tough

tough
tough [tʌf]
1. adjective
   a. ( = strong) [material] solide ; [meat] coriace
   b. ( = mentally strong) solide
• you have to be tough to do that kind of work il faut être solide pour faire ce genre de travail
   c. [person] ( = hard in character) dur
• tough guy dur m
• they're tough customers ce sont des durs à cuire (inf)
• to get tough with sb (inf) se montrer dur envers qn
   d. ( = hard) [resistance, struggle] acharné ; [task] pénible ; [problem] difficile ; [neighbourhood] dur
• it's tough when you have kids c'est dur quand on a des enfants
• to take a tough line on sth se montrer inflexible sur qch
• to take a tough line with sb se montrer inflexible avec qn
• it took tough talking to get them to agree to the deal il a fallu d'âpres négociations pour qu'ils acceptent de conclure cette affaire
   e. ( = unfortunate) (inf) that's tough c'est dur
• to have a tough time of it (inf) en voir de dures (inf)
• tough luck déveine (inf) f
• tough luck! ( = you'll have to put up with it) tant pis pour toi !
2. noun
( = person) (inf) dur m
3. adverb
• to act tough jouer au dur
4. transitive verb
• to tough it out (inf) ( = hold out) tenir bon
5. compounds
► tough love (inf) noun amour m vache (inf)
► tough-minded adjective inflexible
* * *
[tʌf] 1.
noun (person) dur m
2.
adjective
1) [businessman] coriace; [criminal] endurci; [policy, measure, law] sévère; [opposition, competition, criticism] rude

a tough guy — un dur (colloq)

to get tough with somebody — se montrer dur avec quelqu'un

tough talk — propos mpl inflexibles

that's tough — manque de pot! (colloq)

tough luck! — manque de pot! (colloq); (unsympathetically) tant pis pour toi!

2) (difficult) difficile

to have a tough time — avoir des difficultés

she's having a tough time — elle traverse une période difficile

3) (robust) [person, animal] robuste; [plant, material] résistant; péj [meat] coriace pej
4) (rough) [area, school] dur
3.
(colloq) exclamation tant pis pour toi!
Phrasal Verbs:
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to be as tough as old boots — être coriace


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