"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 • ...
1. particularly tough = szczególnie nieustępliwy particularly tough
2. especially tough = szczególnie nieustępliwy especially tough
3. unusually tough = wyjątkowo nieustępliwy unusually tough
4. exceptionally tough = wyjątkowo nieustępliwy exceptionally tough
5. generally tougher = ogólnie bardziej nieustępliwy generally tougher
  • A majority of black and Hispanic New Yorkers and a sizable minority of whites say the police are generally tougher on minority members.
  • Senator Hatch asserted that "judges appointed by Republican Presidents will be generally tougher on crime than Democratic appointees."
  • The restrictions on print media are generally tougher than for broadcast journalists, and some subjects are considered clearly off limits.
  • Local regulations do, and they are generally tougher than the FCC.
  • For Ayer, and for the ad industry as a whole, the generally tougher atmosphere has made new-business presentations more crucial than ever.
  • Washi is generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp, and is used in many traditional arts.
  • For some of the pope's more conservative supporters, his original remarks were welcome as an assertion of his generally tougher approach to Islam than his predecessor's.
  • The people of Maramuresh are generally tougher and swifter, the sense of justice and honor is very keen for them.
  • But the survey found some important party differences, with Democrats generally tougher on the industry and less worried about the cost of controls.
  • "Commercial lending today is generally tougher than residential lending," said Nicholas Dename, a loan consultant with Poritzky.
(3) extremely, exceedingly
Kolokacji: 2
(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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