tough

[US]/tʌf/
[UK]/tʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

- adj. resilient, strong, challenging
Word Forms
Comparativetougher
Superlativetoughest
Pluraltoughs

Phrases & Collocations

rough and tough

mbaya na imara

tough decision

takikia ya kubwa

tough situation

mipango ya kubwa

tough challenges

mipango ya kubwa

tough guy

mwanamume mwenye nguvu

tough it out

kutia kwa kubwa

get tough with

kutumia mchakato wa kubwa na

tough cookie

mafua ya mchafu

tough luck

mabibi mazima

tough nut

mizani mrefu

tough love

mshangao wa kubwa

hang tough

kutia kwa kubwa

Example Sentences

This is a tough problem.

Hii ni mshwari mrefu.

a tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter.

mwenye furaha ya mchakato haujibidi kuwa mwenye furaha ya mchakato.

Smith is as tough as they come.

Smith ni mrefu kama wengine.

field a tough question

ulinda swali zito.

a tough street group.

Kundi la mitaani lenye ujasiri.

a program that is tough but doable.

programu ambayo ni ngumu lakini inawezekana.

She is a tough person.

Aya ni mtu mrefu.

the party's tough stand on immigration.

maombi ya mrefu ya chama kuhusu uchaguzi wa watu.

tough rucksacks for climbers.

rucksacks mpya kwa wachangia.

have a tough time of it

kutumia muda mrefu

The meat is too tough to eat.

Nyama hii ni mrefu sana kula.

They are very tough on drunk drivers.

Waandishi wanaonana na wamshangao.

He is tough to work with.

Aya ni mrefu kusahihisha na.

Real-world Examples

" She's tough, Luna, much tougher than you'd think. "

"Ayo ni mshwari, Luna, mshwari sana kulikumbana na yako. "

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" Tough times never last but tough people do, " says Robert Schuller.

"Maktaba mshwari hujibaki kama mshwari wanao, " anasema Robert Schuller.

Source: New Horizons College English Reading and Writing Course (Second Edition)

" When the going gets tough, the tough get going." That's our motto!

"Wakati mshwari wakapita, mshwari wakapita kwa mshwari." Hili ni moto yetu!

Source: The Lion King 2

Ha! Well the aubergine's certainly tough and durable.

Ha! Kwa maktaba, mshwari wa mchome mshwari na mshwari sana.

Source: BBC Animation Workplace

He says it's been tough. Still it's tough.

Anasema ni mshwari. Hata hivyo ni mshwari.

Source: Anecdotes of celebrities

The challenge is getting tougher and tougher.

Majumla ya mshwari inapita kwa mshwari sana.

Source: Smart Life Encyclopedia

Why were you so tough with him?

Kwa nini ulikuwa mshwari sana na yeye?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

He's going through a tough spell now.

Ayo anapita kwa mshwari sasa.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Tough stuff—perhaps the toughest from any Western leader so far.

Mshwari sana—mshwari sana kulikumbana na mshwari wa kati ya wale wa miguu.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But what is super? How tough is tough?

Lakini kwa nini ni super? Je, mshwari ni mshwari sana?

Source: Earth Laboratory

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