toughie

tough·ie  (tf)

n. Informal

1. A thug; a tough.

2. A difficult problem.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toughie - an aggressive and violent young criminal hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, goon bully - a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	2.	toughie - a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem stumper, poser, sticker problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"

Translations

toughie [ˈtʌfɪ] N (= difficult question) → pregunta f peliaguda; (= person) → bravucón/ona m/f

toughie

n (inf: = ruffian) → Raubein nt (inf); (= child) → Rabauke m (inf); (= problem, question) → harte Nuss; she thinks she’s a toughie and can take it → sie hält sich für hart genug, das auszuhalten