistente

5. tough (durable):

tough material, skin, layer

resistente

tough pej meat, vegetable

duro, coriaceo

6. tough (rough):

tough area

brutto, difficile

tough school

duro

7. tough (unfortunate) inf:

that's tough

questa è scalogna!

tough luck!

che sfortuna!

tough luck! (unsympathetically)

peggio per te!

tough shit! vulg sl

che sfiga di merda! che cazzo di sfiga!

it was tough on them

è stato un duro colpo per loro

8. tough Am (great):

tough inf

forte

II.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf] N (person)

tough

duro m / dura f

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

tough

peggio per te

IV.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf] VB trans

tough → tough out

V.tough [Brit tʌf, Am təf]

this meat is as tough as old boots inf

questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa

she's as tough as old boots inf

è una vera dura

to hang tough Am inf

tenere duro

hang tough!

tieniti forte!

See also tough out

tough out VB [tʌf -] inf (tough [sth] out)

tough out crisis

superare

tough out recession

affrontare

to tough it out

reggere il colpo

I.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] N

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

chiacchiere fpl

talk U

voci fpl

there is talk of sth, of doing

si parla di qc, di fare

there is talk of me doing

si dice (in giro) che io faccia

there is talk that …

corre voce che …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

si fa un gran parlare di qc

he's all talk

è uno che sa solo parlare (ma non fa i fatti)

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

non sono che belle parole

it's just talk

sono solo chiacchiere

such talk is dangerous, ridiculous

è pericoloso, è ridicolo dire queste cose

he dismissed talk of problems, defeat

ha respinto le voci riguardo a problemi, ad una sconfitta

they are the talk of the town

sono sulla bocca di tutti

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversazione f

talk

colloquio m

to have a talk with sb

parlare con qn

to have a talk about sth, sb

parlare di qc, qn (with con)

to have a talk about sth, sb

avere un colloquio su qn, qc (with con)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

discorso m

talk (speech)

conferenza f (about, on su)

talk (more informal)

conversazione f

to give a talk

tenere una conferenza

radio talk

conversazione or tavola rotonda radiofonica

II.talks N

talks npl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

negoziati m

talks (between governments)

trattative f (between fra)

talks (between several groups, countries)

trattative f

talks (between management and unions)

trattative f (beween tra)

to hold talks

tenere una conferenza

arms talks

negoziati sul disarmo

pay talks

trattative salariali

trade talks

trattative commerciali

talks about talks

colloqui per intavolare un negoziato

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business, sport

parlare di affari, di sport

to talk politics

discutere di politica

2. talk (speak):

talk Italian, Spanish etc.

parlare

to talk nonsense

dire cose senza senso or sciocchezze

she's talking sense

dice cose sensate

we're talking £2 million, three years inf

si parla or si tratta di 2 milioni di sterline, tre anni

we're talking a huge investment, a major project inf

stiamo parlando di un grande investimento, un importante progetto

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuadere qn a fare

to talk sb out of doing

dissuadere qn dal fare

you've talked me into it!

mi hai convinto!

to talk one's way out of doing

riuscire (parlando) a evitare di fare

IV.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parlare

talk

discutere

to talk to or with sb

parlare a or con qn

to talk to oneself

parlare da solo or tra sé e sé

to talk about sth, about doing

parlare di qc, di fare

to talk at sb

parlare a qn con supponenza or senza ascoltare le sue risposte

to keep sb talking

fare parlare qn (il più a lungo possibile)

I'm not talking to him (out of pique)

non gli parlo più

talking of films, tennis…

a proposito di film, tennis…

he knows, he doesn't know what he's talking about

sa, non sa di cosa sta parlando

it's easy or all right for you to talk, but you don't have to do it!

è facile per te parlare, ma non sei tu a doverlo fare!

who am I to talk?

chi sono io per (potere) parlare?

look or listen who's talking! or you're a fine one to talk! or you can talk!

senti chi parla!

now you're talking!

questo sì che è parlare!

talk about stupid! inf

(pensa) che scemo!

talk about expensive!

alla faccia dei prezzi!

talk about laugh, work! inf

altro che risate, lavoro!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

chiacchierare

talk pej

sparlare

to give people sth to talk about

dare alla gente qualcosa di cui parlare

to be much talked about person:

essere molto chiacchierato

to be much talked about matter:

essere molto dibattuto

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parlare

tough talk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tough talk in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tough [tʌf] ADJ

1. tough:

tough fabric, substance

resistente

tough meat, skin

duro, -a

to be tough as old boots meat

essere duro come una suola di scarpa

2. tough (hardy):

tough person

forte

3. tough (strict):

tough

severo, -a

tough negotiator

inflessibile

to be tough on sb

essere severo con qn

4. tough (difficult):

tough

arduo, -a

tough exam, question

difficile

5. tough (violent):

tough

violento, -a

6. tough inf (unlucky):

tough luck

sfortuna nera

II.tough [tʌf] N inf

tough

teppista mf

I.talk [tɔ:k] N

1. talk (conversation):

talk

conversazione f

2. talk (lecture):

talk

conferenza f

3. talk (things said):

talk

chiacchiere f pl

big talk

spacconata f

4. talk pl (formal discussions):

talk

trattative f pl

Phrases:

to be the talk of the town

essere sulla bocca di tutti

to be all talk (and no action)

parlare tanto (e non passare mai ai fatti)

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB intr

talk (speak):

talk

parlare

to talk about sb behind their back

parlar male di qn alle sue spalle

to give sb something to talk about

dare a qn di che parlare

Phrases:

to talk dirty

dire oscenità

look who's talking inf

senti chi parla!

you're a fine one to talk inf

parli proprio tu!

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB trans

1. talk (utter):

talk

dire

2. talk (discuss):

talk

parlare di

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For all his tough talk and rebel image, it was like he needed her, he was clingy.

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