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1 ♦ cruel

♦ cruel /ˈkrʊəl/
a.

1 crudele: a cruel tyrant, un tiranno crudele; a cruel joke, uno scherzo crudele; to be cruel to sb., essere crudele con (o verso) q.

2 crudele; doloroso; tormentoso; duro: a cruel death, una morte crudele; a cruel disappointment, una crudele delusione; a cruel blow, un duro colpo; a cruel winter, un inverno rigidissimo

● cruel-hearted, spietato
cruelly avv.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ cruel
2 cruel

'kru:əl
adjective

1) (pleased at causing pain; merciless: He was cruel to his dog.) cruel

2) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) cruel

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- cruelly
- cruelty

cruel adj cruel

El comparativo de cruel se escribe crueller; el superlativo se escribe cruellest

cruel adjetivo cruel;
◊ ser cruel con algn to be cruel to sb

cruel adjetivo cruel ' cruel' also found in these entries: Spanish: bárbara - bárbaro - cebarse - desalmada - desalmado - draconiana - draconiano - mirada - salvaje - sañosa - sañoso - sañuda - sañudo - truculenta - truculento - verduga - verdugo - crueldad - inhumano - sanguinario English: brutal - callous - cheap - cruel - cutthroat - hard - heartless - inhuman - savage - unkind - vicious - blood - cold - fiend - inhumane - inhumanity - outrage

cruel

tr['krʊːəl]

adjective (comp crueller, superl cruellest)

1 (gen) cruel; (winter) crudo,-a; (blow) duro,-a; (luck) malo,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be cruel to somebody ser cruel con alguien

you've got to be cruel to be kind quien bien te quiere te hará llorar

cruel ['kru:əl] adj, - eler or - eller ; - elest or - ellest : cruel

cruel

adj.

• bárbaro, -a adj.

• cafre adj.

• carnicero, -a adj.

• cruel adj.

• cruento, -a adj.

• desalmado, -a adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• fiero, -a adj.

• inhumano, -a adj.

'kruːəl
adjective crueller, cruellest cruel; < winter> crudo; < blow> duro

to be cruel TO somebody — ser* cruel con alguien

to be cruel to be kind — hacer* sufrir a alguien para hacerle un bien

['krʊǝl]
ADJ (compar crueller) (superl cruellest) cruel
they were very cruel to her — fueron muy crueles con ella

it's a cruel fact — es un hecho brutal

- you have to be cruel to be kind

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['kruːəl]
adjective crueller, cruellest cruel; < winter> crudo; < blow> duro

to be cruel TO somebody — ser* cruel con alguien

to be cruel to be kind — hacer* sufrir a alguien para hacerle un bien

English-spanish dictionary > cruel
3 cruel

cruel [ˈkrʊəl]

adjective

cruel ( to sb avec qn)

• it was a cruel blow to his pride sa fierté en a pris un coup (inf)

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['krʊəl]
adjective cruel/-elle; [winter, climate] rigoureux/-euse

a cruel blow — un coup très dur

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you have to be cruel to be kind — qui aime bien châtie bien Prov

English-French dictionary > cruel
4 cruel

cruel adj [person, fate, treatment, world] cruel/-elle (to envers) ; [joke, irony] cruel/-elle ; [winter, climate] rigoureux/-euse ; a cruel blow un coup très dur.

Idiom

you have to be cruel to be kind Prov qui aime bien châtie bien Prov.

Big English-French dictionary > cruel
5 cruel

['krʊəl]
aggettivo [person, fate, joke] crudele (to con, nei confronti di); [winter, climate] rigido, gelido

a cruel blow — un colpo doloroso

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you have to be cruel to be kind — prov. = se si vuole bene è necessario saper castigare

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['kru:əl]
adjective

1) (pleased at causing pain; merciless: He was cruel to his dog.) crudele

2) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) crudele

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- cruelly
- cruelty
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['krʊəl]
aggettivo [person, fate, joke] crudele (to con, nei confronti di); [winter, climate] rigido, gelido

a cruel blow — un colpo doloroso

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you have to be cruel to be kind — prov. = se si vuole bene è necessario saper castigare

English-Italian dictionary > cruel
6 cruel

adjective,

(Brit.) - ll- grausam

be cruel to animals — ein Tierquäler sein

be cruel to be kind — in jemandes Interesse unbarmherzig sein müssen

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['kru:əl]
adjective

1) (pleased at causing pain; merciless: He was cruel to his dog.) grausam

2) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) unbarmherzig

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- academic.ru/17547/cruelly">cruelly
- cruelty
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cru·el

< BRIT -ll-,, AM usu - l- or more \cruel, most \cruel>

[ˈkru:əl]

adj

1. (deliberately mean) grausam; remark gemein

▪ to be \cruel to sb zu jdm grausam sein

a \cruel streak eine üble Phase

\cruel tyranny blutige Tyrannei

2. (harsh) hart; disappointment schrecklich

a \cruel wind ein beißender Wind

3.

▶ to be \cruel to be kind ( saying) jdm beinhart die Wahrheit sagen

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['krʊəl]
adj
grausam (to zu); remark, wit, critic, winter also unbarmherzig
to be cruel to animals — ein Tierquäler sein

to be cruel to one's dog —

that is cruel to animals — das ist Tierquälerei

don't be cruel! — sei nicht so gemein!

sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind — manchmal ist es letzten Endes besser, wenn man hart ist

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cruel [ˈkrʊəl] adj

1. grausam (to zu, gegen)

2. a) unmenschlich, hart, unbarmherzig, roh, gefühllos:

I’m only being cruel to be kind ich versuche nur, Ihnen etc zu helfen (auch wenn es nicht so aussieht)

b) gemein

3. schrecklich, mörderisch (beide umg) (Hitze etc)

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adjective,

(Brit.) - ll- grausam

be cruel to animals — ein Tierquäler sein

be cruel to be kind — in jemandes Interesse unbarmherzig sein müssen

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(to) adj.

grausam (gegen) adj. adj.

grausam adj.

English-german dictionary > cruel
7 заставать врасплох

( кого)

take smb. by surprise; take smb. unawares; catch smb. napping

- Благодарю за честь... - смущённо пробормотал он, - но ваше э-э... предложение застало меня несколько врасплох. Скажите, почему, собственно, вы остановили свой выбор на мне? (А. Чаковский, Блокада) — 'I am grateful for the honour,' he muttered. 'But your... er... proposal has taken me rather by surprise. Tell me, why did your choice fall on me?'

Зима в тот год была лютой. Свирепые морозы ударили уже в начале ноября. Они застали затонцев врасплох - во дворах не было ни хворостинки. Люди остались без топлива. (М. Алексеев, Вишнёвый омут) — It was a cruel winter that year. Hard frosts clamped down early in November. They caught the Creek folk napping, with no firewood in their yards. There was no fuel.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > заставать врасплох
8 hart

firm; oppressive; austere; stern; hard-line; hard; tough; severe

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hạrt [hart]
1. adj comp - er
['hɛrtɐ] superl -este(r, s) ['hɛrtəstə]
1) (= nicht weich, nicht sanft) hard; Matratze, Bett, Federung, Apfelschale hard, firm; Aufprall, Ruck violent, hard; Wind strong; Ei hard-boiled

hart werden — to get hard, to harden

Eier hart kochen — to hard-boil eggs

er hat einen harten Leib (Med old) — he is constipated

er hat einen harten Schädel or Kopf (fig) — he's pig-headed or obstinate

ein hartes Herz haben (fig) — to have a hard heart, to be hard-hearted

hart wie Stahl/Stein — as hard as steel/stone

2) (= scharf) Konturen, Kontrast, Formen sharp; (PHOT ) Negativ sharp; (Gesichts)züge, Konsonant hard; Licht harsh, hard; Klang, Ton, Aussprache, Akzent harsh

3) (= rau) Spiel, Gegner rough; (fig ) Getränke strong; Droge hard; Porno hard-core; Kriminalfilm etc, Western tough

4) (= widerstandsfähig, robust) tough

gelobt sei, was hart macht (prov, usu iro) — treat 'em rough, make 'em tough! (inf)

er ist hart im Nehmen — he's tough

5) (= stabil, sicher) Währung, Devisen stable

in harten Dollars — in hard dollars

6) (= streng, gnadenlos, kompromisslos) Mensch, Kampf hard; Wort strong, harsh; Winter, Frost, Vertragsbedingung hard, severe; Strafe, Urteil, Kritik severe, harsh; Maßnahmen, Gesetze, Politik, Kurs tough; Auseinandersetzung violent

der harte Kern einer Vereinigung — the hard core of an organization

er ist durch eine harte Schule gegangen (fig) — he has been through a hard school

hart bleiben — to stand or remain firm

hart mit jdm sein — to be hard on sb, to be harsh with sb

es fielen harte Worte — hard or strong or harsh words were used

es geht hart auf hart — it's a tough fight, it's a real battle

7) (= schwer zu ertragen) Los, Schicksal, Tatsache hard, cruel; Verlust cruel; Wirklichkeit, Wahrheit harsh

es war sehr hart für ihn, dass er... — it was very hard for him to...

oh, das war hart! (inf: Witz etc) — oh, that was painful!

8) (= mühevoll, anstrengend) Arbeit, Leben, Zeiten hard, tough

9) (PHYS) Strahlen hard

10) (COMPUT) Trennung, Zeilenumbruch hard

2. adv comp -er,
superl am -esten
1) (= nicht weich) hard

er schläft gern[e] hart — he likes sleeping on a hard surface/bed

hart gebrannt (Ziegel, Keramik) — hard-baked

hart gefroren — frozen, frozen stiff pred, frozen solid pred

der Boden ist hart gefroren — the ground is frozen hard or solid

hart gekocht or gesotten (Aus) (Ei) — hard-boiled; Mensch hard-baked (inf), hard-boiled

hart geworden — hard

2) (= scharf) kontrastiert sharply

hart klingen (Sprache) — to sound hard; (Bemerkung) to sound harsh

er spricht manche Laute zu hart aus — he pronounces some sounds too hard

3) (= heftig, rau) roughly; fallen, aufprallen, zuschlagen hard

er lässt die Kupplung immer so hart kommen — he always lets the clutch out so roughly or violently

hart bedrängt — hard-pressed

hart bedrängt sein — to be put under pressure

hart einsteigen (Sport) — to go hard at it

jdn hart anfahren — to bite sb's head off (inf)

jdm hart zusetzen — to give sb a hard time

etw trifft jdn hart (lit, fig) — sth hits sb hard

hart diskutieren — to have a vigorous discussion

hart spielen (Sport) — to play rough

4) (= streng) severely, harshly

hart durchgreifen — to take tough or rigorous action

jdn hart anfassen — to be hard on sb, to treat sb harshly

man muss sie hart anfassen — you have to keep them in line

5) (= mühevoll) hard

hart arbeiten — to work hard

es kommt mich hart an (geh) — I find it hard

6) (= nahe) close (
an +dat to)
das ist hart an der Grenze der Legalität/des Zumutbaren — that's pushing legality/reasonableness to its (very) limit(s), that's on the very limits of legality/of what's reasonable

das ist hart an der Grenze zum Kriminellen/zum Kitsch — that's very close to being criminal/kitsch

wir fuhren hart am Abgrund vorbei (fig) — we were (very) close to disaster, we were on the (very) brink of disaster

hart am Wind ( segeln) (Naut) —

hart auf ein Ziel zuhalten (Naut) — to head straight for a destination

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1) harshly

2) ((of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel: That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.) harsh

3) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hard

4) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hard

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hard

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hard

7) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hard

8) rough

9) ((often with with) severe: Don't be so sharp with the child!; She got a sharp reproach from me.) sharp

10) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tough

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hart

< härter, härteste>

[hart]

I. adj

1. (opp: weich) hard; (straff) firm; KOCHK (fest im Zustand) hard; Bett hard; Matratze firm; Ei hard-boiled

diese Früchte haben eine sehr \harte Schale these fruits have a very hard skin

eine Decke auf dem Fußboden wird ein \hartes Nachtlager sein a blanket on the floor will be a hard surface to sleep on; s.a. Nuss

2. (heftig) severe

ein \harter Aufprall/Ruck a severe impact/jolt

3. (unmelodisch) harsh

er spricht mit einem \harten Akzent he has a harsh accent

4. FOTO, KUNST, MUS

\harte Farben harsh colours

\harte Formen sharp forms

\hartes Licht harsh [or hard] light

5. (vehement, verbissen) conflict violent

die Tarifverhandlungen werden härter als gewohnt werden wage negotiations will be tougher than usual

6. (stark wirkend) Schnaps strong; Drogen hard

7. (brutal) violent; Pornografie hard-core

das war der härteste Film, den ich je gesehen habe that was the most violent film I have ever seen

8. (abgehärtet, robust) tough

Söldner sind \harte Kerle mercenaries are tough fellows

▪ \hart werden to become tough [or hardened

9. (stabil, sicher) stable

\harte Währung hard currency

10. (streng, unerbittlich) hard; (intensiv) severe; Regime, Gesetze harsh; Strafe harsh, severe

seine Mutter ist immer eine \harte Frau gewesen his mother has always been a hard woman

das sind aber \harte Worte! those are harsh words!

ein \harter Winter a severe [or harsh] winter

▪ \hart mit jdm sein to be hard on sb

11. (schwer zu ertragen) cruel, hard

der Tod ihres Mannes war für sie ein \harter Schlag the death of her husband was a cruel blow for her

\harte Zeiten hard times

die \harte Realität/Wahrheit the harsh reality/truth

▪ \hart für jdn sein, dass... to be hard on sb that...

12. (mühevoll) hard, tough

\harte Arbeit hard work

13. (kalkhaltig)

\hartes Wasser hard water

14.

