Information about the word tough (English → Esperanto: severa)

Synonyms: heavy, severe, hard, punishing, stark

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/tʌf/
Hyphenationtough
Shavian alphabet𐑑𐑳𐑓
Deseret alphabet𐐻𐐲𐑁

Degrees of comparison

Positivetough
Comparativetougher
Superlativetoughest

Usage samples

American farmers are having a tough year, in no small part because of president Donald Trump’s trade war.

Translations

Dutchbar; streng; zwaar; flink
Esperantosevera
Frenchpénible
Germangrimmig