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Pronunciation / Transliteration: osso duro
"Questo esame si è rivelato un osso duro da superare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A difficult problem, question, or situation that is hard to deal with or solve.
"The final exam question was a real toughie that left most of the students puzzled." - 2
A person, especially a child, who is strong, resilient, or acts tough.
"Despite scraping his knee, the little toughie refused to cry and kept on playing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'tough' combined with the diminutive/familiar suffix '-ie' or '-y', originating in late 19th-century informal English. It initially referred to a tough or hardened person, but has evolved in modern usage to commonly designate a difficult problem, question, or situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Toughie" is said worldwide
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problème difficile
Transliteration: problema difisil
"Cette énigme est un vrai problème difficile à résoudre."
Knacknuss
Transliteration: knak-noos
"Diese Aufgabe ist eine echte Knacknuss für uns alle."
osso duro
Transliteration: osso duro
"Questo esame si è rivelato un osso duro da superare."
hueso duro de roer
Transliteration: weso duro de roer
"Aquel acertijo resultó ser un hueso duro de roer."
osso duros
Transliteration: oso duro
Script: osso duro
"Essa questão da prova foi um osso duro de roer."
कठिन समस्या
Transliteration: kathin samasya
"यह परीक्षा का प्रश्न एक कठिन समस्या साबित हुआ।"
棘手的问题
Transliteration: jíshǒu de wèntí
"这个问题真是一个棘手的问题。"
난문제
Transliteration: nanmunje
"이번 시험의 마지막 문제는 풀기 벅찬 난문제였다."
難問
Transliteration: nanmon
"そのパズルは解くのが非常に難しい難問だった。"
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