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[hɒːd] -er comp -est superl
1. adj
1) (substance) duro (-a), (mud) indurito (-a)

this cheese is very hard — questo formaggio è davvero duro

to grow hard — indurirsi

hard cover — (of book) copertina cartonata

a hard nut to crack — (problem, person) un osso duro

2) (severe, tough: gen) duro (-a), (climate, weather, winter) rigido (-a), (frost) forte

to take a long hard look at sth — esaminare qc attentamente

the hard fact is that ... — la verità nuda e cruda è che...

hard lines!; hard luck! Brit fam — peccato!, scalogna!

a hard luck story — una storia pietosa

he's as hard as nails — (physically) è forte come un toro or una quercia, (in temperament) è duro di cuore

to take a hard line over sth — adottare una linea dura in merito a qc

to be hard on sb — essere severo (-a) con qn

to be a hard worker — essere un (-a) gran (grande)lavoratore (-trice)

3) (difficult: gen) arduo (-a), difficile

this exercise is too hard for me — quest'esercizio è troppo difficile per me

I find it hard to believe that ... — stento or faccio fatica a credere che... + sub

to be hard to please — essere esigente, essere difficile da accontentare

2. adv
(push) forte, (work) sodo, (think, try) bene, (hit) forte, duramente

to work hard — lavorare sodo

to freeze hard — gelare

it's snowing/raining hard — sta nevicando/piovendo forte

he was breathing hard — respirava affannosamente

to be hard hit fig — essere duramente colpito (-a)

to be hard done by fam — essere trattato (-a) ingiustamente or molto male

to be hard at it fam — darci dentro

to be hard put (to it) to do sth — essere in difficoltà a fare qc

to try one's hardest to do sth — fare di tutto per fare qc

to take sth hard — prendere (molto) male qc

to be hard up for sth — essere a corto di qc

to look hard at — guardare fissamente, esaminare attentamente

to drink hard — essere un (-a) forte bevitore (-trice)


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