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Detailed Translations for toughen from English to Spanish

toughen:

to toughen verb (toughens, toughened, toughening)

  1. to toughen (harden; steel; iron; become hard)

Conjugations for toughen:

present
  1. toughen
  2. toughen
  3. toughens
  4. toughen
  5. toughen
  6. toughen
simple past
  1. toughened
  2. toughened
  3. toughened
  4. toughened
  5. toughened
  6. toughened
present perfect
  1. have toughened
  2. have toughened
  3. has toughened
  4. have toughened
  5. have toughened
  6. have toughened
past continuous
  1. was toughening
  2. were toughening
  3. was toughening
  4. were toughening
  5. were toughening
  6. were toughening
future
  1. shall toughen
  2. will toughen
  3. will toughen
  4. shall toughen
  5. will toughen
  6. will toughen
continuous present
  1. am toughening
  2. are toughening
  3. is toughening
  4. are toughening
  5. are toughening
  6. are toughening
subjunctive
  1. be toughened
  2. be toughened
  3. be toughened
  4. be toughened
  5. be toughened
  6. be toughened
diverse
  1. toughen!
  2. let's toughen!
  3. toughened
  4. toughening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for toughen:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
endurecer harden; making resistant; making withstand
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
endurecer become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen become hard
fortalecer become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen become stronger; consolidate; fortify; intensify; reinforce; solidify; strenghten; strengthen
radicalizar become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen
secarse become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen become dehydrated; dehydrate; dry; dry out; dry up; run dry; shrivel up; wither

Related Words for "toughen":

  • toughening, toughener, tough

Synonyms for "toughen":


Related Definitions for "toughen":

  1. make tough or tougher1
    • This experience will toughen her1

Wiktionary Translations for toughen:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
toughen templar; endurecer durcir — Durcir

tough:

tough [the ~] nomen

  1. the tough (brute; thug; ruffian; madman)
    el déspota; el titán; el tirano; el bruto; el energúmeno; el bárbaro

