toughen up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for toughen up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.toughen up VB [Am ˈtəfən -, Brit ˈtʌfn -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

II.toughen up VB [Am ˈtəfən -, Brit ˈtʌfn -] (v + adv)

Translations for toughen up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.toughen [Am ˈtəfən, Brit ˈtʌfn] VB trans

II.toughen [Am ˈtəfən, Brit ˈtʌfn] VB intr

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

toughen up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for toughen up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She is tried, convicted and sent to prison where she quickly learns to toughen up if she wants to survive.
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Toughen up princess its test cricket and your boys do it as well.
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Some bodies toughen up with work, others break.
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I've just got to toughen up and be a better leader.
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I'm not sure when they last won a trophy, so maybe as a club, their players need to toughen up a bit.
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Then there's a crystal system that lets you toughen up various aspects of a character, from strength to defence.
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Just give the players a break and let them toughen up.
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This practice, which is now widely recognized as dangerous, was at the time commonly employed by athletic coaches in an attempt to toughen up their players.
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I suggest the princesses from the right drink a bag of cement and toughen up it will be rough ride for the next few years.
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There will be those who simply say she's got to toughen up, grow a thicker skin.
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