tough

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

zwaar

straf

moeilijk

sterk

machtig

hard

fiks

geducht

krachtig

lastig

taai

slim

moeitevol

zuur

moeizaam

streng

bar

duchtig

potig

robuust

ruw

smartelijk

stevig

stoer

struis

stug

treurig

☹️

triest

vlijtig

werkzaam

zeer

woesteling

onverzettelijk

arbeidzaam

weerstandsvermogen

bedroevend

beest

bruut

deerlijk

degelijk

🔉

droef

☹️

droevig

☹️

ferm

fors

hardnekkig

hecht

ijverig

jammer

naarstig

nijver

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

dur

difficile

duro

fuerte

zäh

schwer

duro

hart

σκληρός

puissant

fort

kräftig

robuste

ακμαίος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tʌf/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: tough

Overgenomen van Oudengels: tōh

Verwant aan Schots: teuch

Verwant aan Nederlands: taai

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: tage

Verwant aan Duits: 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”).