▶ [in etw dat] \hart bleiben to remain [or stand] firm [about sth]

▶ \hart auf \hart gehen [o kommen] to come to the crunch

wir werden keinen Deut nachgeben, auch wenn es \hart auf \hart geht we're not going to give an inch, even if it comes to the crunch

▶ \hart im Nehmen sein (beim Boxen) to be able to take a lot of punishment; (in Bezug auf Schicksalsschläge) to be resilient

▶ durch eine \harte Schule gegangen sein to have learnt it the hard way

II. adv

1. (nicht weich) hard

ich schlafe lieber \hart I prefer to sleep on a firm surface

\hart gefroren attr frozen hard pred, frozen

der Boden ist bis in zwei Meter Tiefe \hart gefroren the ground is frozen solid to a depth of two metres

\hart gekocht attr hard-boiled

\hart gesotten hard-bitten

2. (heftig)

bei dem Sturz ist er so \hart gefallen, dass er sich das Bein brach he had such a severe fall that he broke his leg

sie prallte \hart auf die Windschutzscheibe auf she hit the windscreen with tremendous force

3. (rau) harshly

die Sprache klingt in europäischen Ohren ganz \hart the language sounds quite harsh to a European ear

4. (streng) severely

du verhältst dich ihr gegenüber zu \hart you're behaving too harshly towards her

5. (mühevoll) hard

\hart arbeiten to work hard

6. (unmittelbar) close

▪ \hart an etw dat close to sth

das Auto kam \hart an dem steilen Abhang zum Stehen the car came to a halt just before the steep slope

7.

▶ jdn \hart anfassen to treat sb severely

▶ jdn \hart ankommen (geh) to be hard for sb

auch wenn es mich \hart ankommt, ich muss bei meiner Entscheidung bleiben even if I find it hard I must stick by [or to] my decision

▶ \hart durchgreifen to take tough [or rigorous] action

▶ \hart gesotten hardened

er ist ein \hart gesottener Geschäftsmann, der alle Tricks kennt he's a hardened businessman who knows all the tricks

▶ jdn \hart treffen to hit sb hard

der Tod seiner Frau hat ihn doch \hart getroffen the death of his wife has hit him very hard

▶ jdm \hart zusetzen to press sb hard

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1.
; härter, härtest... Adjektiv

1) hard

harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

Eier hart kochen — hard-boil eggs

hart gefroren — frozen solid; s. auch Nuss 1)

2) (abgehärtet) tough

hart im Nehmen sein — (Schläge ertragen können) be able to take a punch; (Enttäuschungen ertragen können) be able to take the rough with the smooth

3) (schwer erträglich) hard <work, life, fate, lot, times>; tough <childhood, situation, job>; harsh <reality, truth>

ein harter Schlag für jemanden sein — be a heavy or severe blow for somebody

4) (streng) severe, harsh < penalty, punishment, judgement>; tough <measure, law, course>; harsh < treatment>; severe, hard < features>

5) (heftig) hard, violent <impact, jolt>; heavy < fall>

6) (rau, scharf) rough <game, opponent>; hard, severe < winter, frost>; harsh <accent, contrast>
2.
adverbial

1) (mühevoll) < work> hard

es kommt mich hart an — it is hard for me

2) (streng) severely; harshly

hart durchgreifen — take tough measures

jemanden hart anfassen — be tough with somebody

3) (heftig)

jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

es geht hart auf hart — the chips are down

4) (nahe) close (an + Dat. to)

hart am Wind segeln — (Seemannsspr.) sail near or close to the wind

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hart; härter, am härtesten

A. adj

1. allg, auch Bleistift, Wasser: hard; Brot: auch stale; Ei: hard-boiled; (fest) firm, solid; (steif) rigid;

hart wie Stahl/Stein hard as steel/a rock,

hart und geschwollen hard and swollen;

hart werden harden; Zement etc: auch set;

der Reis ist noch ganz hart the rice is still quite hard

2. Landung etc: hard; Schlag: auch heavy; Aufprall: auch violent; Ruck: sharp

3. (abgehärtet) hardened; (zäh) tough;

harter Bursche hard man;

hart im Nehmen sein be able to take it, be tough;

gelobt sei, was hart macht etwa when the going gets tough, the tough get going; treat them rough, make them tough

4. fig seelisch: hard; (gefühllos) auch hard-hearted, unfeeling; (streng) severe, tough umg; (unerbittlich) relentless; Stimme, Strafe etc: severe, harsh; Worte: harsh;

mit oder

zu jemandem hart sein be hard on sb;

er blieb hart he was adamant, he wouldn’t relent;

harte Auseinandersetzung violent argument;

ein hartes Spiel SPORT a tough game;

hartes Urteil von Gericht: heavy sentence; weitS.: harsh judg(e)ment;

die Enttäuschungen hatten ihn hart gemacht he was a man hardened by disappointments

5. fig (schwer) hard, tough umg; Winter: auch severe;

harte Arbeit hard work;

hartes Los hard lot;

harter Schlag/Verlust heavy blow/loss;

harte Zeiten hard times;

das war ein harter Kampf it was a hard fight;

auf eine harte Probe stellen put severely to the test;

einen harten Stand haben have a hard time (of it);

das war hart für sie schwierig: it was hard for her; besonders unverdient: it was hard on her;

das ist ganz schön hart umg (schwer) it’s tough (going); (gewagt) that’s pretty strong stuff;

durch eine harte Schule gegangen sein fig have learnt (US -ed) the hard way

6. fig Drogen, Konsonant, Strahlen, Tatsachen, Währung: hard; Licht, Ton, Aussprache, Gegensätze etc: harsh; Kontrast, Konturen, Negativ etc: sharp; Krimi, Western etc: hard-bitten; Porno: hard(-core);

die harten Sachen (Alkohol) umg the hard stuff sg; → Brocken, Kern, Nuss, Schädel etc

B. adv

1.

hart gefroren frozen; präd auch frozen solid ( oder hard);

hart gekocht hard-boiled;

ich schlafe gerne hart I like sleeping on a hard mattress

2.

hart aneinandergeraten come to blows, go at each other hammer and tongs umg;

jemanden hart anfassen be firm (umg tough) with sb;

es kommt ihn hart an it’s hard on him, he’s finding it hard;

hart arbeiten work hard;

hart aufsetzen FLUG etc make a hard landing, land with a bump;

jemanden hart bedrängen oder

jemandem hart zusetzen put sb under a lot of pressure;

hart bestrafen punish sb hard ( oder severely);

hart durchgreifen take stern ( oder tough) measures;

es ging hart auf hart it was a pitched battle; bei Verhandlungen: auch both sides were driving a hard bargain;

wenn es hart auf hart kommt when it comes to the crunch;

jemanden hart treffen hit sb hard;

hart umkämpft hotly contested

3.

hart an (+dat) (dicht, nah an) hard by, close to;

hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten/Machbaren etc very close to the limit of what is permissible/feasible;

hart an der Grenze zur Beleidigung etc very close to being an insult;

hart vorbeistreifen an (+dat) graze;

hart am Wind segeln sail close to the wind;

hart zuhalten auf (+akk) SCHIFF hold a steady course for

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1.
; härter, härtest... Adjektiv

1) hard

harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

Eier hart kochen — hard-boil eggs

hart gefroren — frozen solid; s. auch Nuss 1)

2) (abgehärtet) tough

hart im Nehmen sein — (Schläge ertragen können) be able to take a punch; (Enttäuschungen ertragen können) be able to take the rough with the smooth

3) (schwer erträglich) hard <work, life, fate, lot, times>; tough <childhood, situation, job>; harsh <reality, truth>

ein harter Schlag für jemanden sein — be a heavy or severe blow for somebody

4) (streng) severe, harsh <penalty, punishment, judgement>; tough <measure, law, course>; harsh < treatment>; severe, hard < features>

5) (heftig) hard, violent <impact, jolt>; heavy < fall>

6) (rau, scharf) rough <game, opponent>; hard, severe <winter, frost>; harsh <accent, contrast>
2.
adverbial

1) (mühevoll) < work> hard

es kommt mich hart an — it is hard for me

2) (streng) severely; harshly

hart durchgreifen — take tough measures

jemanden hart anfassen — be tough with somebody

3) (heftig)

jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

es geht hart auf hart — the chips are down

4) (nahe) close (an + Dat. to)

hart am Wind segeln — (Seemannsspr.) sail near or close to the wind

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(Wasser) adj.

hard adj. adj.

callous adj.

firm adj.

hard adj.

rigorous adj.

severe adj. adv.

callously adv.

hardly adv.

rigorously adv.

toughly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hart
9 unbarmherzig

I Adj. (erbarmungslos) merciless, pitiless, relentless

II Adv. bestrafen: mercilessly; die Uhr lief unbarmherzig fig. time was passing relentlessly by

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uncharitable; ruthless; unsparing; pitiless; merciless; unmerciful; relentless; remorseless

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ụn|barm|her|zig
1. adj
merciless; Mensch auch pitiless
2. adv
mercilessly
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1) (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) relentless

2) relentlessly

3) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) cruel

4) (without mercy; cruel: merciless criticism.) merciless

5) mercilessly

6) (cruel; without pity: a remorseless tyrant.) remorseless

7) remorselessly

8) ruthlessly

9) (without pity: a ruthless attack; a ruthless tyrant.) ruthless

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un·barm·her·zig

[ˈʊnbarmhɛrtsɪç]

I. adj merciless

▪ \unbarmherzig sein to be merciless, showing little [or no] mercy

II. adv mercilessly

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1.
Adjektiv (auch fig.) merciless; remorseless, unsparing < severity>; (fig.) very severe <winter, cold>
2.
adverbial mercilessly; without mercy

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unbarmherzig

A. adj (erbarmungslos) merciless, pitiless, relentless

B. adv bestrafen: mercilessly;

die Uhr lief unbarmherzig fig time was passing relentlessly by

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1.
Adjektiv (auch fig.) merciless; remorseless, unsparing < severity>; (fig.) very severe <winter, cold>
2.
adverbial mercilessly; without mercy

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adj.

merciless adj.

pitiless adj.

relentless adj.

remorseless adj.

ruthless adj.

unmerciful adj.

unremorseful adj. adv.

mercilessly adv.

pitilessly adv.

relentlessly adv.

remorselessly adv.

ruthlessly adv.

unmercifully adv.

unremorsefully adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unbarmherzig
10 beast

noun

Tier, das; (ferocious, wild) Bestie, die; (fig.): (brutal person) roher, brutaler Mensch; Bestie, die (abwertend); (disliked person) Scheusal, das (abwertend)

it was a beast of a winter — das war ein scheußlicher Winter

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[bi:st]
1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) das (wilde) Tier

2) (a cruel, brutal person.) die Bestie

3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) das Biest

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- academic.ru/6038/beastly">beastly
- beastliness
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beast

[bi:st]

n

1. (animal) Tier nt

\beast of burden ( liter) Lasttier nt

the king of the \beasts der König der Tiere

2. ( fam: nasty person) Biest nt pej fam, Ekel nt pej fam; (cruel person) Bestie f pej

to be a \beast to sb zu jdm biestig sein fam

to bring out the \beast in sb das Tier in jdm zum Vorschein bringen

a \beast of a day BRIT ein scheußlicher Tag

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[biːst]
n

1) Tier nt

2) (inf: person) Biest nt, Ekel nt

don't be a beast! — sei nicht so eklig!

that beast of a brother-in-law this ( problem) is a beast, it's a beast (of a problem) — dieser fiese Schwager (inf) das (Problem) hats in sich (inf)

a good thriller is a rare beast indeed — ein guter Krimi ist wirklich eine Seltenheit

TV films are a different beast ( from movies) — Fernsehfilme sind etwas ganz anderes (als Kinofilme)

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beast [biːst] s

1. (besonders vierfüßiges) Tier:

beast of burden Lasttier;

beasts of the forest Waldtiere

2. (wildes) Tier, Bestie f:

beast of prey Raubtier;

the beast (with)in us das Tier(ische) in uns

3. AGR Vieh n, besonders Mastvieh n

4. fig

a) brutaler Mensch, Rohling m, Bestie f, Vieh n

b) umg Biest n, Ekel n (beide pej)

5. umg (etwas) Scheußliches:

a beast of a day ein scheußlicher Tag;

a beast of a job eine ekelhafte Arbeit

6. the Beast REL das Tier, der Antichrist

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noun

Tier, das; (ferocious, wild) Bestie, die; (fig.): (brutal person) roher, brutaler Mensch; Bestie, die (abwertend); (disliked person) Scheusal, das (abwertend)

it was a beast of a winter — das war ein scheußlicher Winter

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n.

Bestie -n f.

Biest -er n.

Tier -e n.

Untier -e n.

English-german dictionary > beast
11 harsh

adjective

1) ((of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel: That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.) severo, duro; cruel

2) (rough and unpleasant to hear, see, taste etc: a harsh voice; harsh colours.) áspero

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- harshly
- harshness

harsh adj severo / duro

harsh

tr[hɑːʃ]

adjective

1 (cruel) cruel, duro,-a, severo,-a

2 (sound) discordante

3 (rough) áspero,-a

harsh ['hɑrʃ] adj

1) rough: áspero

2) severe: duro, severo

3) : discordante (dícese de los sonidos)

♦ harshly adv

harsh (Wine)

adj.

• acre (Vino) adj.

adj.

• acedo, -a adj.

• acerbo, -a adj.

• bronco, -a adj.

• chillón, -ona adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• escabroso, -a adj.

• fuerte adj.

• ingrato, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• renegado, -a adj.

• riguroso, -a adj.

• ronco, -a adj.

• severo, -a adj.

