toughie

• Sustantivo que designa bien a una persona agresiva y violenta, a menudo un joven delincuente, bien a una cuestión o problema especialmente difícil o complicado de resolver.

A noun referring to either an aggressive and violent young criminal, or a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.

1. Aggressive young criminalB2informal

   A young person who is aggressive, violent, and often involved in criminal activities.

   Joven delincuente agresivo

   • The neighborhood was scared of the local toughie.
   • He was known as a toughie who would start fights for no reason.
   • The police arrested a group of toughies causing trouble downtown.

   Sinónimosbullydelinquenthoodlumhooliganruffianthugtoughyob

2. Difficult problem or questionB2informal

   A particularly challenging or baffling question, problem, or situation.

   Problema o pregunta difícil

   • The final exam had a real toughie that stumped everyone.
   • This math problem is a toughie; I can't figure it out.
   • The crossword puzzle had a toughie that took me an hour to solve.

   Sinónimosbrain-teaserchallengeconundrumenigmaposerproblempuzzlerriddlestumper