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tough-minded

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tough-mind·ed (tfmndd)
adj.
Facing facts and difficulties with strength and determination; realistic and resolute.
tough-minded·ly adv.
tough-minded·ness n.
tough-minded
adj
practical, unsentimental, stern or intractable
tough-mindedly  adv
tough-mindedness  n
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Adj.1.tough-minded - facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determinationtough-minded - facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination
unsentimental
tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
Translations
tough-minded [ˈtʌfˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ → duro, nada sentimental
tough-minded
adj → störrisch
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