Translation Matrix for tough:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bastante heap; lot; quite a lot
bruto brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough asshole; barbarian; bastard; blackguard; booby; boor; brute; churl; clodhopper; clumsy fellow; cruel person; dolt; duffer; fiend; hulk; ill-mannered brute; jerk; lout; lubber; oaf; prole; rennet; shithead; slob; swine; unlicked cub; yokel
bárbaro brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough barbarian; brute; cruel person; fiend
déspota brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough bully; despot; female bully; female tyrant; madman; oppressor; tyrant
energúmeno brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough
fastidioso bully; nuisance; teaser; tormentor
notable dignitary; notable
pesado asshole; bore; creep; duffer; handful; mope; moper; nasty piece of work; nuisance; pain in the ass; pain in the neck; pest; rotter; scoundrel; troublemaker; wet; wet blanket; wretch; wretched fellow
rebelde agitator; mutineer; rebel; recalcitrant; refuser; rioter
tieso hard-on
tirano brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough bully; despot; madman; oppressor; tyrant
titán brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough crack
- bully; goon; hood; hoodlum; hooligan; punk; roughneck; rowdy; ruffian; street fighter; strong-armer; thug; toughie; yob; yobbo; yobo
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
enérgico drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous active; decisive; drastic; dynamic; effective; energetic; fierce; forceful; full of life; heavy; intense; lively; morally strong; muscular; potent; powerful; robust; spirited; strapping; strong; uncontrolled; vehement; viable; vigorous; violent; vital
- bad; baffling; elusive; hard; knotty; problematic; problematical; ruffianly; rugged; sturdy; toughened
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- hard to kill; hardy; persevering; persistent; strenuous; with staying power
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bastante forceful; tough adequate; big; considerable; considerably; conspicuous; enormous; enough; fair; fairly; generously; great; large; many; notable; passable; pretty; quite; quite a lot; rather; rather a lot; reasonably; remarkable; respectable; robust; satisfactory; sizable; somewhat; striking; substantial; sufficient; tall; to some degree; to some extent; tolerable; up to the mark; vast
bruto abominable; agressive; arrogant; banal; barbaric; beastly; below the belt; bestial; blunt; boorish; brutal; coarse; commonplace; cruel; gross; gruesome; heinous; ill-bred; impudent; indecent; inhuman; inhumane; insolent; nasty; objectionable; offending; offensive; overbearing; pityless; presumptuous; rotten; rude; rustic; ruthless; seedy; shabby; shameless; trite; trivial; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; unprocessed; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; violent; vulgar
bárbaro abominable; appalling; awful; barbaric; brutal; cruel; crying shame; crying to heaven; disgraceful; disgusting; dizy; dreadful; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane; outrageous; rank; scandalous; shocking; terrible; weak
complicado awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough annoying; awkward; complex; complicated; critical; delicate; difficult; hard; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; intricate; involved; painful; perilous; precarious; review; touchy; unfit; unsuitable; worrisome; wrapped in
decididamente drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous apparently; bold; brisk; courageous; firm; indeed; naturally; obviously; of course; resolute; to be sure; without doubt
decidido drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous bold; brave; brisk; candid; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; firm; frank; heroic; heroical; intended; purposeful; resolute; unabashed; unflinching; uninhibited; valiant
difícil aggravating; awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; incriminating; massive; stiff; tough; tricky annoying; awkward; critical; delicate; difficult; exacting; hard; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; painful; perilous; perplexing; precarious; problematic; puzzling; review; stiff; stiff conversation; strenuous; touchy; trying; unfit; unsuitable; worrisome
drástico drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous decided; decisive; determined; drastic; energetic; forceful; potent; powerful; radical; resolute; root-and-branch; strong; thorough; vigorous
duro awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; rigid; stiff; tough against the grain; agressive; aloud; blunt; callous; cruel; dispassionate; dizy; emotionless; hard; hard-handed; hard-hearted; harsh; headstrong; heartless; immovable; impassive; indifferent; inflexible; insensitive; merciless; obstinate; offensive; out loud; penetrating; persisting; piercing; pig-headed; pitiless; plain; rasping; recalcitrant; relentless; rigid; rough; ruthless; shrill; soulless; star; stern; straight; straight-backed; stubborn; tenacious; unbending; uncaring; unfeeling; violent; weak
fastidioso aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky aggravating; annoying; arrogant; bold; boring; bothersome; dawdling; deadly dull; dragging; drooping; exasperating; impudent; inactive; inconvenient; indolent; inert; insolent; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; nagging; nasty; overbearing; passive; presumptuous; provoking; shameless; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; sly; spiritless; tantalising; tantalizing; tardy; tormenting; troublesome
laborioso aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky active; actively; at work; effective; exhausting; hard-working; industrious; industriously; laborious; operative; potent; tiring; working; worksome
notable forceful; tough apposite; apt; aristocratic; big; bold; brave; considerable; considerably; conspicuous; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; dignified; distinct; distinguished; eminent; enormous; explicit; generously; glorious; grand; great; heroic; heroical; high-bred; high-placed; high-ranking; high-seated; highly placed; highranking; impressive; large; leading; lofty; majestic; majestically; notable; noteworthy; obvious; outstanding; pompous; princely; prominent; pronounced; remarkable; resolute; respectable; robust; sizable; solemnly; stately; striking; substantial; tall; unmistakable; valiant; vast; venerable; worth mentioning
penoso aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky acute; awkward; biting; clever; critical; cutting; dangerous; deceptive; exhausting; full of sadness; grievous; hard; hazardous; keen; miserable; naseaus; obese; pained; painful; perilous; plaintive; precarious; razor-sharp; review; risky; rotten; sad; saddened; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; sorrowful; sorry; stinging; stout; tiring; unsafe; very sad; woeful; worrisome; wretched
pesado aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky aggravating; annoying; boring; burdensome; chubby; complaining; corny; dawdling; deadly dull; drab; dragging; dreadful; dreary; driven; drooping; dull; energetic; exasperating; filling; formidable; heavy; inactive; indolent; inert; irritating; lamenting; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; mighty; obese; oppressing; oppressive; passive; plaintive; plump; powerful; rich; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; squat; stout; tardy; tiresome; tremendous; wailing; woeful; wretched
rebelde boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous epoch making; ground-breaking; headstrong; insubordinate; insurgent; loose; mutinous; obstinate; pig-headed; pioneering; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; revolutionary; stiff-necked; stubborn; uncurbed; undisciplined; unrelenting; unyielding; wilful; willful; without discipline
recalcitrante boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous anaphoric; obstinate; recalcitrant; rejecting; reluctant; revolting; unwilling
resuelto drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous absolutely; bold; brave; brisk; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; firm; heroic; heroical; indeed; morally strong; purposeful; resolute; sure; unflinching; unshakable; valiant
robusto forceful; tough big; big-boned; bold; brave; burly; courageous; effective; fierce; heavily built; heavy; heavyset; hefty; heroic; heroical; intense; large-limbed; massive; potent; powerful; powerfully built; robust; stocky; stout; strapping; strong; sturdy; valiant; vehement; vigorous; violent
rígido rigid; stiff; tough inflexible; like a statue; razor-sharp; severe; sharp; stern; stiff as a stick; strict; unrelenting; unyielding
tendinoso sinewy; stringy; tough
tieso rigid; stiff; tough against the grain; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; petrified; razor-sharp; recalcitrant; rigid; set; sharp; star; stern; stiff; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
trabajoso aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky exhausting; tiring

Related Words for "tough":


Synonyms for "tough":


Antonyms for "tough":


Related Definitions for "tough":

  1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')1
    • he was feeling tough after a restless night1
  2. substantially made or constructed1
    • a tough all-weather fabric1
    • some plastics are as tough as metal1
  3. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe1
  4. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution1
    • the competition was tough1
    • it's a tough life1
    • it was a tough job1
  5. unfortunate or hard to bear1
    • a tough break1
  6. resistant to cutting or chewing1
  7. physically toughened1
    • the tough bottoms of his feet1
  8. not given to gentleness or sentimentality1
    • a tough character1
  9. violent and lawless1
    • tough street gangs1
  10. a cruel and brutal fellow1
  11. an aggressive and violent young criminal1
  12. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing1

Wiktionary Translations for tough:

tough
adjective
  1. rugged or physically hardy
  2. harsh or severe

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tough robusto robusthartem Umgang/Einsatz standhalten; qualitativ hochwertig
tough robusto robust — unanfällig gegen Störung
tough robusto taffsalopp: nicht empfindlich, nicht leicht irritierbar; abgehärtet und widerstandsfähig
tough difícil; afanoso difficile — Non facile, qui nécessite un grand effort.
tough duro; firme; difícil dur — Qui, par suite de sa fermeté, est difficile à pénétrer, à entamer.
tough laborioso laborieux — Qui travaille beaucoup, qui aime le travail.
tough fuerte puissant — Qui a beaucoup de pouvoir.
tough robusto; resistente robuste — Qui est fort, vigoureux, résistant.
tough résistente résistant — qui résiste
tough inclemente; severo; adusto sévère — Qui est rigide, sans indulgence.

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