Dizionario Portoghese - Inglese

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1. tough


You're tough.
He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.
He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.
The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle.
It must be nice having someone who sticks around even when times get tough.
1. A customs officer was asking him lots of tough questions. / 2. Tough luck!
Whoo! Today's practice is tough - much harder than usual.
After having spent so much money on Christmas gifts, she found herself in a tough spot.
You should invest a little bit of your income into your career in these tough economic times.
No sooner had we finished working on one tough problem than the president sent us yet another straight from the top.
I'm sure it's tough taking part in the activities of two clubs, but good luck!
Work on the boat is tough but I can't see myself in any other profession.
The surgeon remarked that his patient was tough and that he should make a full recovery with no aftereffects.
It was a tough job. They asked some tough questions. Recently she’s had a tough time. It’s tough being married to a cop.
Earth we're finding that life in very primitive form exists in the most extreme environments, these are the so called 'extremophiles' that exist at the bottom of the oceans... So life is much, much tougher.

2. firm


Our friendship remained firm.
International Business Machines Corporation, based in Armonk, New York, is the world's largest computer firm.
Bodybuilding is his hobby so he has a very firm tight body with lots of muscle definition.
Please forward this message along with the seminar information to the appropriate managers in your firm.
An investors' group is attempting a leveraged buy-out of the firm.
After fifteen years at a building firm, Bill Pearson was given the responsible position of area manager.
Mr. Naruhodo's law firm is "The World's Leading Energy Law Firm".
Our firm is a giant one, and there are some rules and regulations, which should be revised or rescinded to reduce red tape and increase efficiency.
That is what I will try to do – to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart.
The firm provides its workers with their uniforms, but they are expected to have them regularly cleaned.
No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage.
I agree, and I want to underline the paramount importance of being both fair and firm at the same time.
It is a firm rule in newspaper articles that second-hand information is clearly noted as such.
when workers of more than one firm will be working simultaneously (or consecutively) on the construction site;