| ADJ | tough | tougher | toughest |
| SYNO | bad | baffling | bully | ... |
ADJ positive | comparative | superlative
| tough {adj} [meat; constitution] | zäh [Fleisch; Konstitution] 4287 | |
| tough {adj} [competition, behaviour] | hart [knallhart] 2373 | |
| tough {adj} | schwierig 2143 | |
| tough {adj} | robust 1659 | |
| tough {adj} | hartnäckig 726 | |
| tough {adj} | streng 616 | |
| tough {adj} | widerstandsfähig 600 | |
| tough {adj} | taff [ugs.] [knallhart] 407 | |
| Tough! | Pech! 264 | |
| tough {adj} | fest [stabil] 100 | |
| tough {adj} | tough [ugs.] [auch: taff] 76 | |
| tough {adj} | derb [Leder] 68 | |
| tough {adj} [difficult] | schwer [Frage, Entscheidung, Aufgabe] 63 | |
| tough {adj} | zähe [selten für: zäh] 57 | |
| tough {adj} | stramm [Arbeit, Marsch] 30 | |
| tough {adj} [fig.] | zählebig [Gerücht, Vorurteil] 17 | |
| sports tough {adj} [e.g. a tough match] | kampfbetont [z. B. Fußballspiel] 12 | |
| Tough! [coll.] | Pech gehabt! [ugs.] | |
Substantive |
| tough [esp. Am.] [coll.] [dated] | Schlägertyp {m} 42 | |
| tough [esp. Am.] [coll.] [dated] | harter Bursche {m} | |
2 Wörter: Andere |
| extra-tough {adj} | extrastark | |
| really tough {adj} | knallhart [ugs.] | |
| really tough {adj} | knochenhart [fig.] [ugs.] | |
| Tough luck! [coll.] | Pech gehabt! [ugs.] | |
| Tough shit! [vulg.] | Pech gehabt! | |
| Tough titty! [coll.] [Hard luck!] | Dumm gelaufen! [ugs.] [Pech gehabt!] | |
| Tough titty! [sl.] | Pech gehabt! | |
| Tough toenails! [coll.] | Pech gehabt! [ugs.] | |
| chem. tough-elastic {adj} | zähelastisch | |
| tough-minded {adj} | störrisch | |
2 Wörter: Verben |
| to act tough [coll.] | den starken Mann mimen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to be tough [be able to take a lot] | hart im Nehmen sein [Redewendung] | |
| to get tough | andere Saiten aufziehen [Redewendung] | |
| to hang tough | eine starre Haltung einnehmen | |
| to hang tough [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] | dranbleiben [ugs.] | |
| to tough sth. out [coll.] [idiom] | etw.Akk. durchstehen | |
2 Wörter: Substantive |
| tough bargaining {sg} | zähe Verhandlungen {pl} | |
| tough battle | zäher Kampf {m} | |
| tough bitch [coll.] | knallhartes Weib {n} [ugs.] | |
| tough choice [difficult choice] | schwierige Entscheidung {f} | |
| tough competition | harter Wettbewerb {m} | |
| tough competition | scharfer Wettbewerb {m} | |
| tough cookie [coll.] [fig.] | harter Hund {m} [ugs.] [fig.] | |
| tough cookie [coll.] [fig.] | harter Knochen {m} [ugs.] [fig.] | |
| tough cookie [coll.] [fig.] | zäher Knochen {m} [jemand, der sich nicht unterkriegen lässt] | |
| idiom tough cookie [fig.] | zäher Brocken {m} [fig.] [Person] | |
| tough customer | zäher Kunde {m} | |
| tough customer | schwieriger Kunde {m} | |
| tough day | harter Tag {m} | |
| tough day | schwerer Tag {m} | |
| tough fight | erbitterter Kampf {m} | |
| mil.sports tough fight | harter Kampf {m} [auch fig.] | |
| tough guy [Am.] [coll.] | Schlägertyp {m} [ugs.] | |
| tough job | hartes Stück {n} Arbeit | |
| pol. tough line | harte Linie {f} | |
| pol. tough love [Am.] | [Politik der Anregung zur Selbsthilfe durch Sozialkürzungen] | |
| tough love [Am.] [coll.] | liebevolle Strenge {f} | |
| tough luck | wenig Glück {n} | |
| tough luck [coll.] | Pech {n} | |
| tough measures | scharfe Maßnahmen {pl} | |
