tough

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Strong and resilient; sturdy.
2. Difficult to cut or chew.
3. Rugged or physically hardy.
4. Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
5. (usually) Harsh or severe.
6. Rowdy or rough.
7. (usually) Difficult or demanding.
8. (material) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
9. Strict, not lenient.

Intj

Used to indicate lack of sympathy

Noun

A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

Verb

1. To endure.
2. To toughen.

Concepts

dur

difficile

puissant

robuste

épais

rude

coriace

sévère

pénible

solide

dure

endurant

acharné

fort

brute

opiniâtre

épaisse

résistant

tenace

laborieux

voyou

ferme

pâteux

problématique

raide

vigoureux

asocial

blouson noir

calé

casseur

farouchement

fermement

fixée

paumé

solidement

visqueux

écriture brouillonne

peu conciliant

mordicus

rufian

houligan

pauv’type

obstinée

acharnée

costaude

exigeante

ardu

audacieux

austère

bandit

Synonymes

hard

strong

difficult

firm

rough

stiff

sturdy

harsh

tenacious

solid

robust

hardy

bad

👎

rugged

arduous

severe

powerful

heavy

unyielding

durable

stubborn

vigorous

thick

strict

stern

stallwart

ruffian

not tender

potent

old

🧓

mighty

forceful

bitter

challenging

rowdy

wiry

rigid

roughneck

painful

resistant

inconvenient

awkward

intractable

austere

hopeless

sharp

coarse

hoodlum

burly

formidable

Traductions

zwaar

fuerte

duro

zäh

σκληρός

schwer

hart

duro

straf

fort

kräftig

ακμαίος

moeilijk

stark

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tʌf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: tough

Hérité de ancien anglais: tōh

Appartenant à écossais: teuch

Appartenant à néerlandais: taai

Appartenant à bas-allemand: tage

Appartenant à allemand: zäh

In summary

From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, toȝ, from Old English tōh (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian toai (“tough, strong”), Bavarian zaach, zach (“tough, tenacious, dogged”), Dutch taai (“tough, resilient”), German zäh, zähe (“tough, tenacious, dogged”), Luxembourgish zéi (“tough, rugged, hardy”).