tough
adjective
1 adjective difficult, challengingcrua adj3 dian adj deacair adj it was tough to leave them bhí sé deacair iad a fhágáilit's tough being a single parent níl sé éasca a bheith i do thuismitheoir aonairit's tough on them tá sé crua orthumothers have it tough bíonn saol crua ag máithreacha, bíonn an saol dian ar mháithreachathe walk was tough bhí an tsiúlóid deacair, bhí an tsiúlóid dúshlánachwe're facing a tough year tá bliain chrua romhainnthey have a tough fight on their hands tá troid chrua rompushe's having a tough time at the moment níl cúrsaí éasca aici faoi láthairhe's finding the course tough going tá an cúrsa ag dul dian air, tá sé ag streachailt leis an gcúrsahe had a tough childhood bhí saol crua aige ina óigethat's a tough one to answer sin ceist dheacair, níl sé furasta é sin a fhreagairttough competition dianchoimhlint fem2, coimhlint ghéara tough match cluiche dian, cluiche crua 2 adjective of action, attitude: strong, severedian adj docht adj daingean adj géar adj1 they took a tough stance on it ghlac siad seasamh docht ina leithwe need tougher action tá gníomh níos déine ag teastáilthere was some tough talking done labhair daoine go neamhbhalbh lena chéileafter tough negotiations i ndiaidh idirbheartaíocht dhianthe call for tougher penalties an t-éileamh ar phionóis níos déinethey're quite tough on crime tá siad dian go maith ar an gcoiriúlachtthey're getting tough on lenders tá siad ag cur crua ar na hiasachtóiríShow full entry
3 adjective of person: strong, resilientláidir adj daingean adj righin adj crua adj3 he showed how tough he is thaispeáin sé cé chomh láidir agus atá séshe's quite tough tá sí láidir go maith, ní haon ribín réidh ímy opponents are getting tougher tá mo chéilí comhraic ag éirí níos láidrehe's a tough negotiator is deacair ceart a bhaint de i mbun idirbheartaíochta 4 adjective rough, violentgarbh adj1 this is a tough enough area ceantar garbh go maith é seo 5 adjective of material: hard-wearingláidir adj buanfasach adj1 seasmhach adj1 the material has to be tough ní mór don ábhar a bheith láidir, is gá go mbeadh caitheamh san ábhar, caithfidh seasamh a bheith san ábharit's made from tough canvas tá sé déanta as canbhás buanfasach 6 adjective of food: hard to chewrighin adj the meat is tough tá an fheoil righin 7 adjective unfortunatecrua adj3 that's tough is mór an trua é sin, is bocht an scéal é sin
adverb
8 adverb in strict mannergo daingean go righin the government is talking tough tá seasamh daingean á ghlacadh ag an rialtasshe stood tough against them sheas sí an fód go daingean ina gcoinne 9 adverb in rough mannergo garbh go crua stop acting tough éirigh as an gcur i gcéill go bhfuil tú cruathey can play tough when they have to tig leo imirt go crua nuair is gá dóibhnoun
10 noun informal rough, violent personamhas masc1 maistín masc4 interjection
11 interjection too bad!mí-ádh!sin é an saol!'But I'm tired.' 'Well, tough!' 'Ach tá tuirse orm.' 'Bhuel, mí-ádh!'if he doesn't like it, tough! mura dtaitníonn sé leis, bíodh aige!; mura dtaitníonn sé leis, bíodh an fheamainn aige!