Hard

See also härd, and hård

EnglishModificar

Most common English words: family « earth « live « #403: hard » ask » question » doubt

PronunciationModificar

(RP) enPR: häd, IPA: /hɑːd/, SAMPA: /hA:d/
(GenAm) enPR: häd, IPA: /hɑɹd/, SAMPA: /hArd/
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Rhymes: -ɑː(r)d
Homophones: heart (in some dialects)

AdjectiveModificar

Hard (comparative Harder, superlative Hardest)

Positive
Hard

Comparative
Harder

Superlative
Hardest

Resistant to pressure.
Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand
a hard problem
Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
a hard life
(of a person) , severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
Unquestionable.
hard evidence
Of drink, strong.
(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.
Of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds.
(slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused.
Patrono:Bodybuilding Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
Patrono:Physics Of a ferromagnetic material, having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (c.f. soft)

QuotationsModificar

(requiring a lot of effort to do or understand) 1988: “Ray found it hard to imagine having accumulated so many mannerisms before the dawn of sex, of the sexual need to please, of the staginess sex encourages or the tightly capped wells of poisoned sexual desire the disappointed must stand guard over.” — An Oracle, Edmund White

SynonymsModificar

(resistant to pressure): resistant, solid, stony
(requiring a lot of effort to do or understand): confusing, difficult, puzzling, tough, tricky
(requiring a lot of effort to endure): difficult, intolerable, tough, unbearable
(severe): harsh, hostile, severe, strict, tough, unfriendly
(unquestionable): incontrovertible, indubitable, unambiguous, unequivocal, unquestionable
(of drink): strong
See also Wikisaurus:difficult

AntonymsModificar

(resistant to pressure): soft
(requiring a lot of effort to do or understand): easy, simple, straightforward, trite
(requiring a lot of effort to endure): bearable, easy
(severe): agreeable, amiable, approachable, friendly, nice, pleasant
(unquestionable): controvertible, doubtful, ambiguous, equivocal, questionable
(of drink):
- (low in alcohol): low-alcohol
- (non-alcoholic): alcohol-free, soft, non-alcoholic
(of roads): soft
("sexually aroused"): soft, flaccid

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TranslationsModificar

resistant to pressure

Albanian: fortë
Arabic: صلب ar(ar) (Salb)
Armenian: պինդ hy(hy) (pind), կարծր hy(hy) (karçr)
Catalan: dur ca(ca)
Chamicuro: chmawa
Chinese:
Mandarin: 硬 cmn(cmn) (yìng)
Croatian: tvrd hr(hr)
Czech: tvrdý cs(cs) m.
Dutch: hard nl(nl)
Esperanto: malmola eo(eo)
Finnish: kova fi(fi)
French: dur fr(fr) m.
German: hart de(de), fest de(de)
Hungarian: kemény hu(hu)
Icelandic: hart n., hörð f., harður m.
Ido: harda
Interlingua: dur

Italian: duro it(it) m.
Japanese: 硬い ja(ja) (かたい, katai)
Kurdish: قایم ku(ku)
Latvian: ciets m., cieta f.
Limburgish: helle li(li)
Macedonian: тврд mk(mk) (tv'rd) m., цврст mk(mk) (cv'rst) m.
Persian: پایدار fa(fa), مقاوم fa(fa), صلب fa(fa)
Portuguese: duro pt(pt) m.
Romanian: tare ro(ro)
Russian: твёрдый ru(ru), крепкий ru(ru), прочный ru(ru)
Sardinian: duru
Scottish Gaelic: cruaidh
Spanish: duro es(es) m.
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Swedish: hård sv(sv)
Telugu: గట్టి (gaTTi)
Turkish: sert tr(tr)
Vietnamese: cứng vi(vi), rắn vi(vi)

requiring a lot of effort to do or understand

Arabic: صعب ar(ar) (Sa3b)
Armenian: բարդ hy(hy) (bard), դժվար hy(hy) (džvar)
Catalan: complicat, difícil
Chamicuro: yeewa
Chinese:
Mandarin: 難 cmn(cmn), 难 cmn(cmn) (nán), 困難 cmn(cmn), 困难 cmn(cmn) (kùnnan)
Czech: těžký cs(cs) m., obtížný cs(cs) m.
Dutch: moeilijk nl(nl), zwaar nl(nl)
Esperanto: malfacila eo(eo)
Finnish: vaikea fi(fi)
French: dur fr(fr) m., difficile fr(fr) m. and f.
German: schwierig de(de), hart de(de)
Greek: δύσκολος el(el) (dýskolos) m.
Hungarian: nehéz hu(hu)
Ido: desfacila

