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They were men in their prime, well-muscled and tough.
Eran hombres que estaban en la flor de la vida, fuertes y musculosos.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow

It's good for mosquito bites, he said, crouching down and plucking some little green leaves, pointed and tough.
Es buena para las picadas de los mosquitos, dijo agachándose y cogiendo unas hojitas verdes, lanceoladas y duras.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

Several teams based their buggies on junk yard parts, resulting in (predictably) tough vehicles:
Muchos de los equipos basaron la construcción de sus vehículos en piezas de chatarra, lo cual dio como resultado (y como se esperaba) resistentes medios de transporte:
http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011

Hope you sh-sh-showed them how tough we Romans are!
¡Espero que les hayáis d-d-demostrado lo duros que somos los romanos!...
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow

Probably tough questions, like why didn't you do this, or why didn't you do that?
Puede que preguntas difíciles como: «¿Por qué no hizo esto o aquello?»
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach

Macro nodded as he bit into the pork with a grimace and started the long process of chewing the tough meat into a consistency soft enough to swallow.
-Macro asintió con la cabeza al tiempo que le hincaba el diente al cerdo con una mueca e iniciaba el largo proceso de masticar la dura carne hasta que alcanzara una consistencia lo bastante blanda para poder tragarla.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow

Tough breaks for the faggot."
Mala suerte para el marica.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman

'Tough night, huh, Cowart?' the detective whispered.
– Una noche dura, ¿eh, Cowart? -susurró el detective.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach

Nicky, on the other hand, had it tougher.
Nicky, por el contrario, lo tenía más difícil.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000

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tough

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	tough	toughs
Possessive case	tough's	toughs'

tough

adjective

Positive degree	tough
Comparative degree	tougher
Superlative degree	toughest

tough

verb

Basic forms
Past	toughed
Imperative	tough
Present Participle (Participle I)	toughing
Past Participle (Participle II)	toughed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I tough	we tough
you tough	you tough
he/she/it toughs	they tough

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am toughing	we are toughing
you are toughing	you are toughing
he/she/it is toughing	they are toughing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have toughed	we have toughed
you have toughed	you have toughed
he/she/it has toughed	they have toughed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been toughing	we have been toughing
you have been toughing	you have been toughing
he/she/it has been toughing	they have been toughing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I toughed	we toughed
you toughed	you toughed
he/she/it toughed	they toughed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was toughing	we were toughing
you were toughing	you were toughing
he/she/it was toughing	they were toughing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had toughed	we had toughed
you had toughed	you had toughed
he/she/it had toughed	they had toughed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been toughing	we had been toughing
you had been toughing	you had been toughing
he/she/it had been toughing	they had been toughing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will tough	we shall/will tough
you will tough	you will tough
he/she/it will tough	they will tough

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be toughing	we shall/will be toughing
you will be toughing	you will be toughing
he/she/it will be toughing	they will be toughing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have toughed	we shall/will have toughed
you will have toughed	you will have toughed
he/she/it will have toughed	they will have toughed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been toughing	we shall/will have been toughing
you will have been toughing	you will have been toughing
he/she/it will have been toughing	they will have been toughing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would tough	we should/would tough
you would tough	you would tough
he/she/it would tough	they would tough

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be toughing	we should/would be toughing
you would be toughing	you would be toughing
he/she/it would be toughing	they would be toughing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have toughed	we should/would have toughed
you would have toughed	you would have toughed
he/she/it would have toughed	they would have toughed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been toughing	we should/would have been toughing
you would have been toughing	you would have been toughing
he/she/it would have been toughing	they would have been toughing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am toughed	we are toughed
you are toughed	you are toughed
he/she/it is toughed	they are toughed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being toughed	we are being toughed
you are being toughed	you are being toughed
he/she/it is being toughed	they are being toughed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been toughed	we have been toughed
you have been toughed	you have been toughed
he/she/it has been toughed	they have been toughed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was toughed	we were toughed
you were toughed	you were toughed
he/she/it was toughed	they were toughed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being toughed	we were being toughed
you were being toughed	you were being toughed
he/she/it was being toughed	they were being toughed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been toughed	we had been toughed
you had been toughed	you had been toughed
he/she/it had been toughed	they had been toughed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be toughed	we shall/will be toughed
you will be toughed	you will be toughed
he/she/it will be toughed	they will be toughed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been toughed	we shall/will have been toughed
you will have been toughed	you will have been toughed
he/she/it will have been toughed	they will have been toughed