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tough
/tʌf/ adjectiveTranslation
DIFFICULT › difficult
zor
He's had a tough time at work recently. We've had to make some tough decisions.1785SEVERE › Tough rules are severe.
sert, katı
tough new laws on noise pollution1035STRONG THING › not easily damaged, cut, etc
dayanıklı, kolay etkilenmeyen
Children's shoes have to be tough. This meat's very tough.1916907STRONG PERSON › physically strong and not afraid of violence
güçlü, dayanıklı, sağlam
a tough guy 1916DETERMINED › determined and not easily upset
kararlı, kolay etkilenmeyen
You have to be tough to survive in politics.1917UNFAIR › unfair or unlucky
şanssız, çok fena
It can be tough on kids when parents get divorced.1760(Definition of tough adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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