Tough
//tʌf//
Translations of "tough" (31 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basque | gogor(rugged or physically hardy) | — | |
| Bulgarian | жилав(difficult to chew), корав(difficult to chew), труден(harsh or severe), труден(difficult or demanding), устойчив(rugged or physically hardy) | žilav, korav, truden, truden, ustojčiv | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 艱苦 /艰苦(harsh or severe) | jiānkǔ | |
| Dutch | taai(difficult to chew), jammer(lack of sympathy) | — | |
| Finnish | ankara(harsh or severe), hankala(difficult or demanding), kova(rowdy or rough), sitkeä(difficult to chew), sitkeä(rugged or physically hardy), sitkeä(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), vaativa(difficult or demanding), harmi(lack of sympathy) | — | |
| French | dur(difficult or demanding) | — | |
| Friulian | dûr(rugged or physically hardy) | — | |
| Galician | difícil(difficult or demanding), duro(difficult to chew), duro(harsh or severe) | — | |
| Georgian | გამძლე(rugged or physically hardy), მკაცრი(harsh or severe), მტკიცე(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), უხეში(rowdy or rough), ხულიგანი(rowdy or rough) | gamʒle, mḳacri, mṭḳice, uxeši, xuligani | |
| German | knifflig(difficult or demanding), schwierig(difficult or demanding), widerstandsfähig(rugged or physically hardy), zäh(difficult to chew), zäh(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), Pech(lack of sympathy), Pech gehabt(lack of sympathy) | — | |
| Greek | σκληρός(difficult to chew), σκληρός(rugged or physically hardy), σκληρός(rowdy or rough), τραχύς(rugged or physically hardy), σκληρός(one who obtains things by force) | sklirós, sklirós, sklirós, trachýs, sklirós | |
| Hindi | सख़्त(rugged or physically hardy), सख्त(rugged or physically hardy) | saxt, sakht | |
| Hungarian | rágós(difficult to chew) | — | |
| Irish | righin(difficult to chew) | — | |
| Italian | coriaceo(difficult to chew), duro(difficult to chew), duro(rugged or physically hardy), resistente(rugged or physically hardy) | — | |
| Japanese | きつい(harsh or severe), たいへん(harsh or severe), 硬い(difficult to chew), 辛い(harsh or severe) | kitsui, taihen, katai, tsurai | |
| Khmer | កំណាច(rowdy or rough), ប្រិត(harsh or severe), ពិបាក(difficult or demanding), មាំ(rugged or physically hardy), រឹង(difficult to chew), ស្វិត(difficult to chew) | kɑmnaac, prət, pibaak, mŏəm, rɨng, svət | |
| Māori | kākatikati(difficult to chew), kākoa(difficult to chew), pūioio(difficult to chew), pūioio(rugged or physically hardy), taikaha(harsh or severe) | — | |
| Norwegian | seig(difficult to chew) | — | |
| Pashto | سخت(rugged or physically hardy), کلک(difficult to chew), کلک(rugged or physically hardy), ګران(difficult or demanding) | saxt, klak, klak, grân | |
| Persian | سفت(difficult to chew), چغر(difficult to chew) | seft, čeġer | |
| Plautdietsch | toag(difficult to chew), toag(rugged or physically hardy) | — | |
| Polish | odporny(rugged or physically hardy), twardy(difficult to chew), wytrzymały(rugged or physically hardy) | — | |
| Portuguese | difícil(difficult or demanding), duro(difficult to chew), durão(rowdy or rough), resistente(rugged or physically hardy), severo(harsh or severe), valentão(one who obtains things by force) | — | |
| Russian | жёсткий(difficult to chew), про́чный(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), тру́дный(harsh or severe), тя́жкий(harsh or severe), тяжёлый(harsh or severe) | žóstkij, próčnyj, trúdnyj, tjážkij, tjažólyj | |
| Scottish Gaelic | fulangach(rugged or physically hardy), righinn(difficult to chew), tapaidh(rugged or physically hardy) | — | |
| Spanish | de mano dura(difficult or demanding), recio(rugged or physically hardy), resistente(rugged or physically hardy), rudo(rugged or physically hardy), rudo(harsh or severe), rudo(rowdy or rough), severo(harsh or severe), tetelque(difficult or demanding), tranca(difficult or demanding), ni modo(lack of sympathy) | — | |
| Swedish | seg(difficult to chew), seg(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), svår(harsh or severe), svår(difficult or demanding), tuff(rowdy or rough), tuff(difficult or demanding), tålig(rugged or physically hardy), trist för dig(lack of sympathy) | — | |
| Turkish | sert(difficult to chew) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bền(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), dai(difficult to chew), du côn(rowdy or rough), dẻo(material science: undergoing plastic deformation before breaking), dẻo dai(rugged or physically hardy), khó(difficult or demanding), khó nhai(difficult to chew), khắc nghiệt(harsh or severe), mạnh mẽ(rugged or physically hardy), ngoan cố(difficult or demanding) | — | |
| Yiddish | שטאַרקער(one who obtains things by force) | shtarker |
gogor
taai, jammer
ankara, hankala, kova, sitkeä, sitkeä, sitkeä, vaativa, harmi
dur
dûr
difícil, duro, duro
knifflig, schwierig, widerstandsfähig, zäh, zäh, Pech, Pech gehabt
rágós
righin
coriaceo, duro, duro, resistente
kākatikati, kākoa, pūioio, pūioio, taikaha
seig
toag, toag
odporny, twardy, wytrzymały
difícil, duro, durão, resistente, severo, valentão
fulangach, righinn, tapaidh
de mano dura, recio, resistente, rudo, rudo, rudo, severo, tetelque, tranca, ni modo
seg, seg, svår, svår, tuff, tuff, tålig, trist för dig
sert
bền, dai, du côn, dẻo, dẻo dai, khó, khó nhai, khắc nghiệt, mạnh mẽ, ngoan cố
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