English to Samoan Meaning of tough - maʻaʻa

Tough :

maʻaʻa

adjective

malolosi, malosi, tiotio, maʻaʻa, gaoa, faigata, fītā, mamafa, maumaututu, lotomalō, faisoʻo, māfiafia, mafia, kupita, malō, itiiti se faalavelave

Tough :: maʻaʻaToughed :: toughedToughen :: toughenToughened :: toughenedToughening :: tougheningToughens :: toughensTougher :: tougherToughest :: toughestToughing :: toughingToughly :: toughlyToughness :: maʻaʻaToughs :: toughs

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Definitions of tough in English

Noun(1) someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing(2) an aggressive and violent young criminal(3) a cruel and brutal fellow
Adjective(1) not given to gentleness or sentimentality(2) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution(3) physically toughened(4) substantially made or constructed(5) violent and lawless(6) feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'(7) resistant to cutting or chewing(8) unfortunate or hard to bear(9) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Examples of tough in English

(1) I've been grazing among the blogs and chewing that question like a tough mouthful of cud.(2) Duck legs have fairly tough meat - the legs are worked hard during their lifespan, making the flesh taut and muscly.(3) ├ö├ç├┐They are a good side and it will be a tough match,├ö├ç├û he had offered dutifully beforehand, and he wasn't wrong.(4) But it was big job, a very tough assignment that required major cultural changes.(5) One of the worst, as any politician will attest, is that it is very tough on families.(6) The Government was positioning itself nicely to run a campaign based on its tough approach to dealing with asylum seekers.(7) This appraisal is as tough , uncompromising and brutally simplistic as many of Brogden's law-and-order policies.(8) The Aldgate train was the standard London model, built of a tough steel frame upon which aluminium bodywork is bolted firmly down.(9) Clarence Moore fills various roles, from perimeter shooter to tough defender to solid rebounder.(10) He said it is very tough on Irish students who need up to 570 points to get medicine and may miss out by just 15 or 20 points.(11) If you have ever polished some hard, tough material like metal or marble you know how much energy it takes.(12) He said it was tough on students for whom it was the last day of their exams.(13) In any case, with Beeching reluctant to play the game and with Marples determined to be tough , it was difficult to predict which lines would be spared in advance.(14) Most of them are sipping coffee, or reading newspapers, or chewing morosely on tough bread.(15) In early 1943 two American professors discovered that a very tough material could be produced by adding a small amount of wood pulp to water before freezing.(16) He's a tough old bastard, and he's pulled through things like this before.

Related Phrases of tough

(1) tough guy ::

alii faigata

(2) tough luck ::

laki faigata

(3) get tough ::

maua faigata

(4) tough love ::

alofa faigata

(5) be tough ::

ona faigata

(6) very tough ::

matua faigata

(7) tough as nails ::

faigata e pei ona fao

(8) tough cookie ::

kuki faigata

(9) it's tough ::

e faigata

(10) too tough ::

foi faigata

Related Phrases of tough

(1) tough guy ::

alii faigata

(2) tough luck ::

laki faigata

(3) get tough ::

maua faigata

(4) tough love ::

alofa faigata

(5) be tough ::

ona faigata

(6) very tough ::

matua faigata

(7) tough as nails ::

faigata e pei ona fao

(8) tough cookie ::

kuki faigata

(9) it's tough ::

e faigata

(10) too tough ::

foi faigata

Synonyms

Adjective

1. durable ::

anagatā

3. robust ::

tiotio

4. strict ::

lotomau

5. arduous ::

faigata

6. difficult ::

faigatā

7. rugged ::

gaoa

8. bad ::

leaga

9. sturdy ::

malolosi

10. baffling ::

baffling

12. hard ::

faigatā

Noun

13. ruffian ::

ruffian

14. rowdy ::

ulavavale

15. punk ::

punk

16. street fighter ::

auala teinefusu

Antonyms

1. tender ::

alofa

Different Forms

tough, toughed, toughen, toughened, toughening, toughens, tougher, toughest, toughing, toughly, toughness, toughs

Word Example from TV Shows

It's a TOUGH decision.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

Well, it's TOUGH to say, since it's hot.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 17

you never stop asking the TOUGH questions.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 18

but I'm having a really TOUGH time about going back to work.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 20

It really makes these things TOUGH to budge.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 9

Examples of tough from TV Shows

It's a TOUGH decision.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

Well, it's TOUGH to say, since it's hot.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 17

you never stop asking the TOUGH questions.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 18

but I'm having a really TOUGH time about going back to work.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 20

It really makes these things TOUGH to budge.

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 9

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