• áspero, -a adj.

hɑːrʃ, hɑːʃ
adjective < punishment> duro, severo; <words/conditions> duro; < light> fuerte; < climate> riguroso; < contrast> violento; < color> chillón; < sound> discordante; <tone/texture> áspero

the harsh realities of life — la cruel realidad (de la vida)

[hɑːʃ]
ADJ (compar harsher) (superl harshest)
1) (=severe) [winter, weather, punishment] duro, riguroso; [words] duro, áspero; [remarks, criticism, conditions] duro; [person, sentence] duro, severo

to be harsh on sb — ser duro or severo con algn

2) (=too bright) [light] fuerte; [colour] chillón, estridente

3) (=rough) [fabric, material] áspero

4) (=rough-sounding) [voice, sound] áspero

5) (=strong) [detergent] fuerte; [contrast] violento

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[hɑːrʃ, hɑːʃ]
adjective < punishment> duro, severo; <words/conditions> duro; < light> fuerte; < climate> riguroso; < contrast> violento; < color> chillón; < sound> discordante; <tone/texture> áspero

the harsh realities of life — la cruel realidad (de la vida)

English-spanish dictionary > harsh
12 hart

hart <härter, härteste> [hart] adj

1) ( nicht weich) hard;

( straff) firm; kochk ( fest im Zustand) hard;

ich schlafe auf einer härteren Matratze als du I sleep on a firmer mattress than you;

dein Bett ist mir zu \hart your bed is too hard for me;

eine Decke auf dem Fußboden wird ein \hartes Nachtlager sein a blanket on the floor will be a hard surface to sleep on;

diese Früchte haben eine sehr \harte Schale these fruits have a very hard skin; s. a. Nuss

2) ( heftig) severe;

ein \harter Aufprall a severe impact;

ein \harter Ruck a severe jolt;

ein \harter Winter a harsh [or severe] winter

3) ( unmelodisch) harsh;

er spricht mit einem \harten Akzent he has a harsh accent; s. a. Konsonant

4) ( vehement) violent;

die Konflikte werden immer härter the conflicts are becoming increasingly violent

5) ( drastisch) strong; Schnaps strong; Drogen hard; Pornografie hard-core

6) ( brutal) violent;

das war der härteste Film, den ich je gesehen habe that was the most violent film I have ever seen

7) (abgehärtet, robust) tough;

Söldner sind \harte Kerle mercenaries are tough fellows;

\hart werden to become tough

8) (stabil, sicher) stable;

sie hat ihre Ersparnisse in \harten Währungen angelegt she invested her savings in hard currencies

9) (streng, unerbittlich) hard;

seine Mutter ist immer eine \harte Frau gewesen his mother has always been a hard woman;

das sind aber \harte Worte! those are harsh words!; Regime harsh; Strafe severe; Gesetze harsh;

( intensiv) severe; Winter severe;

\hart mit jdm sein to be hard on sb

10) ( schwer zu ertragen) cruel, hard;

der Tod ihres Mannes war für sie ein \harter Schlag the death of her husband was a cruel blow for her; Zeiten hard; Realität harsh; Wahrheit harsh;

\hart für jdn sein, dass... to be hard on sb that...;

es war sehr \hart für sie, dass ihr gekündigt worden war it was very hard on her that she had been handed her notice [or had been fired];

11) ( mühevoll) hard, tough;

20 Jahre \harter Arbeit 20 years of hard work;

die Tarifverhandlungen werden härter als gewohnt werden wage negotiations will be tougher than usual

WENDUNGEN:

[in etw dat] \hart bleiben to remain [or stand] firm [about sth];

\hart auf \hart gehen [o kommen] to come to the crunch;

wir werden keinen Deut nachgeben, auch wenn es \hart auf \hart geht we're not going to give an inch, even if it comes to the crunch;

\hart im Nehmen sein; ( beim Boxen) to be able to take a lot of punishment;

dieser Boxer ist wirklich \hart im Nehmen! this boxer really can take a lot of punishment;

( mit Schicksalsschlägen gut fertigwerden) to be resilient adv

1) ( nicht weich) hard;

\hart gefroren attr frozen hard pred, frozen;

der Boden ist bis in zwei Meter Tiefe \hart gefroren the ground is frozen solid to a depth of two metres;

\hart gekocht attr hard-boiled;

möchtest du ein weiches oder ein \hartes Ei? would you like a soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg?;

\hart gesotten hard-bitten;

ich schlafe lieber \hart I prefer to sleep on a firm surface

2) ( heftig)

bei dem Sturz ist er so \hart gefallen, dass er sich das Bein brach he had such a severe fall that he broke his leg;

sie prallte \hart auf die Windschutzscheibe auf she hit the windscreen with tremendous force;

\hart bedrängt Gegner strong, powerful

3) ( rau) harshly;

die Sprache klingt in europäischen Ohren ganz \hart the language sounds quite harsh to a European ear

4) ( streng) severely;

du verhältst dich ihr gegenüber zu \hart you're behaving too harshly towards her

5) ( mühevoll) hard;

wir werden in Zukunft noch härter arbeiten müssen we'll have to work even harder in future

6) ( unmittelbar) close;

\hart an etw dat close to sth;

das Auto kam \hart an dem steilen Abhang zum Stehen the car came to a halt just before the steep slope; s. a. Grenze, Wind

WENDUNGEN:

jdn \hart anfassen to treat sb severely;

\hart aneinandergeraten to come to blows, to have a real set-to, to have a fierce argument;

\hart gesotten hardened;

er ist ein \hart gesottener Geschäftsmann, der alle Tricks kennt he's a hardened businessman who knows all the tricks;

\hart durchgreifen to take tough [or rigorous] action;

jdn \hart ankommen ( geh) to be hard for sb;

auch wenn es mich \hart ankommt, ich muss bei meiner Entscheidung bleiben even if I find it hard I must stick by [or to] my decision;

jdm \hart zusetzen to press sb hard;

jdn \hart treffen to hit sb hard;

der Tod seiner Frau hat ihn doch \hart getroffen the death of his wife has hit him very hard

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > hart
13 crudo

adj.

1 raw, rare, unbaked, uncooked.

2 crude, natural, raw, unprocessed.

3 crude, inexpert.

4 crude, gothic, rude, coarse.

5 crude, bawdy.

6 cruel, crude, unadorned, unmasked.

La cruda realidad The cruel [unmasked] reality...

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crudo

► adjetivo

1 (sin cocer) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

■ la carne está cruda the meat is underdone, the meat isn't cooked enough

2 figurado (duro) crude, coarse

3 (color) natural, unbleached

4 (clima) harsh

► nombre masculino crudo

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

verlo muy crudo familiar not to hold out much hope

seda cruda raw silk

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crudo

► nombre masculino

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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(f. - cruda)

adj.

1) crude

2) raw

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1. ADJ

1) (Culin)

a) (=sin cocinar) [carne] raw; [verduras] raw, uncooked

b) (=poco hecho) underdone

las patatas están crudas — the potatoes are underdone o are not properly cooked

2)

de color crudo — natural

un jersey de color crudo — a natural-coloured o (EEUU) natural-colored jersey

3) (Téc) [producto] untreated; [seda] raw; [lino] unbleached

4) [clima, invierno] harsh, severe

5) [descripción] crude, coarse; [imágenes] harrowing

la cruda realidad — the harsh reality

6) * (=difícil)

lo tienen crudo para encontrar un trabajo — they're having a hard o tough time finding a job

lo tendrán crudo si piensan que... — they'll have a tough time of it if they think that...

lo veo muy crudo — it doesn't look (too) good

7) [agua] hard

2. SM

1) (=petróleo) crude (oil)

2) LAm * (=resaca) hangover

3) Perú (=arpillera) sackcloth

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> ( sin cocinar) raw; ( poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) ( con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover
II
masculino crude oil, crude

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> ( sin cocinar) raw; ( poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) ( con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover
II
masculino crude oil, crude

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crudo¹

¹ = petroleum, crude oil.

Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.

Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.

* bidón de crudo = oil drum.

crudo²

² = crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], raw.

Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* cruda realidad = stark reality.

* en lo más crudo del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* tenerlo crudo = not be easy.

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crudo¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹carne/verduras/pescado› (sin cocinar) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

el pollo está crudo the chicken isn't cooked properly, the chicken is underdone

2 ( Chi fam) (nuevo) brand new

B

1 [ SER] ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

2 ‹lenguaje› harsh, raw; ‹imágenes› harsh

la película tiene unas escenas muy crudas the movie has some very harsh scenes in it

es la cruda realidad it's the harsh o crude reality

C

(de) color crudo natural, unbleached

encaje/lana (de) color crudo ecru lace/wool

D [ SER]

1 ( Arg fam) (muy malo) useless ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) (muy bueno) excellent, brilliant ( colloq)

es muy crudo para el francés he's brilliant at French

E [ ESTAR]

(AmC, Méx fam) (con resaca): ¡estoy crudo! I have a hangover, I'm hung over ( colloq)

crudo²

masculine

crude oil, crude

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crudo
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar] ‹carne/verduras/pescado› ( sin cocinar) raw;
( poco hecho) underdone
2 [ser]
a) ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

b) ‹lenguaje/imágenes/realidad› harsh

crudo,-a
I adjetivo
1 raw
2 (comida poco hecha) underdone
3 (clima, realidad) harsh
4 (color) cream, natural
II sustantivo masculino (petróleo) crude
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado estar muy crudo, to be very difficult
tener/ver (algo) muy crudo, to find sthg very difficult
' crudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruda
- tártara
- tártaro
- cocido
- petróleo
- plátano
English:
crude
- hard-pressed
- raw
- rawhide
- stark
- bleak
- ham
- sharp
- unrefined

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crudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [seda, algodón] raw

2. [alimentos] [sin cocinar] raw;
[sin cocer completamente] undercooked
3. [petróleo] crude

4. [clima, tiempo] harsh

5. [realidad] harsh;
[novela] harshly realistic, hard-hitting
6. [cruel] cruel

7. [color] beige

8. Fam [difícil]
en estos momentos está muy crudo encontrar trabajo it's really tough to find a job just now;

lo tiene crudo si piensa que lo voy a invitar he's in for a big disappointment if he thinks I'm inviting him

9. Guat, Méx Fam [con resaca] hung over

♦ nm

1. [petróleo] crude (oil)

2. Perú [arpillera] sacking

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crudo

I adj alimento raw; fig

harsh;

voy a tenerlo crudo para aprobar fam I’m going to have a hard job passing the exam, passing the exam isn’t going to be easy

II m crude (oil)

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crudo, -da adj

1) : raw

2) : crude, harsh

crudo nm

: crude oil

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crudo adj

1. (alimento sin cocinar) raw

verduras crudas raw vegetables

2. (alimento poco hecho) not cooked

esta carne está cruda this meat isn't cooked enough

3. (clima) harsh

4. (color) natural

tenerlo muy crudo to have a hard job

Spanish-English dictionary > crudo
14 hard

1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro; sólido

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo; rudo; seco

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, severo, riguroso

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro, difícil

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dura

2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) duro, con ahínco

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fuerte, fuertemente

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fijamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) completamente, totalmente

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- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up

hard¹ adj

1. duro

diamonds are very hard los diamantes son muy duros

2. difícil

it's hard to answer that question es difícil contestar a esa pregunta

hard² adv

1. mucho

it's snowing hard está nevando mucho

he works very hard trabaja mucho

2. duro / fuerte

hit him hard! ¡pégale duro!

hard

tr[hɑːd]

adjective

1 (gen) duro,-a; (solid) sólido,-a

2 (difficult) difícil

3 (harsh) severo,-a

4 (work) arduo,-a, penoso,-a, agotador,-ra

5 figurative use cruel, rudo,-a

6 (fight, match) reñido,-a, disputado,-a; (decision) injusto,-a

7 (fact) innegable; (luck) malo,-a

8 (final decision) definitivo,-a, irrevocable; (person) severo,-a, inflexible

9 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL fuerte

adverb

1 (forcibly) fuerte; (diligently) mucho, de firme, concienzudamente, con ahínco

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

hard of hearing duro,-a de oído

to be hard done by sentirse mal tratado,-a, ser tratado,-a injustamente

to be hard hit by figurative use quedar muy afectado,-a por

to be hard on somebody figurative use tratar a alguien con severidad, tratar a alguien con dureza

to be hard on somebody's heels figurative use pisar los talones a alguien

to be hard pushed to do something figurative use verse apurado,-a para realizar algo

to be hard up familiar estar sin blanca

to drive a hard bargain figurative use negociar con dureza

to have a hard time familiar pasarlo canutas, pasarlo mal

to take something very hard tomar algo muy a pecho, encajar algo muy mal

to work hard trabajar mucho

hard core (group) núcleo 2 (material) lecho de grava

hard drinker bebedor,-ra empedernido,-a

hard evidence pruebas nombre femenino plural definitivas

hard labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzados

hard luck mala suerte

hard shoulder arcén nombre masculino

hard ['hɑrd] adv

1) forcefully: fuerte, con fuerza

the wind blew hard: el viento sopló fuerte

2) strenuously: duro, mucho

to work hard: trabajar duro

3)

to take something hard : tomarse algo muy mal, estar muy afectado por algo

hard adj

1) firm, solid: duro, firme, sólido

2) difficult: difícil, arduo

3) severe: severo, duro

a hard winter: un invierno severo

4) unfeeling: insensible, duro

5) diligent: diligente

to be a hard worker: ser muy trabajador

6)

hard liquor : bebidas fpl fuertes

7)

hard water : agua f dura

hard

adj.

• arduo, -a adj.

• calloso, -a adj.

• dificultoso, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• endurecido, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• fuerte adj.

• laborioso, -a adj.

• peliagudo, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• rudo, -a adj.

• sólido, -a adj.

• terco, -a adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

adv.

• apretadamente adv.

