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тяжёлый

tough

Meaning of тяжёлый

Русский

Такой, с которым сложно справиться, например решение или день.

English

difficult to do or deal with

tough

Pronunciation

Russian
[tʲɪˈʐolɨj]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Тяжёлый or жёсткий?

жёсткий

жёсткий = tough meat; strict, harsh

Don't mix them up. Meat hard to chew, strict rules — жёсткий; a hard situation or choice — тяжёлый.

Мясо получилось жёстким.

The meat turned out tough.

Уволить друга — тяжёлое решение.

Firing a friend is a tough decision.

тяжёлый with English translation

тяжёлый usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Это было тяжёлое решение.

It was a tough decision.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

У меня был тяжёлый день на работе.

I had a tough day at work.

тяжёлый synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between тяжёлый, трудный, and сложный

Т
🇷🇺Russian
трудный

Needs effort; a bit more neutral.

very often
С
🇷🇺Russian
сложный

Complicated; not necessarily unpleasant.

very often

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тяжёлый meaning: what does it mean?

difficult to do or deal with

тяжёлый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

тяжёлый is pronounced as [tʲɪˈʐolɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

тяжёлый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

It was a tough decision. Translation: Это было тяжёлое решение.

Is тяжёлый part of Skills and Career vocabulary?

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