| tough problem | schwieriges Problem {n} | |
| tough proposition | robuster Vorschlag {m} | |
| mil.pol.sports tough resistance | harter Widerstand {m} | |
| mil.pol.sports tough resistance | zäher Widerstand {m} | |
| tough sell | harte Nuss {f} [ugs.] [Redewendung] [bes. schwierige Sache, Handel etc.] | |
| idiom tough sledding [coll.] | ein hartes Stück {n} Arbeit [ugs. für: eine schwierige Aufgabe] | |
| agr.hort. tough soil | harter Boden {m} [Erde] | |
| sports tough struggle | harter Kampf {m} [auch fig.] | |
| tough targets | harte Vorgaben {pl} | |
| tough taskmaster | strenger Vorgesetzter {m} | |
| tough time | harte Zeit {f} | |
3 Wörter: Andere |
| after tough negotiations {adv} | nach zähen Verhandlungen | |
3 Wörter: Verben |
| to get tough (with sb.) | (bei jdm.) eine härtere Gangart einlegen [Redewendung] | |
| to get tough (with sb.) | (bei jdm.) eine härtere Gangart einschlagen [Redewendung] | |
| to tough it out [coll.] | nicht nachgeben | |
| to tough it out [coll.] | hartnäckig auf seinem Standpunkt beharren | |
3 Wörter: Substantive |
| a tough call [difficult choice to make] | eine schwierige Wahl {f} | |
| a tough call [difficult decision to make] | eine schwierige Entscheidung {f} | |
| sports a tough match [e.g. football match] | eine kampfbetonte Partie {f} [z. B. Fußballspiel] | |
| a tough nut | eine harte Nuß {f} [alt] | |
| a tough nut [fig.] [coll.] | eine harte Nuss {f} [fig.] [ugs.] | |
| tough struggle (for sth.) | zähes Ringen {n} (um etw.) | |
| tough-pitch copper | Garkupfer {n} | |
| tough-pitch copper | zähgepoltes Kupfer {n} | |
4 Wörter: Andere |
| (as) tough as leather {adj} [idiom] | (so) zäh wie Leder [Redewendung] | |
| (as) tough as nails {adj} [fig.] | knallhart [ugs.] | |
| It's a tough place. [also fig.] [place or environment, sphere] | Es ist ein hartes Pflaster. [fig.] | |
| That's a tough call. [coll.] | Das ist schwer einzuschätzen. | |
| That's a tough call. [coll.] | Das ist eine schwere Entscheidung. | |
| That's a tough choice! | Da fällt die Auswahl schwer! | |
4 Wörter: Verben |
| ungeprüft to be a tough customer [coll.] | Haare auf den Zähnen haben [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to be in tough straits [dire straits] | sich in großen Schwierigkeiten befinden | |
| to have tough luck in sth. | bei etw.Dat. Pech haben | |
| to take a tough stance | eine kompromisslose Haltung einnehmen | |
5+ Wörter: Andere |
| (as) tough as an old boot {adj} [idiom] | (so) zäh wie altes Schuhleder [Redewendung] | |
| (as) tough as old boots {adj} [idiom] | (so) zäh wie altes Schuhleder [Redewendung] | |
| That's a tough nut to crack. [idiom] | Das ist ein dicker / harter Brocken. [Redewendung] | |
| That's tough titty for you. [coll.] | Da hast du Pech gehabt. [ugs.] | |
| Tough on the outside, soft on the inside. | Harte Schale, weicher Kern. [Redewendung] | |
| We've had a tough time. | Wir hatten kein leichtes Los. | |
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Übersetzung für 'tough' von Englisch nach Deutsch
- tough {adj} [meat; constitution]
- zäh [Fleisch; Konstitution]
- tough {adj} [competition, behaviour]
- hart [knallhart]
- tough {adj}
- schwierig
robust
hartnäckig
streng
widerstandsfähig
taff [ugs.] [knallhart]
fest [stabil]
tough [ugs.] [auch: taff]
derb [Leder]
zähe [selten für: zäh]
stramm [Arbeit, Marsch]
- Tough!