• difícilmente adv.

• duro adv.

• mucho adv.

• recio adv.

• tieso adv.

I hɑːrd, hɑːd
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

[hɑːd]
1. ADJ
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=not soft) [object, substance, cheese, skin] duro; [ground, snow] duro, compacto

• baked hard — endurecido (al sol o en el horno)

• to become or go hard — ponerse duro, endurecerse

• the water is very hard here — aquí el agua es muy dura or tiene mucha cal

- be as hard as nails

- as hard as a rock
nut
2) (=harsh, severe) [climate, winter, person] duro, severo; [frost] fuerte; [words, tone] duro, áspero; [expression, eyes, voice] serio, duro; [drink, liquor] fuerte; [drugs] duro; [fact] concreto; [evidence] irrefutable

• a hard blow — (fig) un duro golpe

• to take a long hard look at sth — examinar algo detenidamente

• to be hard on sb — ser muy duro con algn, darle duro a algn (LAm)

don't be so hard on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya

aren't you being a bit hard on yourself? — ¿no estás siendo un poco duro contigo mismo?

to be hard on one's clothes — destrozar la ropa

the light was hard on the eyes — la luz hacía daño a los ojos

- be as hard as nails
feeling
3) (=strenuous, tough) [work, day] duro; [fight, match] muy reñido

gardening is hard work — arreglar el jardín es un trabajo duro

phew, that was hard work! — ¡uf!, ¡ha costado lo suyo!

he's not afraid of hard work — el trabajo duro no le asusta

coping with three babies is very hard work — tres bebés dan mucha tarea or mucho trabajo, arreglárselas con tres bebés es una dura or ardua tarea

it's hard work getting her to talk about herself — cuesta mucho or resulta muy trabajoso hacerla hablar sobre sí misma

to be a hard worker — ser muy trabajador(a)

4) (=difficult) [exam, decision, choice] difícil

to be hard to do: it's hard to study on your own — es difícil estudiar por tu cuenta

he found it hard to make friends — le resultaba difícil hacer amigos

I find it hard to believe that... — me cuesta (trabajo) creer que...

bloodstains are hard to remove — las manchas de sangre son difíciles de quitar

to be hard to come by — ser difícil de conseguir

that is a very hard question to answer — esa es una pregunta muy difícil de responder

to be hard to deal with — ser de trato difícil

to be hard to please — ser muy exigente or quisquilloso

• to be hard of hearing — ser duro de oído

• he's learning the hard way — está aprendiendo a base de cometer errores

we shall have to do it the hard way — tendremos que hacerlo a pulso
bargain, play 3., 4)
5) (=tough, unpleasant) [life, times] duro

it's a hard life! — ¡qué vida más dura!

those were hard times to live in — aquellos eran tiempos duros, la vida era dura en aquellos tiempos

her family had fallen on hard times — su familia estaba pasando por dificultades económicas

to have a hard time — pasarlo mal

to have a hard time doing sth — tener problemas para hacer algo

to give sb a hard time — hacérselo pasar mal a algn

- take a hard line against/over sth

- hard lines

hard lines! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué mala pata! *
going, hard-line, hard-liner
6) (=forceful) [push, tug, kick] fuerte

7) (Phon, Ling) [sound] fuerte; [consonant] oclusivo

2. ADV
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=with a lot of effort) [work] duro, mucho; [study] mucho

he had worked hard all his life — había trabajado duro or mucho toda su vida

he works very hard — trabaja muy duro, trabaja mucho

she works hard at keeping herself fit — se esfuerza mucho por mantenerse en forma

he was hard at work in the garden — estaba trabajando afanosamente or con ahínco en el jardín

• he was breathing hard — respiraba con dificultad

• we're saving hard for our holidays — estamos ahorrando todo lo que podemos para las vacaciones, estamos ahorrando al máximo para las vacaciones

• to try hard, she always tries hard — siempre se esfuerza mucho

I can't do it, no matter how hard I try — no puedo hacerlo, por mucho que lo intente

to try one's hardest to do sth — esforzarse al máximo por hacer algo

maybe you're trying too hard — a lo mejor tienes que tomártelo con más calma

to be hard at it —

Bill was hard at it in the garden * — Bill se estaba empleando a fondo en el jardín, Bill estaba dándole duro al jardín *

2) (=with force) [hit] fuerte, duro; [pull, push, blow] con fuerza; [snow, rain] fuerte, mucho

she pushed the wardrobe as hard as she could — empujó el armario con todas sus fuerzas

• the government decided to clamp down hard on terrorism — el gobierno decidió tomar medidas duras contra el terrorismo

• she was feeling hard done by — pensaba que la habían tratado injustamente

• hard hit — seriamente afectado

to hit sb hard — (fig) ser un duro golpe para algn

California has been (particularly) hard hit by the crisis — California (en particular) se ha visto seriamente afectada por la crisis

• I would be hard pushed or put to think of another plan — me resultaría difícil pensar en otro plan

we'll be hard pushed or put to finish this tonight! — ¡nos va a ser difícil terminar esto esta noche!

• to take sth hard — tomarse algo muy mal *

he took it pretty hard — se lo tomó muy mal, fue un duro golpe para él, le golpeó mucho (LAm)

• to be hard up * — estar pelado *, no tener un duro (Sp) *

to be hard up for sth — estar falto or escaso de algo
hard-pressed
3) (=solid)

• to freeze hard — quedarse congelado

• to set hard — [cement etc] fraguar, endurecerse

4) (=intently) [listen] atentamente; [concentrate] al máximo

• to look hard (at sth) — fijarse mucho (en algo)

• think hard before you make a decision — piénsalo muy bien antes de tomar una decisión

I thought hard but I couldn't remember his name — por más que pensé or por más vueltas que le di no pude recordar su nombre

5) (=sharply)

• hard a-port/ a-starboard — (Naut) todo a babor/estribor

• to turn hard left/ right — girar todo a la izquierda/derecha

6) (=closely)

• hard behind sth — justo detrás de algo

I hurried upstairs with my sister hard behind me — subí las escaleras corriendo con mi hermana que venía justo detrás

• hard upon sth — (=just after) justo después de algo

the launch of the book followed hard upon the success of the film — el lanzamiento del libro se produjo justo después del éxito de la película
heel
3.

CPD

hard cash N — dinero m contante y sonante, (dinero m en) efectivo m

hard centre, hard center (US) N — relleno m duro

hard cider (US) N — sidra f

hard copy N — (Comput) copia f impresa

the hard core N — (=intransigents) los incondicionales, el núcleo duro
hard-core
hard court N — (Tennis) cancha f (de tenis) de cemento, pista f (de tenis) de cemento

hard currency N — moneda f fuerte, divisa f fuerte

hard disk N — (Comput) disco m duro

hard goods NPL — productos mpl no perecederos

hard hat N — (=riding hat) gorra f de montar; [of construction worker] casco m; (=construction worker) albañil mf

hard labour, hard labor (US) N — trabajos mpl forzados

hard landing N — aterrizaje m duro

the hard left N — (esp Brit) la extrema izquierda, la izquierda radical

hard luck N — mala suerte f

we had a bit of hard luck this season — hemos tenido un poco de mala suerte esta temporada

• to be hard luck on sb, it was hard luck on him — tuvo mala suerte

hard luck! — ¡(qué) mala suerte!

hard news N — noticias fpl fidedignas

hard palate N — paladar m

hard porn * N — porno m duro

the hard right N — (esp Brit) la extrema derecha, la derecha radical

hard rock N — (Mus) rock m duro

hard sell N — venta f agresiva

hard sell tactics — táctica fsing de venta agresiva

hard sell techniques — técnicas fpl de venta agresiva

hard shoulder N — (Brit) (Aut) arcén m, hombrillo m

hard stuff * N — (=alcohol) alcohol m duro, bebidas fpl fuertes; (=drugs) droga f dura

he fancied a drop of the hard stuff — le apetecía una copita de algo fuerte

hard top N — (=car) coche m no descapotable; (=car roof) techo m rígido

hard water N — agua f dura, agua f con mucha cal

* * *

I [hɑːrd, hɑːd]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

English-spanish dictionary > hard
15 निर् _nir

निर् ind. A substitute for निस् before vowels and soft consonants conveying the senses of 'out of', 'away from'. 'without', 'free from', and be frequently expressed by 'less', 'un', used with the noun; see the compounds given below; see निस् and cf. अ also.

-Comp. -अंश a.

1 whole, entire.

-2 not entitled to any share of the ancestral property.

-अक्षः the place of no latitute; i. e. the terrestrial equator (in astronomy). ˚देशः

1 a first meridian, as Laṅkā.

-2 a place where the sun is always vertical and the days and nights are equal.

-3 the equatorial region.

-अक्षर a. Not knowing the letters, illiterate.

-अग्नि a. having lost or neg- lected the consecrated fire; स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः Bg.6.1.

-अग्र (क) a. divisible without remain- der.

-अङ्कुश a. 'not curbed by a hook', unchecked, uncontrolled; unruly, independent, completely free, unfettered; निरङ्कुश इव द्विपः Bhāg.; कामो निकामनिरङ्कुशः Gīt.7; निरङ्कुशाः कवयः Sk.; Bh.3.15; Mv.3.39; विनयरुचयः सदैव निरङ्कुशाः Mu.3.6. ˚ता self-will, indepen- dence.

-अघ a. sinless, blameless.

-अङ्ग a.

1 having no parts.

-2 deprived of expedients or resources.

-अजिन a. skinless.

-अञ्जन a.

1 without collyrium; निरञ्जने साचिविलोलिकं दृशौ Ki.8.52.

-2 unstained, untinged.

-3 free from falsehood; तदा विद्वान् पुण्यपापे विधूय निरञ्जनं परमं साम्यमुपैति Munda 3.1.3.

-4 simple, artless.

(-नः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.

-2 N. of the Supreme Being.

(-ना) 1 the day of full moon.

-2 an epithet of Durgā.

-अतिशय a. unsurpassed, matchless, un- rivalled; निरतिशयं गरिमाणं तेन जनन्याः स्मरन्ति विद्वांसः Pt.1.3. (

-यः) the Supreme Being.

-अत्यय a.

1 free from danger, secure, safe; तद्भवान् वृत्तसंपन्नः स्थितः पथि निरत्यये Rām.4.29.12; R.17.53.

-2 free from fault, unblamable, faultless, disinterested; Ki.1.12, शक्तिरर्थपतिषु स्वयंग्रहं प्रेम कारयति वा निरत्ययम् 13.61.

-3 com- pletely successful.

-अधिष्ठान a.

1 supportless.

-2 in- dependent.

-अध्व a. one who has lost one's way.

-अनुक्रोश a. pitiless, merciless, hard-hearted. (

-शः) mercilessness, hard-heartedness.

-अनुग a. having no followers.

-अनुग्रह a. Ungracious, unkind; Bhāg.5. 12.7.

-अनुनासिक a. not nasal.

-अनुमान a. not bound to conclusions or consequences.

-अनुयोज्य a. unblamable, faultless.

-अनुरोध a.

1 unfavourable, unfriendly.

-2 unkind, unamiable; Māl.1.

-अन्तर a.

-1 constant, perpetual, uninterrupted, incessant; निरन्त- राधिपटलैः Bv.1.16; निरन्तरास्वन्तरवातवृष्टिषु Ku.5.25.

-2 having no intervening or intermediate space, having no interval, close, closely contiguous, in close contact; मूढे निरन्तरपयोधरया मयैव Mk.5.15; हृदयं निरन्तरबृहत्कठिनस्तन- मण्डलावरणमप्यभिदन् Śi.9.66.

-3 compact, dense; परितो रुद्धनिरन्तराम्बराः Śi.16.76.

-4 coarse, gross.

-5 faithful, true (as a friend).

-6 not hidden from view.

-7 not different, similar, identical.

-8 sincere, sympathetic; सुहृदि निरन्तरचित्ते (निवेद्य दुःखं सुखीभवति) Pt.1.341.

-9 abounding in, full of; निपात्यमानैर्ददृशे निरन्तरम् Rām.7.7. 54; गुणैश्च निरन्तराणि Mv.4.12. (

-रम्) ind.

1 without interruption, constantly, continually, incessantly.

-2 without intervening space or interval.

-3 closely, tightly, firmly; (परिष्वजस्व) कान्तैरिदं मम निरन्तरमङ्गमङ्गैः Ve.3.27; परिष्वजेते शयने निरन्तरम् Ṛs.2.11.

-4 immedia- tely. ˚अभ्यासः constant study, diligent exercise or pra- ctice.

-अन्तराल a.

1 without an intervening space, close.

-2 narrow.

-अन्धस् a. foodless, hungry.

-अन्वय a.

1 having no progeny, childless.

-2 unconnected, unrelated; Ms.8.198.

-3 not agreeing with the con- text (as a word in a sentence).

-4 without logical connection or regular sequence, unmethodical.

-5 without being seen, out of sight; निरन्वयं भवेत् स्तेयम् Ms.8. 332.

-6 without retinue, unaccompanied, see अन्वय.

-7 sudden, unexpected; U.7.

-8 exterminatory, without leaving any species or trace; प्रागाधारनिरन्वयप्रमथनादुच्छेदमे- वाकरोः... Mv.3.13; (com. नाशो द्विविधः--स्वान्वयविनाशः, निरन्वयविनाशश्चेति......निर्वापणादिना सजातीयज्वालोदयानर्हविनाशस्तु निरन्वयविनाशः ।).

-अपत्रप a.

1 shameless, impudent.

-2 bold.

-अपराध a. guiltless, innocent, faultless, blame- less. (

-धः) innocence.

-अपवर्त a.

1 not turning back.

-2 (in arith.) leaving no common divisor, reduced to the lowest terms.

-अपवाद a.

