tough meat
жёсткое мясо
A marinade can tenderize tough meat.
Маринад может размягчить жёсткое мясо.
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tough
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Meaning of tough
English
hard to chew
Русский
такой, который трудно разжевать, как пережаренное мясо
Pronunciation
British English
/tʌf/
American English
/tʌf/
tough with Russian translation
Сочетания со словом tough
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tough steak
жёсткий стейк
The steak was so tough that I could barely cut it.
Стейк был таким жёстким, что я едва смог его разрезать.
- tough chickenжёсткая курица
- tough fishжёсткая рыба
- tough breadжёсткий хлеб
tough usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The steak was tough and hard to chew.
Стейк был жёстким и трудно жевался.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
This meat is too tough to eat.
Это мясо слишком жёсткое.
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What's the difference between tough, chewy, stringy, and leathery
ENThe steak was chewy and took a long time to eat.
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🇬🇧English
stringy
Full of fibres or sinews that are hard to chew.
A2rare word
ENThe chicken was stringy and hard to cut into neat pieces.
ENThe overcooked chicken was leathery and tough to swallow.
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tough meaning: what does it mean?
hard to chew
tough pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
tough is pronounced as /tʌf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
tough definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Стейк был жёстким и трудно жевался. Translation: The steak was tough and hard to chew.
Is tough part of Cooking Descriptions vocabulary?
Yes, tough can be learned in the Cooking Descriptions topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is tough part of Food vocabulary?
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