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  1. toughen:
  2. tough:
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Detailed Translations for toughen from English to Dutch

toughen:

to toughen verb (toughens, toughened, toughening)

  1. to toughen (harden; steel; iron; become hard)
    harden; stalen; uitharden
    • harden verb (hard, hardt, hardde, hardden, gehard)
    • stalen verb (staal, staalt, staalde, staalden, gestaald)
    • uitharden verb (hard uit, hardt uit, hardde uit, hardden uit, uitgehard)

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!
  5. toughened
  6. toughening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for toughen:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
harden making resistant; making withstand
stalen harden
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
harden become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen bear; endure; lead up; persist; practice; practise; stand; tolerate; train; tutor
stalen become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen
uitharden become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen

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 → harden; stalen; temperen ↔ durcir — Durcir

toughen form of tough:

tough adj

  1. tough (difficult; awkward; burdensome; )
    moeilijk; zwaar; ongemakkelijk; lastig; niet makkelijk
  2. tough (forceful)
    stoer; flink
  3. tough (vigorous; drastic; strong; )
    krachtdadig; doortastend; drastisch; sterk; ferm; krachtig
  4. tough (tricky; aggravating; incriminating)
    lastig; bezwaarlijk; met bezwaren
  5. tough (rigid; stiff)
    stijfjes
  6. tough (refractory; tenacious; obstinate; )
    weerbarstig; koppig; stijfhoofdig; weerspannig; bokkig; dwars
  7. tough (sinewy; stringy)
    pezig; zenig

tough [the ~] nomen

  1. the tough (brute; thug; ruffian; madman)
    de woesteling

Translation Matrix for tough:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
woesteling brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough
- bully; goon; hood; hoodlum; hooligan; punk; roughneck; rowdy; ruffian; street fighter; strong-armer; thug; toughie; yob; yobbo; yobo
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bezwaarlijk aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky
bokkig 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 against the grain; awkward; churlish; recalcitrant; surly
doortastend drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous bold; brisk; courageous; drastic; energetic; firm; forceful; potent; powerful; resolute; strong; vigorous
drastisch drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous drastic; energetic; forceful; potent; powerful; strong; vigorous
dwars 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 across; crooked; crossways; crosswise; leaning; lopsided; oblique; skew; slanting; sloping
ferm drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous bold; brisk; courageous; decisive; drastic; energetic; firm; forceful; morally strong; muscular; potent; powerful; resolute; robust; solid; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stout; strapping; strong; sturdy; unshakable; vigorous; well built
flink forceful; tough big; considerable; conspicuous; enormous; firm; glorious; great; haughty; hefty; large; lofty; morally strong; muscular; notable; powerful; powerfully built; proud; remarkable; respectable; robust; solid; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stout; strapping; striking; strong; sturdy; substantial; tall; vast; vigorous; well built
koppig 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 against the grain; awkward; headstrong; obstinate; pigheaded; recalcitrant; stiff-necked; stubborn; wilful; willful
krachtdadig drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous bold; brisk; courageous; drastic; energetic; firm; forceful; potent; powerful; resolute; strong; vigorous
krachtig drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous bold; brisk; courageous; drastic; effective; efficient; emphatic; energetic; fierce; firm; forceful; full of energy; intense; pointed; potent; powerful; resolute; robust; severe; strapping; strong; vigorous; violent
lastig aggravating; awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; incriminating; massive; stiff; tough; tricky aggravating; annoying; awkward; boring; bothersome; critical; delicate; disagreeable; dreadful; dull; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; perilous; precarious; touchy; troublesome; unfit; unpleasant; unsuitable; unwelcome
moeilijk awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough critical; difficult; hard; problematic; trying
ongemakkelijk awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough awkward; hindrance-causing; ill-at-ease; inconvenient; uncomfortable
pezig sinewy; stringy; tough
sterk drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous muscular; powerful; robust; solid; stout; strapping; strong; sturdy; vigorous; well built
stijfhoofdig 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 headstrong; obstinate; pigheaded; rebellious; recalcitrant; stiff-necked; stubborn; wilful; willful
stoer forceful; tough
weerbarstig 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 obstinate; pigheaded; stiff-necked; stubborn
weerspannig 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 obstinate
zenig sinewy; stringy; tough
zwaar awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; filling; heavily built; heavy; heavyset; massive; oppressing; oppressive; rich
- bad; baffling; elusive; hard; knotty; problematic; problematical; ruffianly; rugged; sturdy; toughened
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
stijfjes rigid; stiff; tough
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
flink game
- hard to kill; hardy; persevering; persistent; strenuous; with staying power
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
met bezwaren aggravating; incriminating; tough; tricky
niet makkelijk awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough

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
noun
  1. -
tough
adjective
  1. indruk maken door sterk te zijn of sterk proberen te zijn
  2. moeizaam en plastisch vervormend onder mechanische belasting
  3. moeilijk te snijden, kauwen (van vlees)
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• tough → degelijk ↔ robust — hartem Umgang/Einsatz standhalten; qualitativ hochwertig
• tough → degelijk ↔ robust — unanfällig gegen Störung
• tough → taai ↔ zäh — langsam, schwerfällig fließend
• tough → moeilijk; lastig; slim; zwaar ↔ difficile — Non facile, qui nécessite un grand effort.
• tough → hard; onzacht; stug; moeilijk; lastig; slim; zwaar ↔ dur — Qui, par suite de sa fermeté, est difficile à pénétrer, à entamer.
• tough → moeilijk; moeitevol; moeizaam; zuur; zwaar; arbeidzaam; ijverig; nijver; vlijtig; werkzaam; naarstig ↔ laborieux — Qui travaille beaucoup, qui aime le travail.
• tough → machtig; fiks; geducht; krachtig; sterk; straf; zwaar ↔ puissant — Qui a beaucoup de pouvoir.
• tough → bedroevend; droevig; triest; moeilijk; moeitevol; moeizaam; zuur; zwaar; droef; smartelijk; treurig; deerlijk; pijnlijk; zeer ↔ pénible — Qui se fait avec peine, qui donne de la peine, de la fatigue.
• tough → ferm; fors; hecht; potig; robuust; sterk; stevig; stoer; struis ↔ robuste — Qui est fort, vigoureux, résistant.
• tough → weerstandsvermogen ↔ résistant — qui résiste
• tough → bar; duchtig; hard; straf; streng; zwaar ↔ sévère — Qui est rigide, sans indulgence.

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