1 blameless.

-2 not admitting of any exception.

-अपाय a.

1 free from harm or evil.

-2 free from decay, imperishable.

-3 infallible; उपायो निरपायो$यमस्माभिरभिचिन्तितः Rām.1.1.2.

-अपेक्ष a.

1 not depending on, irrespective or independent of, having no need of (with loc.); न्यायनिर्णीतसारत्वा- न्निरपेक्षमिवागमे Ki.11.39.

-2 disregarding, taking no notice of.

-3 free from desire, secure; निरपेक्षो न कर्तव्यो भृत्यैः स्वामी कदाचन H.2.82.

-4 careless, negligent, indifferent

-5 indifferent to worldly attachments or pursuits; समुपोढेषु कामेषु निरपेक्षः परिव्रजेत् Ms.6.41.

-6 disinterested, not expecting any reward from another; दिशि दिशि निरपेक्ष- स्तावकीनं विवृण्वन् Bv.1.5.

-7 without purpose. (

-क्षा) indifference, disregard.

-अपेक्षित a.

1 disregarded.

-2 regardless.

-अपेक्षिन् a. disregarding, indifferent.

-अभिभव a.

1 not subject to humiliation or disgrace.

-2 not to be surpassed, unrivalled.

-अभिमान a.

1 free from self-conceit, devoid of pride or egotism.

-2 void of self-respect.

-3 unconscious.

-अभिलाष a. not caring for, indifferent to; स्वसुखनिरभिलाषः खिद्यसे लोकहेतोः Ś.5.7.

-अभिसंधानम् absence of design.

-अभ्र a. cloudless.

-अमर्ष a.

1 void of anger, patient.

-2 apa- thetic.

-अम्बर a. naked.

-अम्बु a.

1 abstaining from water.

-2 waterless, destitute of water.

-अर्गल a. without a bolt, unbarred, unobstructed, unrestrained, unimpeded, completely free; M.5; मरणसमये त्यक्त्वा शङ्कां प्रलापनिरर्गलम् Māl.5.26. (

-लम्) ind. freely.

-अर्थ a.

1 void of wealth, poor, indigent; स्त्रियः कृतार्थाः पुरुषं निरर्थं निष्पीडितालक्तकवत्त्यजन्ति Pt.1.194.

-2 meaningless, un- meaning (as a word or sentence).

-3 non-sensical.

-4 vain, useless, purposeless.

(-र्थः) 1 loss, detriment.

-2 nonsense.

-अर्थक a.

1 useless, vain, unprofitable.

-2 unmeaning, nonsensical, conveying no reasonable meaning; इत्थं जन्म निरर्थकं क्षितितले$रण्ये यथा मालती S. D.

-3 (a consonant) not followed by a vowel. (

-कम्) an expletive; निरर्थकं तु हीत्यादि पूरणैकप्रयोजनम् Chandr.2.6.

-अलंकृतिः (in Rhet.) want of ornament, simplicity.

-अवकाश a.

1 without free space.

-2 without leisure.

-अवग्रह a.

1 'free from restraint', unrestrained, un- checked, uncontrolled, irresistible.

-2 free, indepen- dent.

-3 self-willed, head-strong. (

-हम्) ind.

1 un- interruptedly.

-2 intensely, strongly.

-अवद्य a.

1 blameless, faultless, unblameable, unobjectionable; हृद्य- निरवद्यरूपो भूपो बभूव Dk.1.

-2 an epithet of the Supreme Being (having no passions).

-अवधि a. having no end, unlimited; कथं तूष्णीं सह्यो निरवधिरयं त्वप्रतिविधः U. 3.44;6.3; Māl.1.6.

-2 continuous; महानाधिव्याधि- र्निरवधिरिदानीं प्रसरतु Māl.4.3.

- अवयव a.

1 without parts.

-2 indivisible.

-3 without limbs.

-अवलम्ब a.

1 unsupported, without support; Ś.6.

-2 not affording support.

-3 not depending or relying on.

-अवशेष a. whole, complete, entire, (निरवशेषेण ind. completely, entirely, fully, totally).

-अवसाद a. cheerful; Gīt.

-अव्यय a. eternal, immutable.

- अशन a. abstaining from food. (

-नम्) fasting.

-अश्रि a. even; Kau. A.2.11.

-अष्ट a. Ved. driven away, scattered. (

-ष्टः) a horse twentyfour years old.

-अस्त्र a. weaponless, unarmed.

-अस्थि a. boneless.

-अहंकार, -अहंकृति a. free from egotism or pride, humble, lowly; Bg.12.13.

-अहंकृत a.

1 having no egotism or self-consciousness.

-2 without individuality.

-3 unselfish.

-अहम् a. free from egotism or self-conceit; ह्यनामरूपं निरहं प्रपद्ये Bhāg. 5.19.4.

-आकाङ्क्ष a.

1 wishing nothing, free from desire.

-2 wanting nothing to fill up or complete (as the sense of a word or sentence).

-आकार a.

1 devoid of form, formless, without form.

-2 ugly, deformed.

-3 disguised.

-4 unassuming, modest.

(-रः) 1 the universal spirit, Almighty.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-3 of Viṣṇu. ˚ज्ञानवादः the doctrine that the perception of the outer world does not arise from images impres- sed on the mind; Sarva. S.

-आकृति a.

1 formless, shapeless.

-2 deformed.

(-तिः) 1 a religious student who has not duly gone through a course of study, or who has not properly read the Vedas.

-2 especially, a Brāhmaṇa who has neglected the duties of his caste by not going through a regular course of study; a fool; ग्रामधान्यं यथा शून्यं यथा कूपश्च निर्जलः । यथा हुतमनग्नौ च तथैव स्यान्निराकृतौ ॥ Mb.12.36.48.

-3 one who neglects the five great religious duties or yajñas; Ms.3.154.

-आकाश a. leaving no free space, completely filled or occupied,

-आकुल a.

1 unconfused, unperplexed, un- bewildered; Ki.11.38.

-2 steady, calm; सुपात्रनिक्षेपनिरा- कुलात्मना (प्रजासृजा) Śi.1.28.

-3 clear.

-4 perspicuous; अलिकुलसङ्कुलकुसुमसमूहनिराकुलबकुलकलापे Gīt.1.

(-लम्) 1 calmness serenity.

-2 perspicuity, clearness.

-आक्रन्द a. not crying or complaining. (

-दः) a place where no sound can be heard.

-आक्रोश a. unaccused, unreviled.

- आगम a. not founded on revelation or scripture, not derived from the Vedas.

-आगस् a. faultless, innocent, sinless; कथमेकपदे निरागसं जनमाभाष्यमिमं न मन्यसे R.8.48.

-आचार a. without approved customs or usages, lawless, barbarian.

-आडम्बर a.

1 without drums.

-2 without show, unostentatious.

-आतङ्क a.

1 free from fear; R.1.63; निरातङ्को रङ्को विहरति चिरं कोटिकनकैः Śaṅkara (देव्यपराधक्षमापनस्तोत्रम् 6).

-2 without ailment, comfort- able, healthy.

-3 not causing pain.

-4 unchecked, unhampered; निरातङ्कः पङ्केष्विव पिशितपिण्डेषु विलसन् Māl. 5.34. (

-कः) an epithet of Śiva.

- आतप a. sheltered from heat, shady, not penetrated by the sun's rays. (

-पा) the night.

- आदर a. disrespectful.

-आदान a.

1 taking or receiving nothing; Mb.3.

-2 an epithet of Buddha.

-आधार a.

1 without a receptacle.

-2 without support, supportless (fig. also); निराधारो हा रोदिमि कथय केषामिह पुरः G. L.4.39.

-आधि a. secure, free from anxiety.

-आनन्द a. cheerless, sad, sorrowful.

-आन्त्र a.

1 disembowelled.

-2 having the entrails hanging out.

-आपद् a. free from misfortune or calamity. (-f.) prosperity.

-आबाध a.

1 unvexed, unmolested, undis- turbed, free from disturbance.

-2 unobstructed.

-3 not molesting or disturbing.

-4 (in law) frivolously vexatious (as a suit or cause of complaint); e. g. अस्मद्- गृहप्रदीपप्रकाशेनायं स्वगृहे व्यवहरति Mitā.

- आमय a.

1 free from disease or illness, sound, healthy, hale.

-2 untainted, pure.

-3 guileless.

-4 free from defects or blemishes.

-5 full, complete.

-6 infallible.

-7 not liable to failure or miscarriage. (

-यः, यम्) freedom from disease or illness, health, well-being, welfare, happiness; कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च प्रतिपत्स्व निरामयम् Mb.5.78.8.

(-यः) 1 a wild goat.

-2 a hog or boar.

-आमिष a.

1 fleshless; निरुपमरसप्रीत्या खादन्नरास्थि निरामिषम् Bh.

-2 having no sensual desires or covetousness; Ms.6.49.

-3 receiving no wages or remuneration.

-आय a. yielding no income or revenue, profitless.

-यः an idler living from hand to mouth.

- आयत a.

1 full-stretched or extended; निरायतपूर्वकायाः Ś.1.8.

-2 contracted, compact.

-आय- -तत्वम् shortness, compactness; निरायतत्वादुदरेण ताम्यता Ki.8.17.

-आयति a. one whose end is at hand; नियता लघुता निरायतेः Ki.2.14.

-आयास a. not fatiguing, easy.

-आयुध a. unarmed, weaponless.

-आरम्भ a. abstaining from all work (in good sense); Mb.3.82.11.

-आलम्ब a.

1 having no prop or support (fig. also); ऊर्ध्वबाहुं निरालम्बं तं राजा प्रत्यभाषत Rām.7.89.1; निरालम्बो लोकः कुलमयशसा नः परिवृतम् Mv.4.53.

-2 not depending on another, independent.

-3 self-supported, friendless, alone; निरालम्बो लम्बोदरजननि कं यामि शरणम् Jag. (

-म्बा) spikenard. (

-म्बम्) Brahman.

-आलोक a.

1 not looking about or seeing.

-2 deprived of sight.

-3 deprived of light, dark; निरालोकं लोकम् Māl.5.3; Bhāg.8.24.35.

-5 invisible. (

-कः) an epithet of Śiva.

-आवर्ण a. manifest, evident.

-आश a.

1 devoid of hope, despairing or despondent of; मनो बभूवेन्दुमतीनिराशम् R.6.2.

-2 depriving (one) of all hope.

-आशक, -आशिन् a. hopeless; अद्य दुर्योधनो राज्याज्जीविताच्च निराशकः (भविष्यति) Mb.8.74.13.

-आशङ्क a. fearless.

-आशा hopeless- ness, despair.

-आशिस् a.

1 without a boon or blessing, without virtues; आश्रमा विहिताः सर्वे वर्जयित्वा निराशिषम् Mb.12.63.13.

-2 without any desire, wish or hope, indifferent; निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा Bg.4.21; जगच्छ- रण्यस्य निराशिषः सतः Ku.5.76.

-आश्रय a.

1 without a prop or support, supportless, unsupported; न तिष्ठति निराश्रयं लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.41.

-2 friendless, destitute, alone, without shelter or refuge; निराश्रयाधुना वत्सलता.

-3 not deep (as a wound).

-आस्वाद a. tasteless, insipid, un- savoury.

-आहार a. 'foodless', fasting, abstaining from food. (

-रः) fasting; कालो$ग्निः कर्म मृद् वायुर्मनो ज्ञानं तपो जलम् । पश्चात्तापो निराहारः सर्वे$मी शुद्धिहेतवः ॥ Y.3.31.

-इङ्ग a. immovable, stationary; यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निरिङ्गो ज्वलते पुनः Mb.12.46.6.

-इच्छ a. without wish or desire, indifferent.

-इन्द्रिय a.

1 having lost a limb or the use of it.

-2 mutilated, maimed.

-3 weak, infirm, frail; Kaṭh.1.1.3.

-4 barren.

-5 without प्रमाण or means of certain knowledge; निरिन्द्रिया ह्यमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियो$नृत- मिति स्थितिः Ms.9.18.

-6 destitute of manly vigour, impotent (Ved.).

-इन्धन a. destitute of fuel.

-ईति a. free from the calamities of the season; निरातङ्का निरीतयः R.1.63; see ईति.

-ईश्वर a. godless, atheistic. -˚वाद atheistic doctrine.

-ईषम् the body of a plough.

-ईह a.

1 desireless, indifferent; निरीहाणामीशस्तृणमिव तिरस्कारविषयः Mu.3.16.

-2 inactive; निरीहस्य हतद्विषः R.1.24.

(-हा), -निरीहता, -त्वम् 1 inactivity.

-2 indifference.

-उच्छ्वास a.

1 breathless, without breathing; निरुच्छ्वासं हरिं चक्रुः Rām.7.7.6.

-2 narrow, contracted; उपेयुषो वर्त्म निरन्तराभिरसौ निरुच्छ्वासमनीकिनीभिः Śi.3.32.

-3 dead; निरुच्छ्वासाः पुनः केचित् पतिता जगतीतले Rām.6.58.13. (

-सः) absence of breath; लोका निरुच्छ्वासनिपीडिता भृशम् Bhāg.4. 8.8.

-उत्तर a.

1 answerless, without a reply.

-2 un- able to answer, silenced.

-3 having no superior.

-उत्थ a. irrecoverable.

-उद्धति a. not jolting (a chariot); अभूतल- स्पर्शतया निरुद्धतिः Ś.7.1. (v. l.)

-उत्सव a. without festivi- ties; विरतं गेयमृतुर्निरुत्सवः R.8.66.

-उत्साह a.

1 inactive, indolent.

-2 devoid of energy.

(-हः) 1 absence of energy.

-2 indolence.

-उत्सुक a.

1 indifferent.

-2 calm, tranquil.

