- hard-fought adj
- [ˌhɒːd'fɔːt]
(battle, campaign) accanito (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
hard-fought — adj a hard fought game, competition etc involves two opposing sides who are trying very hard to defeat each other a hard fought battle/contest/game etc ▪ one of the most hard fought games this season ▪ a hard fought battle for the presidency … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-fought — adj. Hard fought is used with these nouns: ↑contest, ↑victory, ↑win … Collocations dictionary
hard-fought — adjective requiring great effort (Freq. 1) a hard fought primary • Similar to: ↑difficult, ↑hard * * * hardˈ fought adjective Determinedly contested • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * … Useful english dictionary
painful — adj 1. achy, aching, hurtful, sore, Med. algetic; throbbing, palpitating, tingling; biting, raw, piercing, sharp, bitter; burning, stinging, smarting. 2. tormenting, distressing, distressful, disquieting, disturbing, worrying, worrisome,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nip\ and\ tuck — adj. or adv informal Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the last minute. A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line. The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the way. Compare: neck… … Словарь американских идиом
Difficulty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difficulty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difficulty difficulty Sgm: N 1 hardness hardness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 impracticability impracticability &c.(impossibility) 471 Sgm: N 1 tough work tough work hard work uphil … English dictionary for students
Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… … Universalium
cricket — cricket1 cricketlike, adj. /krik it/, n. 1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in… … Universalium
sports — /spawrts, spohrts/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. [1910 15; SPORT +… … Universalium
Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… … Universalium
Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… … Universalium