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Meanings of toughness in English

Portuguese
capacidade de resistência
Catalan
resistència
Spanish
resistencia

Enduring strength and energy.

        capacidade de resistência
        Spanish
        dureza

        The property of being big and strong.

              dureza
              Catalan
              tremp
              Spanish
              tenacidad

              The elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking.

                    tremp
                    Spanish
                    dureza

                    Impressive difficulty.

                          dureza
                          Usage of toughness in English
                          1
                          She hadn't known she still had any true toughness left in her.
                          Mine
                          2
                          I had no idea that it also referred to her physical toughness.
                          This child will be great
                          3
                          The toughness of your sons in our armed forces is not surprising.
                          The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Radio Addresse...
                          4
                          Flints acquire additional toughness by the evaporation of water contained in them.
                          Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
                          5
                          What seems certain is that for now an essential toughness has evaporated.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          He has a reputation on the pitch for physical toughness and endurance.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          Most likely though, the game loved Sam because of his unrelenting toughness.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          Borenson wasn't sure what had saved him-his own toughness, luck, or magic.
                          Sons of the Oak
                          9
                          This innate toughness has translated into incredible longevity for the early Rolls-Royce.
                          BBC
                          10
                          He admired the girl's toughness-almostas much as he admired her figure.
                          The Reality Dysfunction
                          11
                          Her Scottish heart liked their toughness and their defiance and their vitality.
                          The Rains Came
                          12
                          Owing to their additional toughness, these specimens are usually in perfect preservation.
                          Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages / A Description of Mediaeval ...
                          13
                          There is a toughness and resolve in her voice that is impressive.
                          First degree
                          14
                          He's a big safety with the instincts and toughness to keep up.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          This revealed his vulnerability beneath his outward veneer of toughness and cynicism.
                          The new yorker
                          16
                          She met his gaze, saw that he'd loosened his mask of toughness.
                          Swan Song
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