- उदक a. waterless.

- उदर a.

1 having no belly or trunk.

-2 thin (अतुन्दिल); श्रीमान्निरुदरो महान् Rām.3.16.31.

-उद्यम, -उद्योग a. effortless, inactive, lazy, idle.

उद्विग्न, -उद्वेग a. free from excitement or perturbation, sedate, calm.

-उपक्रम a.

1 without a commencement.

-2 incurable.

-उपद्रव a.

1 free from calamity or affliction, not visited by danger or adver- sity, lucky, happy, undisturbed, unmolested, free from hostile attacks.

-2 free from national distress or tyranny.

-3 causing no affliction.

-4 auspicious (as a star).

-5 secure, peaceful.

-उपधि a. guileless, honest; U.2.2. ˚जीवन a. leading an honest life. (v. l.).

-उपपत्ति a. unsuitable.

- उपपद a.

1 without any title or designation; अरे आर्यचारुदत्तं निरुपपदेन नाम्नालपसि Mk.1.18/19.

-2 unconnected with a subordinate word.

-उपप्लव a.

1 free from disturbance, obstacle or calamity, unharmed; निरुपप्लवानि नः कर्माणि संवृत्तानि Ś3.

-2 not causing any affliction or misery.

-3 an epithet of Śiva.

-उपभोग a. without enjoyment; संसरति निरुपभोगं भावैरधिवासितं लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.4.

- उपम a. peerless, matchless, incomparable.

-उपसर्ग free from portents.

-उपस्कृत a. not corrupted, pure; of self-denying temperament; शमेन तपसा चैव भक्त्या च निरुपस्कृतः । शुद्धात्मा ब्राह्मणो रात्रौ निदर्शनमपश्यत ॥ Mb.12.271.14.

- उपहत a.

1 not injured, unhurt.

-2 auspicious, lucky.

-उपाख्य a.

1 unreal, false, non-existent (as वन्ध्यापुत्र).

-2 immaterial.

-3 invisible. (

-ख्यम्) the supreme Brahman.

-उपाधि (क) a. without qualities, absolute.

-उपाय a.

1 without expedients, helpless.

-2 unsuc- cessful.

-उपेक्ष a.

1 free from trick or fraud.

-2 not neglectful.

-उष्मन् a. devoid of heat, cold.

-गन्ध a. void of smell, scentless, unfragrant, inodorous; निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः. ˚पुष्पी f. the Śālmali tree.

-गर्व a. free from pride.

-गवाक्ष a. windowless.

-गुण a.

1 stringless (as a bow).

-2 devoid of all properties.

-3 devoid of good qualities, bad, worthless; निर्गुणः शोभते नैव विपुलाड- म्बरो$पि ना Bv.1.115.

-4 without attributes; साकारं च निराकारं सगुणं निर्गुणं विभुम् Brahmavai. P.

-5 having no epithet. (

-णः) the Supreme Spirit. ˚आत्मक a. having no qualities.

-गृहः a. houseless, homeless; सुगृही निर्गृही- कृता Pt.39.

-गौरव a.

1 without dignity, undignified.

-2 devoid of respect.

-ग्रन्थ a.

1 freed from all ties or hindrances; आत्मारामाश्च मुनयो निर्ग्रन्था अप्युरुक्रमे । कुर्वन्त्यहैतुकीं भक्तिम् Bhāg.1.7.1.

-2 poor, possessionless, beggarly.

-3 alone, unassisted.

(-न्थः) 1 an idiot, a fool.

-2 a gambler.

-3 a saint or devotee who has renounced all worldly attachments and wanders about naked and lives as a hermit.

-4 A Buddha Muni.

-ग्रन्थक a.

1 clever, expert.

-2 unaccompanied, alone.

-3 deserted, abandoned.

-4 fruitless. (

-कः 1 a religious mendicant.

-2 a naked devotee.

-3 a gam- bler.

-ग्रन्थिक a. clever. (

-कः) a naked mendicant, a Jaina mendicant of the Digambara class.

-घटम् 1 a free market.

-2 a crowded market.

-घण्टः See निघण्टः.

-घृण a.

1 cruel, merciless, pitiless.

-2 shame- less, immodest.

-घृणा cruelty.

-घोष a. noiseless, still, calm.

-जन a.

1 tenantless, uninhabited, unfrequented, lonely, desolate.

-2 without any retinue or attendants; भूयश्चैवाभिरक्षन्तु निर्धनान्निर्जना इव Mb.12.151.7. (

-नम्) a desert, solitude, lonely place.

-जन्तु a. free from living germs; H. Yoga.

-जर a.

1 young, fresh.

-2 imperishable, immortal. (

-रः) a deity, god; (nom. pl. निर्जराः -निर्जरसः) (

-रम्) ambrosia, nectar.

-जरायु a. Ved. skinless.

-जल a.

1 waterless, desert, destitute of water.

-2 not mixed with water. (

-लः) a waste, desert. ˚एकादशी N. of the eleventh day in the bright half of Jyeṣṭha.

-जाड्य free from coldness.

-जिह्वः a frog.

-जीव a.

1 lifeless.

-2 dead; चिता दहति निर्जीवं चिन्ता दहति जीवितम्.

-ज्ञाति a. having no kinsmen, alone.

-ज्वर a. feverless, healthy.

-दण्डः a Śūdra.

-दय a.

1 merci- less, cruel, pitiless, unmerciful, unkind.

-2 passion- ate.

-3 very close, firm or fast, strong, excessive, violent; मुग्धे विधेहि मयि निर्दयदन्तदंशम् Gīt.1; निर्दयरति- श्रमालसाः R.19.32; निर्दयाश्लेषहेतोः Me.18.

-4 unpitied by any; निर्दया निर्नमस्कारास्तन्मनोरनुशासनम् Ms.9.239.

-दयम् ind.

1 unmercifully, cruelly.

-2 violently, excessively; न प्रहर्तुमलमस्मि निर्दयम् R.11.84.

-दश a. more than ten days old; यदा पशुर्निर्दशः स्यादथ मेध्यो भवे- दिति Bhāg.9.7.11.

- दशन a. toothless.

-दाक्षिण्य a. uncourteous.

-दुःख a.

1 free from pain, painless.

-2 not causing pain.

-दैन्य a. happy, comfortable.

-दोष a.

1 faultless, defectless; न निर्दोषं न निर्गुणम्

-2 guiltless, innocent.

-द्रव्य a.

1 immaterial.

-2 without property, poor.

-द्रोह a. not hostile, friendly, well-disposed, not malicious.

-द्वन्द्व a.

1 indifferent in regard to opposite pairs of feelings (pleasure or pain), neither glad nor sorry; निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्ममो भूत्वा चरिष्यामि मृगैः सह Mb.1.85.16; निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् Bg.2.45.

-2 not dependent upon another, independent.

-3 free from jealousy or envy.

-4 not double.

-5 not contested, un- disputed.

-6 not acknowledging two principles.

-धन a. without property, poor, indigent; शशिनस्तुल्यवंशो$पि निर्धनः परिभूयते Chāṇ.82. (

-नः) an old ox. ˚ता, ˚त्वम् poverty, indigence.

-धर्म a. unrighteous, impious, unholy.

-धूम a. smokeless.

-धौत a. cleansed, rendered clean; निर्धौत- दानामलगण्डभित्तिर्वन्यः सरित्तो गज उन्ममज्ज R.5.43.

-नमस्कार a.

1 not courteous or civil, not respecting any one.

-2 disrespected, despised.

-नर a. abandoned by men, deserted.

-नाणक a. coinless, penniless; Mk.2.

-नाथ a. without a guardian or master. ˚ता

1 want of protection.

-2 widowhood.

-3 orphanage.

-नाभि a. going or reaching beyond the navel; निर्नाभि कौशेयमुपात्तबाणम् Ku.7.7.

-नायक a. having no leader or ruler, anarchic.

-नाशन, -नाशिन् a. expelling, banishing.

-निद्र a. sleepless, wakeful.

-निमित्त a.

1 causeless.

-2 disinterested.

-निमेष a. not twinkling.

-बन्धु a. without kindred or relation, friendless.

-बल n. powerless, weak, feeble.

-बाध a.

1 unobstructed.

-2 unfrequented, lonely, solitary.

-3 unmolested.

(-धः) 1 a part of the marrow.

-2 a knob.

-बीज a. seedless, impotent. (

-जा) a sort of grape (Mar. बेदाणा).

-बुद्धि a. stupid, ignorant, foolish.

-बुष, -बुस a. unhusked, freed from chaff.

-भक्त a. taken without eating (as a medicine).

-भय a.

1 fearless, undaunted.

-2 free from danger, safe, secure; निर्भयं तु भवेद्यस्य राष्ट्रं बाहुबलाश्रितम् Ms.9.255.

-भर a.

1 excessive, vehement, violent, much, strong; त्रपाभरनिर्भर- स्मरशर &c. Gīt.12; तन्व्यास्तिष्ठतु निर्भरप्रणयिता मानो$पि रम्यो- दयः Amaru.47.

-2 ardent.

-3 fast, close (as embrace); कुचकुम्भनिर्भरपरीरम्भामृतं वाञ्छति Gīt.; परिरभ्य निर्भरम् Gīt.1.

-4 sound, deep (as sleep).

-5 full of, filled with (at the end of comp.); आनन्द˚, गर्व˚ &c. (

-रः) a servant receiving no wages. (

-रम्) excess. (

-रम् ind.)

1 ex- cessively, exceedingly, intensely.

-2 soundly.

-भाग्य a. unfortunate, unlucky.

-भाज्य a. to be separated; स निर्भाज्यः स्वकादंशात् किंचिद्दत्वोपजीवनम् Ms.9.27.

-भृतिः a. without wages, hireless.

-भोगः a. not fond of plea- sures.

-मक्षिक a. 'free from flies', undisturbed, private, lonely. (

-कम्) ind. without flies, i. e. lonely, private; कृतं भवतेदानीं निर्मक्षिकम् Ś.2,6.

-मज्ज a. fatless, meagre.

-मत्सर a. free from envy, unenvious; निर्मत्सरे मत्समे वत्स... वसुन्धराभारमारोप्य Rāmāyaṇachampū.

-मत्स्य a. fishless.

-मद a.

1 not intoxicated, sober, quiet.

-2 not proud, humble.

-3 sad, sorry.

-4 not in rut (as an elephant).

-मनुज, -मनुष्य a. tenantless, uninhabited, deserted by men.

-मन्तु a. faultless, innocent.

-मन्त्र a.

1 a ceremony, unaccompanied by holy texts.

-2 not familiar with holy texts; Mb.12.36.43.

-मन्यु, -मन्युक a. free from anger; Mb.5.133.4.

-मम a.

1 free from all connections with the outer world, who has renounced all worldly ties; संसारमिव निर्ममः (ततार) R.12.6; Bg.2.71; निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः 3.3.

-2 unselfish, disinterested.

-3 indifferent to (with loc.); निर्ममे निर्ममो$र्थेषु मथुरां मधुराकृतिः R.15.28; प्राप्तेष्वर्थेषु निर्ममाः Mb.

-4 an epithet of Śiva.

-मर्याद a.

1 boundless, immeasurable.

-2 transgressing the limits of right or propriety, unrestrained, unruly, sinful, criminal; मनुजपशुभिर्निर्मर्यादैर्भवद्भिरुदायुधैः Ve.3.22.

-3 confused.

-4 insolent, immodest. (

-दम्) ind. confusedly, topsy- turvy. (

-दम्) confusion, disorder.

-मल a.

1 free from dirt or impurities, clear, pure, stainless, unsullied (fig. also); नीरान्निर्मलतो जनिः Bv.1.63.

-2 resplendent, bright; Bh.1.56.

-3 sinless, virtuous; निर्मलाः स्वर्गमायान्ति सन्तः सुकृतिनो यथा Ms.8.318.

(-लम्) 1 talc.

-2 the remainings of an offering made to a deity. ˚उपलः a crystal.

- मशक a. free from gnats.

-मांस a. fleshless; स्वल्प- स्नायुवसावशेषमलिनं निर्मांसमप्यस्थिकम् Bh.2.3.

-मान a.

1 without self-confidence.

-2 free from pride.

-मानुष a. uninhabited, desolate.

-मार्ग a. roadless, pathless.

-मिथ्य a. not false, true; H. Yoga.

-मुटः 1 a tree bearing large blossoms.

-2 the sun.

-3 a rogue. (

-टम्) a large free market or fair.

-मूल a.

1 rootless (as a tree).

-2 baseless, unfounded (statement, charge &c.).

-3 eradicated.

-मेघ a. cloudless.

-मेध a. without un- derstanding, stupid, foolish, dull.

-मोह a. free from illusion. (

-हः) an epithet of Śiva.

-यत्न a. inactive, lazy, dull.

-यन्त्रण a.

1 unrestrained, unobstructed, uncontrolled, unrestricted.

-2 unruly, self-willed, in- dependent.

(-णम्) 1 squeezing out.

-2 absence of restraint, independence.

-यशस्क a. without fame, dis- creditable, inglorious.

-युक्त a.

1 constructed, built.

-2 directed.

-3 (in music) limited to metre and mea- sure.

-युक्ति f.

1 disunion.

-2 absence of connection or government.

-3 unfitness, impropriety.

-युक्तिक a.

1 disjoined, unconnected.

-2 illogical, unmeaning.

-3 unfit, improper.

-यूथ a. separated from the herd, strayed from the flock (as an elephant).

-यूष = निर्यास.

-योगक्षेम a. free from care (about acquisition); Bg.2. 45.

-रक्त a. (

-नीरक्त) colourless, faded.

-रज, -रजस्क a.

(-नीरज, नीरजस्क) 1 free from dust.

