different between tough vs vandal

English

Etymology

From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, to?, from Old English t?h (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *t??h(?), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from Proto-Indo-European *den?- (“to bite”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?f, IPA^(key): /t?f/
• Rhymes: -?f
• Homophone: tuff

Adjective

tough (comparative tougher, superlative toughest)

1. Strong and resilient; sturdy.

   The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.

2. (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.

   To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.

3. Rugged or physically hardy.

   Only a tough species will survive in the desert.

4. Stubborn.

   He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.

5. (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
6. Rowdy or rough.

   A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.

7. (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.

   This is a tough crowd.

8. (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

tough

1. (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy

   If you don't like it, tough!

Translations

Noun

tough (plural toughs)

1. A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.

Translations

Verb

tough (third-person singular simple present toughs, present participle toughing, simple past and past participle toughed)

1. To endure.
2. To toughen.

Derived terms

• tough out

Translations

Anagrams

• ought

German

Etymology

From English tough; see also German taff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taf/

Adjective

tough (comparative tougher, superlative am toughsten or am toughesten)

1. (slang) Alternative form of taff (“tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive”)

Declension

declension with am toughsten

declension with am toughesten

Further reading

• “tough” in Duden online

Middle English

Noun

tough

1. Alternative form of tow

English

Etymology

From Vandal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vænd?l/
• Rhymes: -ænd?l

Noun

vandal (plural vandals)

1. A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages other people's property.

Synonyms

• destroyer
• ruiner
• wrecker

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Noun

vandal m

1. vandal (person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages other people's property)

Further reading

• vandal in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• vandal in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English vandal.

Noun

vandal m (genitive singular vandal, plural vandallyn)

1. (historical) vandal

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin vandali (plural)

Noun

vandal m (definite singular vandalen, indefinite plural vandaler, definite plural vandalene)

1. (modern-day) a vandal
2. (historical) a Vandal

Derived terms

• vandalsk

References

• “vandal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin vandali (plural)

Noun

vandal m (definite singular vandalen, indefinite plural vandalar, definite plural vandalane)

1. (modern-day) a vandal
2. (historical) a Vandal

Derived terms

• vandalsk

References

• “vandal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French vandale.

Noun

vandal m (plural vandali)

1. vandal
2. Vandal

Declension