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

toughen:

to toughen verbe (toughens, toughened, toughening)

  1. to toughen (harden; steel; iron; become hard)
    tremper; durcir
    • tremper verbe (trempe, trempes, trempons, trempez, )
    • durcir verbe (durcis, durcit, durcissons, durcissez, )

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:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
durcir become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen become hard; stiffen
tremper become hard; harden; iron; steel; toughen dampen; dip; dip in; drench; immerse; impregnate; leave to soak; moisten; overturn; plunge in; push under; soak; wet

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:

toughen
verb
  1. Durcir

toughen form of tough:

tough adj

  1. tough (difficult; awkward; burdensome; )
    difficile; dur; compliqué; pénible; péniblement; embarrassant; écrasant; lourd; étreignant; délicat; difficilement; accablant; oppressant; critique; gênant; assommant; pressant; avec peine
  2. tough (forceful)
    costaud; robuste; robustement; solide; fort; fortement; d'importance
  3. tough (vigorous; drastic; strong; )
    dynamique; ferme; fermement; énergiquement; énergique
  4. tough (tricky; aggravating; incriminating)
    difficile; pénible
  5. tough (rigid; stiff)
    raide; guindé
  6. tough (refractory; tenacious; obstinate; )
    insoumis; insubordonné; rebelle; récalcitrant
  7. tough (sinewy; stringy)
    dur; sec; tendineux