- Pech!
- tough {adj} [difficult]
- schwer [Frage, Entscheidung, Aufgabe]
- tough {adj} [fig.]
- zählebig [Gerücht, Vorurteil]
- tough {adj} [e.g. a tough match]
- kampfbetont [z. B. Fußballspiel]sports
- Tough! [coll.]
- Pech gehabt! [ugs.]
- tough [esp. Am.] [coll.] [dated]
- Schlägertyp {m}
harter Bursche {m}
- extra-tough {adj}
- extrastark
- really tough {adj}
- knallhart [ugs.]
knochenhart [fig.] [ugs.]
- Tough luck! [coll.]
- Pech gehabt! [ugs.]
- Tough shit! [vulg.]
- Pech gehabt!
- Tough titty! [coll.] [Hard luck!]
- Dumm gelaufen! [ugs.] [Pech gehabt!]
- Tough titty! [sl.]
- Pech gehabt!
- Tough toenails! [coll.]
- Pech gehabt! [ugs.]
- tough-elastic {adj}
- zähelastischchem.
- tough-minded {adj}
- störrisch
- to act tough [coll.]
- den starken Mann mimen [ugs.] [Redewendung]
- to be tough [be able to take a lot]
- hart im Nehmen sein [Redewendung]
- to get tough
- andere Saiten aufziehen [Redewendung]
- to hang tough
- eine starre Haltung einnehmen
- to hang tough [Am.] [coll.] [idiom]
- dranbleiben [ugs.]
- to tough sth. out [coll.] [idiom]
- etw.Akk. durchstehen
- tough bargaining {sg}
- zähe Verhandlungen {pl}
- tough battle
- zäher Kampf {m}
- tough bitch [coll.]
- knallhartes Weib {n} [ugs.]
- tough choice [difficult choice]
- schwierige Entscheidung {f}
- tough competition
- harter Wettbewerb {m}
scharfer Wettbewerb {m}
- tough cookie [coll.] [fig.]
- harter Hund {m} [ugs.] [fig.]
harter Knochen {m} [ugs.] [fig.]
zäher Knochen {m} [jemand, der sich nicht unterkriegen lässt]
- tough cookie [fig.]
- zäher Brocken {m} [fig.] [Person]idiom
- tough customer
- zäher Kunde {m}
schwieriger Kunde {m}
- tough day
- harter Tag {m}
schwerer Tag {m}
- tough fight
- erbitterter Kampf {m}
harter Kampf {m} [auch fig.]mil.sports
- tough guy [Am.] [coll.]
- Schlägertyp {m} [ugs.]
- tough job
- hartes Stück {n} Arbeit
- tough line
- harte Linie {f}pol.
- tough love [Am.]
- [Politik der Anregung zur Selbsthilfe durch Sozialkürzungen]pol.
- tough love [Am.] [coll.]
- liebevolle Strenge {f}
- tough luck
- wenig Glück {n}
- tough luck [coll.]
- Pech {n}
- tough measures
- scharfe Maßnahmen {pl}
- tough problem
- schwieriges Problem {n}
- tough proposition
- robuster Vorschlag {m}
- tough resistance
- harter Widerstand {m}mil.pol.sports
zäher Widerstand {m}mil.pol.sports
- tough sell
- harte Nuss {f} [ugs.] [Redewendung] [bes. schwierige Sache, Handel etc.]
- tough sledding [coll.]
- ein hartes Stück {n} Arbeit [ugs. für: eine schwierige Aufgabe]idiom
- tough soil
- harter Boden {m} [Erde]agr.hort.
- tough struggle
- harter Kampf {m} [auch fig.]sports
- tough targets
- harte Vorgaben {pl}
- tough taskmaster
- strenger Vorgesetzter {m}
- tough time
- harte Zeit {f}
- after tough negotiations {adv}
- nach zähen Verhandlungen
- to get tough (with sb.)
- (bei jdm.) eine härtere Gangart einlegen [Redewendung]
(bei jdm.) eine härtere Gangart einschlagen [Redewendung]
- to tough it out [coll.]
