tough - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs
				`tough adj.`			`hart`
				`tough adj.`			`schwierig`
				`tough adj.`			`rau`
				`tough adj. or [ENGIN.][GEOL.]`			`zäh`
				`tough adj.`			`widerstandsfähig`
				`tough adj.`			`hartnäckig`
				`tough adj.`			`robust`
				`tough adj.`			`angespannt`
				`tough adj.`			`hart im Nehmen`
				`tough adj.`			`strapazierfähig`
				`tough adj.`			`brutal`
				`tough adj.`			`grob`
				`tough adj.`			`taff [coll.]`
				`tough - rock adj. [GEOL.]`			`frech`

Nouns
				`tough choice`			`schwierige Entscheidung`
				`tough competition`			`harter Wettbewerb`
				`tough sell`			`aggressive Verkaufsmethode`
				`a tough customer`			`eine zähe Person`
				`a tough job`			`ein hartes Stück Arbeit`
				`a tough job`			`eine schwierige Aufgabe`
				`tough sledding [fig.]`			`mühsames Vorankommen`
				`tough cookie [coll.]`			`jmd., der sich nicht unterkriegen lässt`
				`tough love (Amer.) [coll.]`			`Politik der Anregung zur Selbsthilfe durch Sozialkürzungen`
				`tough failure [TECH.]`			`der Zähbruch pl.`
				`tough fracture [TECH.]`			`duktiler Bruch`
				`tough fracture [TECH.]`			`der Zähbruch pl.`
				`tough rock [GEOL.]`			`zäher Fels`
				`tough rock [GEOL.]`			`zähes Gestein`
				`tough at sub-zero steel [TECH.]`			`kaltzäher Stahl`
				`tough competitive situation [COMM.]`			`angespannte Wettbewerbssituation`
				`tough-pitch copper [MIN.]`			`zähgepoltes Kupfer`

Verbs
				`to tough sth. out`			`etw.^acc. durchstehen \| stand durch, durchgestanden \|`
				`to tough it out`			`nicht nachgeben`
				`to be of tough stock`			`aus hartem Holz geschnitzt sein`
				`to be tough on so.`			`jmdn. hart anfassen`
				`to take a tough stance`			`eine kompromisslose Haltung einnehmen`
				`to have a tough time`			`Schwierigkeiten haben`
				`to play tough with so.`			`mit jmdm. hart umgehen`

Phrases / Collocations
				`Tough luck!`			`Pech!`
				`Tough luck!`			`Pech gehabt!`
				`Tough luck. - used to express sympathy (Brit.) [coll.]`			`So ein Pech.`
				`Tough luck. - used to express no sympathy (Brit.) [coll.]`			`Tja, Pech. - ironisch`
				`(as) tough as leather`			`(so) zäh wie Leder`
				`a tough nut to crack [fig.]`			`eine harte Nuss [fig.]`
				`The going is tough.`			`Das Vorankommen ist mühsam.`
				`when the going gets tough`			`wenn es hart auf hart kommt`
				`to be a tough customer`			`Haare auf den Zähnen haben`

Examples
				`We've had a tough time.`			`Wir hatten kein leichtes Los.`

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