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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

tough /tʌf/ adjetivo -er, -est

1. 1. (strong, hard-wearing) ‹fabric/clothing› resistente, fuerte
   2. ‹meat› duro

2. ‹person›
   1. (resilient) fuerte
   2. (aggressive, violent) bravucón

3. 1. (strict) ‹boss/teacher› severo;
      ‹policy/discipline› duro
   2. ‹exam/decision› difícil

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

tough [tʌf]

I	adjetivo 1   (carne) duro,-a: this meat is a bit tough, esta carne está un poco dura 2   (tela, ropa) fuerte, resistente 3   (examen) difícil 4   (persona) fuerte: he's a real tough guy, es un tipo duro de verdad      pey bravucón,-ona 5   (juez, profesor, etc) severo,-a
II	n fam matón
III	excl tough!, ¡pues te aguantas/fastidias!     ♦ LOC: tough luck!, ¡mala suerte!

tough: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
hang tough		(informal)	mantenerse firme v
make tough			hacer difícil v
tough guy			el gallito
tough job			tarea difícil
tough luck			¡mala suerte!
tough nut		UK	un tipo duro
tough nut			problema difícil de resolver
tough nut			hueso duro de roer
tough nut			persona testaruda
tough nut to crack			problema difícil de resolver
tough nut to crack			persona testaruda
tough policy			política firme
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'tough' also found in these entries:

English:

luck - nut - tough-minded - going - hard - harden - likely - scraggy

Spanish:

afanosa - afanoso - correosa - correoso - fastidiarse - macho - morada - morado - negra - negro - perdonavidas - reñida - reñido - resistente - sargentona - suela - aguantador - arrecho - chingar - duro - embromar - fastidiar - fregado - fregar - gallito - gallo - jalador - joder - jodido - jorobar - machote - posición - postura - tieso

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