-2 devoid of passion or darkness. (

-जः) an epithet of Śiva.

-रजस् (नरिजस्) a. see

नीरज. (-f.) a woman not men- struating. ˚तमसा absence of passion or darkness.

-रत (नीरत) a. not attached to, indifferent.

-रन्ध्र a.

(नीरन्ध्र) 1 without holes or interstices, very close or contiguous, thickly situated; नीरन्ध्रनीरनिचुलानि सरित्तटानि U.2.23.

-2 thick, dense.

-3 coarse, gross.

-रव a. (

-नीरव) not making any noise, noiseless; गतिविभ्रमसाद- नीरवा (रसना) R.8.58.

-रस a.

(नीरस) 1 tasteless, unsavoury, flavourless.

-2 (fig.) insipid, without any poetic charm; नीरसानां पद्मानाम् S. D.1.

-3 sapless, without juice, withered or dried up; Ś. Til.9.

-4 vain, use- less, fruitless; अलब्धफलनीरसान् मम विधाय तस्मिन् जने V.2.11.

-5 disagreeable.

-6 cruel, merciless. (

-सः) the pomegranate.

- रसन a. (

नीरसन) having no girdle (रसना); Ki.5.11.

-रुच् a. (

नीरुच्) without lustre, faded, dim; परिमलरुचिराभिर्न्यक्कृतास्तु प्रभाते युवतिभिरुप- भोगान्नीरुचः पुष्पमालाः Śi.11.27.

-रुज्, -रुज a. (नीरुज्, नीरुज) free from sickness, healthy, sound; नीरुजस्य किमौषधैः H.1.

-रूप a. (नीरूप) formless, shapeless.

(-पः) 1 air, wind.

-2 a god. (

-पम्) ether.

-रोग a. (नीरोग) free from sickness or disease, healthy, sound; यथा नेच्छति नीरोगः कदाचित् सुचिकित्सकम् Pt.1.118.

-लक्षण a.

1 having no auspicious marks, ill-featured.

-2 undisting- uished.

-3 unimportant, insignificant.

-4 unspotted.

-5 having a white back.

-लक्ष्य a. invisible.

-लज्ज a. shameless, impudent.

-लाञ्छनम् the marking of dome- stic animals (by perforating the nose &c.).

-लिङ्ग a. having no distinguishing or characteristic marks.

-लिप्त a.

1 unanointed.

-2 undefiled, unsullied.

-3 indifferent to.

(-प्तः) 1 N. of Kṛiṣṇa.

-2 a sage.

-लून a. cut through or off.

-लेप a.

1 unsmeared, unanointed; निर्लेपं काञ्चनं भाण्डमद्भिरेव विशुध्यति Ms.5.112.

-2 stainless, sinless. (

-पः) a sage.

-लोभ a. free from desire or avarice, unavaricious.

-लोमन् a. devoid of hair, hairless.

-वंश a. without posterity, childless.

- वचन a.

1 not speaking, silent.

-2 unobjectionable, blameless; (for other senses see the word separately).

-नम् ind. silently; माल्येन तां निर्वचनं जघान Ku.7.19.

-वण, -वन a.

1 being out of a wood.

-2 free from woods.

-3 bare, open.

-वत्सल a. not loving or fondling (esp. children); निर्वत्सले सुतशतस्य विपत्तिमेतां त्वं नानुचिन्तयसि Ve.5.3.

-वर = निर्दरम् q. v.

-वसु a. destitute of wealth, poor.

-वाच्य a.

1 not fit to be said.

-2 blameless, unobjectionable; सखीषु निर्वाच्य- मधार्ष्ट्यदूषितं प्रियाङ्गसंश्लेषमवाप मानिनी Ki.8.48.

-वात a. free or sheltered from wind, calm, still; हिमनिष्यन्दिनी प्रातर्निर्वातेव वनस्थली R.15.66. (

-तः) a place sheltered from or not exposed to wind; निर्वाते व्यजनम् H.2.124.

-वानर a. free from monkeys.

-वायस a. free from crows.

-वार्य a.

1 irresistible.

-2 acting fearlessly or boldly.

-विकल्प, -विकल्पक a.

1 not admitting an alternative.

-2 being without determination or resolu- tion.

-3 not capable of mutual relation.

-4 conditioned.

-5 undeliberative.

-6 recognizing no such distinction as that of subject and object, or of the knower and the known; as applied to समाधि or contemplation, it is 'an exclusive concentration upon the one entity without distinct and separate consciousness of the knower, the known, and the knowing, and without even self-consciousness'; निर्विकल्पकः ज्ञातृज्ञानादिविकल्पभेद- लयापेक्षः; नो चेत् चेतः प्रविश सहसा निर्विकल्पे समाधौ Bh.3.61; आत्मारामा विहितरतयो निर्विकल्पे समाधौ Ve.1.23.

-7 (in phil.) not arising from the relation of the qualifier and the qualified, (विशेषणविशेष्यसंबन्धानवगाहि प्रत्यक्षं ज्ञानम्) said of knowledge not derived from the senses, as घटत्व. (

-ल्पम्) ind. without hesitation or wavering.

-विकार a.

1 unchanged, unchangeable, immutable.

-2 not dispos- ed; तौ स्थास्यतस्ते नृपती निदेशे परस्परावग्रहनिर्विकारौ M.5.14.

-3 disinterested; तरुविटपलतानां बान्धवो निर्विकारः Ṛs.2.28. (

-रः) the Supreme deity.

-विकास a. unblown.

-विघ्न a. uninterrupted, unobstructed, free from impediments; निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा. (

-घ्नम्) absence of impedi- ment.

-विचार a. not reflecting, thoughtless, incon- siderate; रे रे स्वैरिणि निर्विचारकविते मास्मत्प्रकाशीभव Chandr. 1.2. (

-रम्) ind. thoughtlessly, unhesitatingly.

-वि- चिकित्स a. free from doubt or reflection.

-विचेष्ट a. motionless, insensible; यो हि दिष्टमुपासीनो निर्विचेष्टः सुखं शयेत् Mb.3.32.14.

-वितर्क a. unreflecting.

-विनोद a. without amusement, void of pastime, diversion or solace; शङ्के रात्रौ गुरुतरशुचं निर्विनोदां सखीं ते Me.9.

-विन्ध्या N. of a river in the Vindhya hills; निर्विन्ध्यायाः पथि भव रसाभ्यन्तरः सन्निपत्य Me.28.

-विमर्श a.

1 void of reflec- tion, thoughtless.

-2 not having विमर्श Sandhi.

-विवर a.

1 having no opening or cavity.

2 without interstices or interval, close, compact; घटते हि संहततया जनितामिदमेव निर्विवरतां दधतोः Śi.9.44.

-विवाद a.

1 not contending or disagreeing.

-2 undisputed, not contra- dicted or disputed, universally acknowledged.

-विवेक a. indiscreet, void of judgment, wanting in discrimination, foolish.

-विशङ्क a. fearless, undaunted, confident; Ms.7.176; यस्मिन्कृत्यं समावेश्य निर्विशङ्केन चेतसा । आस्यते सेवकः स स्यात् कलत्रमिव चापरम् ॥ Pt.1.85.

-विशेष a. showing or making no difference, indiscriminating, without dis- tinction; निर्विशेषा वयं त्वयि Mb.; निर्विशेषो विशेषः Bh.3.5. 'a difference without distinction'.

-2 having no difference, same, like, not differing from (oft. in comp.); निर्विशेषाकृति 'having the same form'; प्रवातनीलो- त्पलनिर्विशेषम् Ku.1.46; स निर्विशेषप्रतिपत्तिरासीत् R.14.22.

-3 indiscriminate, promiscuous. (

-षः) absence of difference. (निर्विशेषम् and निर्विशेषेण are used adverbially in the sense of 'without difference', 'equally', indiscrimi- nately'; क्रुद्धेन विप्रमुक्तो$यं निर्विशेषं प्रियाप्रिये Rām.7.22.41. स्वगृहनिर्विशेषमत्र स्थीयताम् H.1; R.5.6.).

-विशेषण a. without attributes.

-विष a. poisonless (as a snake); निर्विषा डुण्डुभाः स्मृताः.

-विषङ्ग a. not attached, indifferent.

-विषय a.

1 expelled or driven away from one's home, residence or proper place; मनोनिर्विषयार्थकामया Ku.5.38; R.9.32; also

-निर्विषयीकृत; वने प्राक्कलनं तीर्थं ये ते निर्विषयी- कृताः Rām.2.14.4.

-2 having no scope or sphere of action; किंच एवं काव्यं प्रविरलविषयं निर्विषयं वा स्यात् S. D.1.

-3 not attached to sensual objects (as mind).

-विषाण a. destitute of horns.

-विहार a. having no pleasure.

-वीज, -बीज a.

1 seedless.

-2 impotent.

-3 causeless.

-वीर a.

1 deprived of heroes; निर्वीरमुर्वीतलम् P. R.1.31.

-2 cowardly.

-वीरा a woman whose husband and children are dead.

-वीर्य a. powerless, feeble, unmanly, impotent; निर्वीर्यं गुरुशापभाषितवशात् किं मे तवेवायुधम् Ve.3.34.

-वीरुध, -वृक्ष a. treeless.

-वृत्ति f. accomplishment, achievement; अत आसां निर्वृत्त्या अपवर्गः स्यात् । आतण्डुलनिर्वृत्तेः आ च पिष्टनिर्वृत्तेरभ्यास इति ॥ ŚB. on MS.11.1.27. -a. having no occupation, destitute. See निर्वृति.

-वृष a. depriv- ed of bulls.

-वेग a. not moving, quiet, calm.

-वेतन a honorary, unsalaried.

-वेद a. not acknowledging the Vedas, an atheist, infidel.

-वेष्टनम् a. a weaver's shuttle.

-वैर a. free from enmity, amicable, peaceable. (

-रम्) absence of enmity.

-वैलक्ष्य a. shameless.

-व्यञ्जन a.

1 straight-forward.

-2 without condiment. (

-नम् ind.) plainly, in a straight-forward or honest manner.

-व्यथ, -न a.

1 free from pain.

-2 quiet, calm.

-व्यथनम् a hole; छिद्रं निर्व्यथनम् Ak.

-व्यपेक्ष a. indifferent to, regardless of; मृग्यश्च दर्भाङ्कुरनिर्व्यपेक्षास्तवागतिज्ञं समबोधयन् माम् R.13.25;14.39.

-व्यलीक a.

1 not hurting or offending.

-2 without pain.

-3 pleased, doing anything willingly.

-4 sincere, genuine, undissembling.

-व्यवधान a. (ground) uncovered, bare.

-व्यवश्थ a. moving hither and thither.

-व्यसन a. free from bad inclination.

-व्याकुल a. calm.

-व्याघ्र a. not haunted or infested by tigers.

-व्याज a.

1 candid, upright, honest, plain.

-2 without fraud, true, genuine.

-3 got by heroism or daring deeds (not by fraud or cowardly conduct); अशस्त्रपूतनिर्व्याजम् (महामांसम्) Māl.5.12. (v. l.)

-4 not hypocritical; धर्मस्य निर्व्याजता (विभूषणम्) Bh.2.82. (

-जम् ind.) plainly, honestly, candidly; निर्व्याजमालिङ्गितः Amaru.85.

-व्याजीकृत a. made plain, freed from deceit.

-व्यापार a.

1 without employment or business, free from occupation; तं दधन्मैथिलीकण्ठनिर्व्यापारेण बाहुना R.15.56.

-2 motionless; U.6.

-व्यावृत्ति a. not invol- ving any return (to worldly existence).

-व्रण a.

1 un- hurt, without wounds.

-2 without rents.

-व्रत a. not observing vows.

-व्रीड a. shameless, impudent.

-हिमम् cessation of winter.

-हेति a. weaponless.

-हेतु a. cause- less, having no cause or reason.

-ह्रीक a.

1 shameless, impudent.

-2 bold, daring.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > निर् _nir
16 dur

dur, e [dyʀ]

1. adjective

   a. [roche, métal, lit, crayon, sol] hard ; [carton, col, brosse, porte] stiff ; [viande] tough

• être dur d'oreille to be hard of hearing

   b. [problème, travail, parcours] hard

• dur à manier/croire hard to handle/believe

• c'est un enfant très dur he's a very difficult child

   c. [climat, punition, combat, couleur] harsh ; [leçon] hard ; [eau] hard

• la vie est dure it's a hard life

• les temps sont durs times are hard

• il nous mène la vie dure he gives us a hard time

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

   d. ( = sévère) hard ; [loi, critique] harsh

• être dur avec or pour or envers qn to be hard on sb

   e. ( = insensible) [personne] hard

2. adverb

[travailler, frapper] (inf) hard

• croire à qch dur comme fer to have a blind belief in sth

3. masculine noun

• c'est un dur (inf) he's a tough guy (inf)

• c'est un dur à cuire (inf) he's a tough nut (inf)

• jouer les durs to act tough

► en dur

• une construction en dur a permanent structure

• un court (de tennis) en dur a hard court

4. feminine noun

► à la dure

• être élevé à la dure to be brought up the hard way

• vivre à la dure to live rough

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1.

dure dyʀ adjectif

1) ( difficile à entamer) [matériau, pain, siège, matelas] hard; [viande] tough; ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard

2) ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy

3) ( résistant) [personne]

dur au mal — tough

elle est dure à la tâche or au travail — she's a hard worker

4) ( anguleux) [profil, traits] hard

5) ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh

6) ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe

7) ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline (épith)

il est très dur avec ses élèves — ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils

il est dur mais juste — ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair

la droite/gauche dure — the hard Right/Left

8) ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough

9) ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard; ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough

cela a été une dure épreuve — it was quite an ordeal

c'est la dure réalité — it's the grim reality

les temps sont durs — times are hard

10) ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard

il est dur à supporter — he's heavy going

11) ( sans fard) [film, reportage] hard-hitting (épith)

12) ( calcaire) [eau] hard

2.

nom masculin, féminin

1) ( personne solide) tough nut (colloq)

jouer les durs — to act tough

2) Politique ( partisan) hardliner

3.

adverbe [travailler, frapper] hard

4.

nom masculin permanent structure

5.