Interlingua: difficile
Italian: duro it(it) m., difficile it(it) m. and f.
Japanese: 難しい (むずかしい, muzukashii), 困難 ja(ja) (こんなん, konnan)
Latvian: grūts m.
Limburgish: helle li(li)
Macedonian: тежок mk(mk) (téžok) m.
Polish: trudny pl(pl)
Portuguese: difícil pt(pt)
Russian: тяжёлый ru(ru), трудный ru(ru)
Scottish Gaelic: doirbh, duilich
Spanish: duro es(es) m., difícil es(es) m. and f.
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Swedish: svår sv(sv), besvärlig sv(sv)
Telugu: కఠోర (kaThOra)
Vietnamese: khó vi(vi)

demanding a lot of effort to endure

Armenian: ծանր hy(hy) (çanr), դժվար hy(hy) (džvar)
Dutch: moeilijk nl(nl), zwaar nl(nl)
Esperanto: severa eo(eo)
Finnish: rankka fi(fi)
French: dur fr(fr)
German: schwierig de(de)
Interlingua: dur, difficile
Limburgish: helle li(li)

Macedonian: тежок mk(mk) (téžok) m., напорен mk(mk) (náporen) m.
Portuguese: duro pt(pt), difícil pt(pt)
Russian: тяжелый ru(ru), трудный ru(ru)
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Swedish: hård sv(sv), svår sv(sv)
Telugu: కఠిన (kaThina), కఠోర (kaThOra)
Vietnamese: khó khăn vi(vi), khốn khó vi(vi)

severe, of a person

Catalan: dur ca(ca) m.
Dutch: hard nl(nl)
Esperanto: severa eo(eo)
Finnish: ankara fi(fi)
French: dur fr(fr)
German: hart de(de)
Interlingua: sever
Macedonian: тежок mk(mk) (téžok) m.
Portuguese: difícil pt(pt), severo pt(pt)

Romanian: vârtos ro(ro)
Russian: тяжёлый ru(ru), трудный ru(ru) (slang)
Scottish Gaelic: cruaidh, borb, garg
Spanish: duro es(es) m., difícil es(es) m. and f.
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Swedish: hård sv(sv), sträng sv(sv)
Vietnamese: khó tính vi(vi), khó vi(vi), khó khăn vi(vi)

unquestionable

Dutch: hard, harde, onweerlegbaar, onweerlegbare
Esperanto: nerefutebla eo(eo)
Finnish: vahva fi(fi)
French: irréfutable fr(fr)
German: fix de(de)

Interlingua: inquestionabile
Portuguese: inquestionável pt(pt)
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Swedish: obestridlig sv(sv)

of drink: strong

Czech: tvrdý cs(cs) m.
Dutch: straf nl(nl), sterk nl(nl)
Esperanto: forta eo(eo)
Finnish: vahva fi(fi)
French: fort fr(fr)
German: stark de(de)
Interlingua: forte

Macedonian: жесток mk(mk) (žéstok) m.
Portuguese: forte pt(pt)
Russian: крепкий ru(ru)
Spanish: fuerte es(es)
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Swedish: stark sv(sv)
Vietnamese: mạnh vi(vi)

of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds

Catalan: dura ca(ca)
Czech: tvrdý cs(cs) m.
Dutch: hard, kalkrijk
Finnish: kova fi(fi)
French: dure fr(fr) f.
German: hart de(de)
Italian: cruda it(it)

Latvian: ciets m.
Macedonian: тврда mk(mk) (tvrda) f.
Spanish: duro es(es) m.
Swahili: ngumu sw(sw)
Telugu: కఠిన (kaThina)
Turkish: sert tr(tr)

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Guaraní: atã (h-) (1), asy (h-) (2)
Indonesian: keras / kaku / tegar (1), sulit / sukar / rumit / susah (2)
Korean: 딱딱한 (ttakttakhan) (1), 단단한 (dandanhan) (1), 어려운 (eoryeoun) (2)
Polish: twardy (1), ciężki (3), surowy (4), niepodważalny (5), mocny (6)
Portuguese: dificil, duro
Romanian: tare (1,6), greu, dificil (2,3,4) sever (4), neindoielnic (5)
Tupinambá: atã (s-) (1), abaíb (2)
Welsh: caled (1,2)

AdverbModificar

Hard (comparative Harder, superlative Hardest)

Positive
Hard

Comparative
Harder

Superlative
Hardest

(manner) With much force or effort.
He hit the puck hard up the ice.
They worked hard all week.
At the intersection, bear hard left.
The recession hit them especially hard.
Think hard on your choices.
(manner) With difficulty.
His degree was hard earned.
(manner) Compactly.
The lake had finally frozen hard.
(archaic and nautical) Near, close.

NounModificar

Singular
Hard

Plural
Hards

Hard (plural Hards)

Patrono:Nautical A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water

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PronunciationModificar

Homophones: hart

AdjectiveModificar

Patrono:Nl-adj

(objects) hard, strong

(currency) strong, not easily devalued
unquestionable, uncontestable
harde feiten: hard facts
(emotion) heartless, unsympathetic
hard, difficult
een harde strijd: a difficult fight
(magnitude) harsh, heavy
harde straffen: harsh punishments
een harde regen: heavy rain
(water) hard, rich in calcium