Aug 16, 2004 17:02
20 yrs ago
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tough
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It is probably tough for our kids to understand that people once used the stars to point the way.
Responses
| 4 +8 | difficult, not easy |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 5 +1 | difficult or hard |
lindaellen (X)
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| 5 +1 | Beyond imagination |
humbird
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| 4 +1 | no modern electronics |
RHELLER
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| 5 | difficult |
Paul Dixon
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Mar 4, 2009 22:17: M.A.B. changed "Field (specific)" from "Astronomy & Space" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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+8
2 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
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difficult, not easy
a simple explanation, there will be plenty more, I'm sure
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+1
4 mins
difficult or hard
Tough is slightly more slang than difficult or hard. You do want an English explanation, don't you?
+1
12 mins
no modern electronics
not to disagree with my colleagues, just a further explanation:
People used stars to navigate their way before compasses and other tools. Children born recently have so many electronic gadgets at their disposal, it makes it hard to imagine a world without them.
People used stars to navigate their way before compasses and other tools. Children born recently have so many electronic gadgets at their disposal, it makes it hard to imagine a world without them.
+1
1 hr
Beyond imagination
Cannot imagine how it is like. Cannot understand such thing because it is beyond their own experience.
This is not necessarily the meaning of "tough", but under this context this is what it means.
This is not necessarily the meaning of "tough", but under this context this is what it means.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Julie Roy
: Yes, I think it retains the meaning. Also: "hard/difficult to imagine".
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5 hrs
Paul Dixon
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difficult
This is the simplest term. I would not use "hard" in this context, as I take "hard" to be difficult in the sense of complicated.
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