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"tough" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tough adjetivo

tough + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 292
tough time • tough guy • tough decision • tough question • tough job • tough choice • tough competition • tough challenge • tough fight • ...
verbo + tough
Kolokacji: 12
look tough • talk tough • hang tough • play tough • act tough • ...
adverbio + tough
Kolokacji: 25
pretty tough • particularly tough • extremely tough • far tougher • mentally tough • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 6
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 7
(1) pretty, fairly, somewhat, slightly, extraordinarily
Kolokacji: 5
(2) particularly, especially, unusually, exceptionally, generally
Kolokacji: 5
1. particularly tough = szczególnie nieustępliwy particularly tough
2. especially tough = szczególnie nieustępliwy especially tough
  • It's especially tough when he never really reached his full potential.
  • Officials said the report was especially tough on the bureau.
  • It's especially tough when I see other people with their kids.
  • The survey found especially tough conditions for young workers from minority groups.
  • For an American company it is always going to be especially tough to break in.
  • His father coached him until high school, and was especially tough.
  • "Must have been especially tough for you, being the son of an admiral."
  • The weeks since her false alarm have been especially tough.
  • The 1968 act wasn't an especially tough piece of legislation to begin with.
  • "I just hate to lose, period," he said, when asked if a game like today's was especially tough to take.
3. unusually tough = wyjątkowo nieustępliwy unusually tough
4. exceptionally tough = wyjątkowo nieustępliwy exceptionally tough
5. generally tougher = ogólnie bardziej nieustępliwy generally tougher
(3) extremely, exceedingly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) far, mentally, notoriously, equally, awfully, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(5) increasingly, progressively
Kolokacji: 2
(6) incredibly, unbelievably
Kolokacji: 2
(7) surprisingly, unexpectedly
Kolokacji: 2
tough + preposición
Kolokacji: 11
tough on • tough for • tough with • tough in • tough to • ...

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