- nicht nachgeben
hartnäckig auf seinem Standpunkt beharren
- a tough call [difficult choice to make]
- eine schwierige Wahl {f}
- a tough call [difficult decision to make]
- eine schwierige Entscheidung {f}
- a tough match [e.g. football match]
- eine kampfbetonte Partie {f} [z. B. Fußballspiel]sports
- a tough nut
- eine harte Nuß {f} [alt]
- a tough nut [fig.] [coll.]
- eine harte Nuss {f} [fig.] [ugs.]
- tough struggle (for sth.)
- zähes Ringen {n} (um etw.)
- tough-pitch copper
- Garkupfer {n}
zähgepoltes Kupfer {n}
- (as) tough as leather {adj} [idiom]
- (so) zäh wie Leder [Redewendung]
- (as) tough as nails {adj} [fig.]
- knallhart [ugs.]
- It's a tough place. [also fig.] [place or environment, sphere]
- Es ist ein hartes Pflaster. [fig.]
- That's a tough call. [coll.]
- Das ist schwer einzuschätzen.
Das ist eine schwere Entscheidung.
- That's a tough choice!
- Da fällt die Auswahl schwer!
- to be a tough customer [coll.]
- ungeprüft Haare auf den Zähnen haben [ugs.] [Redewendung]
- to be in tough straits [dire straits]
- sich in großen Schwierigkeiten befinden
- to have tough luck in sth.
- bei etw.Dat. Pech haben
- to take a tough stance
- eine kompromisslose Haltung einnehmen
- (as) tough as an old boot {adj} [idiom]
- (so) zäh wie altes Schuhleder [Redewendung]
- (as) tough as old boots {adj} [idiom]
- (so) zäh wie altes Schuhleder [Redewendung]
- That's a tough nut to crack. [idiom]
- Das ist ein dicker / harter Brocken. [Redewendung]
- That's tough titty for you. [coll.]
- Da hast du Pech gehabt. [ugs.]
- Tough on the outside, soft on the inside.
- Harte Schale, weicher Kern. [Redewendung]
- We've had a tough time.
- Wir hatten kein leichtes Los.
Anwendungsbeispiele Englisch
weitere Beispiele ...
- Tough Toby is a boy in Henry's class who is tough. He invited Henry to his party at Lazer Zap in "Horrid Henry's Birthday Party" in the books.
- In this theory, laws are instruments of oppression: tough on the powerless and less tough on the powerful.
- Caught between life, love, and pursuit of the perfect cast-on, these three friends learn that there are never any easy answers, except maybe one-that when the going gets tough, the tough gets knitting.
- Lewis, 191 cm and 99 kg, was a tough, hard ruckman who could carry the rucking load for the team during tough periods.
- As a candidate for Maricopa County Attorney, Andrew Thomas campaigned on "tough on crime, tough on illegal immigration" principles, and promised to stop illegal immigration.
- -tough is co-NP-complete. That is, the decision problem whose answer is "yes" for a graph that is not 1-tough, and "no" for a graph that is 1-tough, is NP-complete.
- They were well known as tough representatives of Kingston upon Hull, a big tough working class port city.
- Then she qualified in New Haven winning three tough matches but had a tough task in the first round and lost to Bartoli.
- Prior to the introduction of TPS cable, tough rubber sheathed (TRS) cable was used. Because of this, TPS is sometimes referred to as "tough plastic sheathed".
- As an adjective, it is equivalent to "tough" as in "It is tough" ("Está cabrón").
- When the going gets tough, the tough get going is a popular witticism in American English.
- In an interview, Debbrata Mukherjee said "It was really tough. It was tough to write about such a person neutrally with whom I have been roaming in the Khulna town for 12 years".
- He said "tough calls" such as allowing it were an option Trump was ready to take: "If experienced intelligence officials come to the President of the United States and say we think this terrorist has critical information and we need to obtain it and this is the only way we can obtain it—it's a tough call.
- Vanderbilt interim head coach Robbie Caldwell had a tough year in 2010 with injuries and tough schedule, going 2–10.
- Robert Ruark wrote the foreword for Stern's 1964 book, "An American in Rome", describing Stern as "a legend in modern Rome" who is "a tough boy, and... writes tough prose".
- Son Dae-Ho ([...]; born September 11, 1981) is a South Korean football player. Son is a tough defender who utilizes his own height and strong pressure. His nickname is 'tough guy' in K-League.
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