tough [the ~] nom

  1. the tough (brute; thug; ruffian; madman)
    la brute; le barbare

Translation Matrix for tough:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
barbare brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough barbarian; brute; cruel person; fiend; idiot; imbecile; loony; lunatic; madcap; madman; madwoman; maniac; mental patient; mentally disturbed person; mentally ill person; nut
brute brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough barbarian; brute; cruel person; fiend
costaud bruiser; hooligan; mindless hulk
critique analysis; appraisal; assessment; book review; comment; critic; criticism; critique; discussion; remark; review; reviewer
dur pushful man; stickler; tough fellow
dynamique intensity; power; strength; vigor; vigour
ferme estate; farm; farm house; farmershome; farmhouse; farmstead; homestead; husbandry; truss
fort castle; château; citadel; fort; fortification; fortified building; fortress; knight's castle; stronghold
rebelle agitator; insurgent; mutineer; rebel; revolter; revolutionary; rioter
récalcitrant recalcitrant; refuser
sec dry land
- bully; goon; hood; hoodlum; hooligan; punk; roughneck; rowdy; ruffian; street fighter; strong-armer; thug; toughie; yob; yobbo; yobo
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- 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
accablant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
assommant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough boring; deadly dull; dreary; dull; tedious
avec peine awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
barbare abominable; barbaric; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane
compliqué awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough bewildered; chaotic; complex; complicated; composed; confused; critical; difficult; diffuse; disconcerted; disordered; flustered; hard; inconvenient; indistinct; intricate; involved; obscure; problematic; trying; unclear
costaud forceful; tough big; firm; hefty; muscular; powerful; powerfully built; robust; solid; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stout; strapping; strong; sturdy; vigorous; well built
critique awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough alarming; awkward; cardinal; chief; contested; controversial; critical; crucial; debatable; delicate; difficult; disputable; disputed; disturbing; dubious; essential; hard; imputable; indispensable; open to question; painful; perilous; precarious; principal; problematic; questionable; review; touchy; trying; uncertain; vital; worrisome
d'importance forceful; tough considerable; considerably; distinguished; eminent; generously; high ranking; high-placed; high-ranking; high-seated; highly placed; highranking; illustrious; important; leading; major; noteworthy; prominent; renowned; robust; significant; sizable; stately; substantial; venerable; weighty
difficile aggravating; awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; incriminating; massive; stiff; tough; tricky awkward; critical; difficult; exacting; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; problematic; punish; review; severe; stiff; strenuous; trying; worrisome
difficilement awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough critical; difficult; hard; problematic; punish; severe; stiff; trying
dur awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; sinewy; stiff; stringy; tough abominable; abrasive; as hard as a nails; as hard as nails; as hard as rock; barbaric; brutal; callous; critical; cruel; cutting; difficult; gruesome; hard; hard as iron; hard as steel; hard as stone; harsh; heartless; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane; iron-hard; merciless; nipping; pitiless; problematic; punish; relentless; rock-hard; ruthless; severe; snappy; stern; stiff; stone-hard; strict; trying
dynamique drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous active; decisive; drastic; dynamic; energetic; forceful; lively; potent; powerful; spirited; strong; vigorous
délicat awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough acutely; awkward; choice; choosy; contested; controversial; critical; dainty; debatable; delicate; delicious; delightful; difficult; disputable; disputed; dubious; easily hurt; elegant; elite; exquisite; fine; fragile; frail; fussy; graceful; handsome; hard; heavenly; highly-strung; imputable; lovely; nice; open to question; oversensitive; painful; perilous; personable; petite; picky; precarious; pretty; problematic; problematical; questionable; refined; review; select; sensitive; skinny; slender; slight; slim; smartly; snap; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; subtly; superior; susceptible; tender; touchy; uncertain; very pretty; very tasteful; vulnerable; weak; worrisome
embarrassant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; burdensome; critical; disagreeable; embarrassing; exacting; exasperating; hard; heavy; hindrance-causing; inconvenient; irritating; oppressing; oppressive; painful; perilous; precarious; review; tiresome; troublesome; unmanageable; unwieldy; worrisome
ferme drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous absolute; absolutely; bold; brisk; certain; certainly; courageous; decisive; definitely; determined; drastic; energetic; final; firm; forceful; full of energy; glorious; haughty; indisputable; lively; lofty; morally strong; of course; persistent; positive; positively; potent; powerful; proud; resolute; robust; solid; spirited; stable; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stout; strapping; strong; strong of character; substantial; sure; sure and certain; unconditional; undoubted; unflinching; unshakable; vigorous
fermement drastic; energetic; energetically; forceful; potent; powerful; robust; stout; strong; tough; vigorous determined; drastic; energetic; firm; forceful; morally strong; persistent; potent; powerful; resolute; robust; standing-on; staunch; stiff; strapping; strong; unflinching; vigorous
fort forceful; tough aloud; at the top of one's voice; blatant; boisterous; burly; clamorous; considerable; considerably; eccentric; energetic; enormous; exceptional; extraordinary; extremely; fatty; fierce; firm; formidable; full of energy; generously; greasy; greatly; heavy; hefty; highly; immense; injurious; insulting; intense; lively; loud; loudly; lustily; massive; mighty; muscular; noisy; obese; offending; offensive; openly; out loud; particular; powerful; powerfully built; robust; severe; showy; sizable; solid; special; spiced; spicy; spirited; stable; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stout; strong; sturdy; substantial; tremendous; ultra; vehement; vigorous; violent; well built; wondrous
fortement forceful; tough considerable; considerably; extremely; fierce; generously; heavy; highest; intense; massive; robust; severe; sizable; strong; substantial; ultra; uppermost; vehement; violent
guindé rigid; stiff; tough
gênant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; critical; delicate; disagreeable; embarrassing; exacting; exasperating; full of sadness; grievous; hard; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; irritating; pained; painful; perilous; precarious; review; tiresome; troublesome; unfit; unsuitable; worrisome
insoumis 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; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; pig-headed; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
insubordonné 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
lourd awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; fatty; filling; greasy; heavy; loaded; muggy; obese; oppressing; oppressive; plump; rich; stout; stuffy; sultry; sweltering
oppressant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough muggy; oppressive; stuffy; sultry; sweltering
pressant awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough burdensome; cramped; essential; heavy; highly necessary; imperative; narrow; necessarily; necessary; oppressing; oppressive; pressing; small; stringent; tight; urgent; vital; with haste
pénible aggravating; awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; incriminating; massive; stiff; tough; tricky aggravating; annoying; awkward; bothersome; critical; delicate; embarrassing; full of sadness; grievous; hard; hindrance-causing; ill-timed; incompetent; inconvenient; pained; painful; perilous; precarious; review; troublesome; unfit; unsuitable; worrisome
péniblement awkward; burdensome; difficult; hard; heavy; massive; stiff; tough
raide rigid; stiff; tough abstemious; against the grain; broke; cantankerous; clumsy; crabbed; crusty; doltish; drunk; drunken; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; gawky; gruff; grumpy; immovable; inflexible; intoxicated; measured; nagging; not very good; obstinate; owlish; petrified; pissed; poor; recalcitrant; rigid; set; star; stern; stiff; straight-backed; stubborn; sullen; surly; tight; tipsy; unbending; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
rebelle 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; epoch making; ground-breaking; immovable; inflexible; insurgent; mutinous; obstinate; pioneering; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; revolutionary; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
robuste forceful; tough big; big-boned; burly; considerable; considerably; durable; firm; generously; hefty; in perfect health; large-limbed; muscular; perfectly healthy; powerfully built; reliable; robust; sizable; solid; sound; stable; standing-on; staunch; stiff; stocky

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. Qui est dur comme du cuir, en parlant surtout de la viande.
  2. Qui ne se laisse pas vaincre facilement.
  3. Non facile, qui nécessite un grand effort.
  4. Qui, par suite de sa fermeté, est difficile à pénétrer, à entamer.
  5. Qui travaille beaucoup, qui aime le travail.
  6. Qui a beaucoup de pouvoir.
  7. Qui se fait avec peine, qui donne de la peine, de la fatigue.
  8. Qui est fort, vigoureux, résistant.
  9. qui résiste
  10. Qui est rigide, sans indulgence.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• tough → mordicus; farouchement; acharné; acharnée; obstiné; opiniâtre; obstinée; tenace ↔ hartnäckig — auf etwas eigensinnig, beharrlich, unnachgiebig bestehend
• tough → robuste ↔ robust — hartem Umgang/Einsatz standhalten; qualitativ hochwertig
• tough → robuste ↔ robust — unanfällig gegen Störung
• tough → costaud; costaude; dur; dure; exigeant; exigeante ↔ taff — salopp: nicht empfindlich, nicht leicht irritierbar; abgehärtet und widerstandsfähig
• tough → épais; pâteux; visqueux ↔ zäh — langsam, schwerfällig fließend

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