toughEnglish

tough, bad, baffling, bully, elusive

Adjective

Making great mental demands, hard to comprehend or solve or believe

English: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough

Bahasa: sulit, rumit, susah, sukar, payah

6 more adjective senses

Violent and lawless

English: ruffianly, tough

Bahasa: ganas

Very difficult, severely testing stamina or resolution

English: rugged, tough

Bahasa: payah, susah payah

Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

English: bad, tough

Bahasa: ganas

Substantially made or constructed

English: sturdy, tough

Bahasa: kuat, teguh, tegap

Unfortunate or hard to bear

English: hard, tough

Bahasa: payah

Noun

An aggressive and violent young criminal

English: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer

Bahasa: penjahat, monyet, samseng

Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

English: street fighter, tough

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