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tosto

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adverbarchaic
  1. at once, immediately
adjectivearchaiccolloquialliterary
  1. swift, rapid, hurried
  2. hard, tough, firm, hard-boiled, hardheaded, resistant, persistent, resilient, resolute, determined, dogged, sturdy, or rugged
  3. difficult
  4. badass

Forms

adjective

masculine singulartosto
femininetosta
masculine pluraltosti
feminine pluraltoste
superlativetostissimo

Used in the library

  • La più famosa è "Marechiare", del 1886, con la musica di Tosti.The most famous is "Marechiare", from 1886, with music by Tosti.A2Marechiare, di Di Giacomo — Marechiare, by Di Giacomo
  • La nipote del proprietario è una ragazza tosta.The owner's granddaughter is a tough girl.B2Di nuovo, per favore (14) — Again, please (14) (B2)
  • La suocera è tosta, ma ha un cuore d'oro.The mother-in-law is tough, but she has a heart of gold.B2Di nuovo, per favore (25) — Again, please (25) (B2)
  • La nuova campionessa è una ragazza tosta che non sorride mai in campo.The new champion is a tough girl who never smiles on court.B2Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • durohard; tough, harsh
  • prestoready; fast; quick; nimble
  • rapidamentequickly, rapidly
  • rapidoquick, fast, rapid
  • sodohard, firm
  • subitoat once, immediately, as soon as possible, shortly
  • sveltoquick; brisk
  • velocefast, quick, speedy, rapid; cursory (figurative)

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