à la dure locution adverbiale the hard way

••

être dur d'oreille — (sl) to be hard of hearing

avoir la tête dure — ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense

avoir la vie dure — [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard

elle a la vie dure — she has a hard life

mener la vie dure à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hard time

en faire voir de dur à ses parents — to give one's parents a hard time

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dyʀ dur, -e
1. adj

1) (pierre, siège) hard, (viande) tough

2) (travail, problème) hard

3) (lumière, voix, climat) harsh

4) (= sévère) (= maître) hard, (= discipline) harsh

être dur avec qn — to be hard on sb

mener la vie dure à qn — to give sb a hard time

5) (= cruel) hard, hard-hearted

6) (porte, col) stiff

2. adv

hard

travailler dur — to work hard

3. nm/f

(= personne) tough guy

4. nm

en dur (bâtiment, installations) ; une construction en dur — a permanent structure

construire en dur — to build a permanent structure

5. nf

à la dure [élever un enfant] — the hard way, [dormir] rough

sur la dure [dormir] — rough

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dur, dure

A adj

1 ( difficile à entamer) [matériau, sol, crème glacée, mine de crayon] hard; ⇒ dent, détente;

2 ( difficile à mâcher) [pain, légume] hard; [viande] tough;

3 ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard;

4 ( sans confort) [banquette, siège, matelas] hard;

5 ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy; dur à ouvrir/tourner hard to open/to turn;

6 ( résistant) [personne] dur au mal tough; elle est dure à la fatigue she doesn't tire easily; elle est dure à la tâche or au travail she's a hard worker; elle est dure à la douleur she can stand a lot of pain;

7 ( anguleux) [profil, traits] hard; [dessin] angular;

8 ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh; il n'y a pas de mots assez durs pour condamner… there are no words harsh enough to condemn…;

9 ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe; elle lui a jeté un regard dur she gave him/her a severe look;

10 ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline ( épith); il est très dur avec ses élèves ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils; il est dur mais juste ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair; la droite/gauche dure the hard Right/Left; ⇒ noyau;

11 ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough;

12 ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough; cela a été une dure épreuve it was quite an ordeal; l'hiver a été très dur cette année it's been a very hard winter this year; le plus dur sera de faire the hardest thing will be to do; le plus dur est passé/reste à faire the hardest part is over/is still to come; il a fait le plus dur du travail hier he did the hardest part of the work yesterday; c'est dur de se lever si tôt it's hard to get up so early; ce fut très dur pour lui de faire it was very hard for him to do; c'est la dure réalité it's the grim reality; les temps sont durs times are hard; dur, dur○! it's tough!;

13 ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard; pour moi, le plus dur c'est la syntaxe for me, the hardest thing is syntax; dur à hard to; dur à résoudre/admettre hard to solve/admit; il est dur à supporter he's heavy going;

14 ( sans fard) [film, récit, reportage] hard-hitting ( épith);

15 ( calcaire) [eau] hard;

16 Phys [rayons X] hard; les rayons durs hard radiation;

17 Phon [consonne] ( non palatalisée) hard; ( tendue) fortis spéc;

18 Naut [mer] choppy.

B nm,f

1 ( personne solide) tough nut○, tough cookie○; jouer les durs to act tough; c'est un dur de durs he's a real tough nut○;

2 Pol ( partisan) hardliner.

C adv [travailler, frapper] hard; ça tape dur aujourd'hui○ [soleil] it's boiling hot today; ça grimpe○ dur! it's a hell○ of a climb!; ⇒ fer.

D nm permanent structure; construire en dur to build a permanent structure; construction en dur permanent structure.

E à la dure loc adv j'ai élevé mes enfants à la dure my children were brought up the hard way.

F dures nfpl en faire voir de dures à ses parents to give one's parents a hard time; en dire de dures à qn to say cruel things to sb.

Composé

dur à cuire tough nut○ ou cookie○.

Idiomes

dur comme (de la) pierre [objet] rock-hard ( épith); [cœur, personne] as hard as nails; être dur d'oreille or de la feuille◑ to be hard of hearing; avoir la tête dure ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense; avoir la vie dure [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard; elle a la vie dure ( pas facile) she has a hard life; ( résistante) she keeps hanging on; mener la vie dure à qn to give sb a hard time; la vie est dure it's a hard life.

( féminin dure) [dyr] adjectif

1. [ferme - viande] tough ; [ - muscle] firm, hard ; [ - lit, mine de crayon] hard

dur comme du bois ou le marbre ou le roc rock-hard

2. [difficile] hard, difficult

la route est dure à monter it's a hard road to climb

c'est plutôt dur à digérer, ton histoire! (familier) your story's rather hard to take!

il est parfois dur d'accepter la vérité accepting the truth can be hard ou difficult

le plus dur dans l'histoire, c'est de comprendre ce qui s'est passé the hardest part of the whole business is understanding what really happened

3. [pénible à supporter - climat] harsh

les conditions de vie sont de plus en plus dures life gets harder and harder

le plus dur est passé maintenant the worst is over now

les temps sont durs these are hard times

plus dure sera la chute (allusion) BIBLE (the higher they come) the harder they fall

dur dur (familier) : pas de congé?/plus de café? dur dur! no time off?/no coffee left? that's a blow!

4. [cruel]

ne sois pas dur avec lui don't be nasty to ou tough on him

5. [rude, froid] harsh

d'une voix dure in a harsh voice

des yeux d'un bleu très dur steely blue eyes

6. [endurci] tough

dur à: il est dur à la douleur he's tough, he can bear a lot of (physical) pain

il est dur au travail ou à l'ouvrage he's a hard worker

avoir le cœur dur to have a heart of stone, to be hardhearted

il est dur à cuire (familier) he's a hard nut to crack

dur à la détente (familier) tight-fisted

être dur d'oreille ou de la feuille (familier) to be hard of hearing

7. [intransigeant] hard

la droite/gauche dure the hard right/left

8. PHONÉTIQUE & PHYSIQUE hard

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, dure [dyr] nom masculin, nom féminin

(familier)

1. [personne sans faiblesse] toughie, tough nut (UK) ou cookie (US)

un dur en affaires a hard-nosed businessman

c'est un dur à cuire he's a hard nut to crack

2. [voyou] tough guy, toughie

un dur de dur a real tough nut (UK) ou tough guy

3. POLITIQUE hard-liner, hawk

les durs du parti the hard core in the party

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adverbe

1. [avec force] hard

il a tapé ou frappé dur he hit hard

il travaille dur sur son nouveau projet he's working hard ou he's hard at work on his new project

il croit dur comme fer qu'elle va revenir he believes doggedly ou he's adamant that she'll come back

2. [avec intensité]

le soleil tape dur aujourd'hui the sun is beating down today

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dures nom féminin pluriel

(familier) [histoires, moments]

il lui en a fait voir de dures he gave her a hard time

il nous en a dit de dures he told us some really nasty things

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à la dure locution adverbiale

élever ses enfants à la dure to bring up one's children the hard way

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en dur locution adjectivale

construction/maison en dur building/house built with non-temporary materials

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sur la dure locution adverbiale

coucher sur la dure to sleep on the ground

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dur
17 harsh

adjective

1) rau [Gewebe, Oberfläche, Gegend, Land, Klima]; schrill [Ton, Stimme]; grell [Licht, Farbe]; hart [Bedingungen]

2) (excessively severe) [sehr] hart; [äußerst] streng [Richter, Disziplin]; rücksichtslos [Tyrann, Herrscher, Politik]

don't be harsh on him — sei nicht zu streng mit ihm

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adjective

1) ((of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel: That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.) hart

2) (rough and unpleasant to hear, see, taste etc: a harsh voice; harsh colours.) rauh,grell

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- academic.ru/87705/harshly">harshly
- harshness
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harsh

[hɑ:ʃ, AM hɑ:rʃ]

adj

1. (rough) rau

\harsh terrain unwirtliches Gelände

\harsh winter strenger [o harter] Winter

2. (disagreeable) colours, light grell; fabric kratzig; sound schrill; scream gellend

\harsh voice raue Stimme

3. (rigorous) hart, streng; (critical) scharf

\harsh criticism/words scharfe Kritik/Worte

\harsh education strenge Erziehung

the \harsh reality die harte Realität

\harsh reprisal gnadenlose Vergeltungsmaßnahme

\harsh sentence harte Strafe

▪ to be \harsh on sb jdn hart anfassen, streng mit jdm sein

4. (sharp) scharf

\harsh contrast scharfer Kontrast

5. (brusque) tone of voice barsch, schroff

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[hAːʃ]
adj (+er)

1) (= inclement) winter hart, streng; weather, climate, environment rau, unwirtlich; conditions hart

2) (= severe) words, remarks, criticism scharf; verdict, sentence, punishment, treatment hart; discipline streng

harsh justice — ein strenges Urteil

to be harsh with or on sb — jdn hart anfassen

don't be too harsh with him — sei nicht zu streng mit or hart zu ihm

3) (= abrasive, grating) sound, voice rau, kratzig; breathing rasselnd; cleaner, detergent scharf; wool, fabric rau; taste, wine, whisky herb; light, glare, colours grell

the harsh glare of the sun —

the harsh cries of the seagulls — das Kreischen der Möwen

4) (= unpleasant, unwelcome) reality, facts, truth bitter

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harsh [hɑː(r)ʃ] adj (adv harshly)

1. allg hart:

a) rau (Stoff etc)

b) rau, scharf (Stimme)

c) grell (Farbe etc)

d) barsch, grob, schroff:

harsh manner schroffe oder barsche Art

e) streng (Disziplin etc):

a harsh decision SPORT eine harte Entscheidung;

harsh words harte Worte

2. herb, scharf, sauer (Geschmack)

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adjective

1) rau [Gewebe, Oberfläche, Gegend, Land, Klima]; schrill [Ton, Stimme]; grell [Licht, Farbe]; hart [Bedingungen]

2) (excessively severe) [sehr] hart; [äußerst] streng [Richter, Disziplin]; rücksichtslos [Tyrann, Herrscher, Politik]

don't be harsh on him — sei nicht zu streng mit ihm

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adj.

herb adj.

rau adj.

rauh (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

unglimpflich adj.

English-german dictionary > harsh
18 суровый I

суров|ый I -
1. severe, austere;
перен. sombre, grim;
~ человек harsh/austere person;
~ взгляд severe look;

2. (крайне строгий) rigorous, harsh;
~ приговор harsh/severe sentence;

3. (тяжёлый) grim;
~ая борьба grim struggle;

4. (трудный для жизни) harsh, rigorous, cruel, tough;
~oe море cruel sea;
~ая зима severe/hard winter;
~ климат rigorous climate.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > суровый I
19 riguroso

adj.

1 rigorous, severe, strict, stern.

2 harsh.

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riguroso

► adjetivo

1 (severo) rigorous, severe, strict

2 (clima) rigorous, severe, harsh

3 (exacto) exact

4 (minucioso) meticulous

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(f. - rigurosa)

adj.

rigorous, strict

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ADJ

1) [control, dieta, disciplina] strict; [actitud, castigo] severe, harsh; [medida] tough

es muy riguroso con sus empleados — he's very strict with his employees

iban de luto riguroso — they were wearing deep mourning

exigen un cumplimiento riguroso de los acuerdos — they're demanding strict compliance with the agreement

en riguroso orden alfabético — in strict alphabetical order

2) [invierno, clima] harsh

3) (=concienzudo) [método, estudio] rigorous

es fruto de una investigación rigurosa — it's a product of rigorous research

un trabajo poco riguroso — a sloppy piece of work

4) liter cruel

los hados rigurosos — cruel fate sing

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- sa adjetivo

a) < método> rigorous; <dieta/control> strict

se vistieron de luto riguroso — they wore deep mourning

rigurosas medidas de seguridad — tight security

en riguroso orden de llegada — strictly on a first come, first served basis

en sentido riguroso... — strictly speaking...

b) < juez> harsh; < maestro> strict; < castigo> severe, harsh

c) < invierno> hard; < clima> harsh

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= rigorous, severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], thoroughgoing, Draconian, hard-line, harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], conscientious.

Ex. You are already familiar with the idea of enumerating isolate concepts in the rigorous facet analysis of CC.

Ex. Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.

Ex. This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.

Ex. Title indexes suffer from absence of tight terminology control.

Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.

Ex. Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.

Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.

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* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < método> rigorous; <dieta/control> strict

se vistieron de luto riguroso — they wore deep mourning

rigurosas medidas de seguridad — tight security

en riguroso orden de llegada — strictly on a first come, first served basis

en sentido riguroso... — strictly speaking...

b) < juez> harsh; < maestro> strict; < castigo> severe, harsh

c) < invierno> hard; < clima> harsh

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= rigorous, severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], thoroughgoing, Draconian, hard-line, harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], conscientious.

Ex: You are already familiar with the idea of enumerating isolate concepts in the rigorous facet analysis of CC.

Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.

Ex: This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.

Ex: Title indexes suffer from absence of tight terminology control.

Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.

Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.

Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.

* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.

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riguroso -sa

adjective

1 ‹método› rigorous; ‹dieta› strict

se vistieron de luto riguroso they wore deep mourning

en medio de rigurosas medidas de seguridad amid tight security

en riguroso orden de llegada strictly on a first come, first served basis

rigurosos controles de calidad strict o rigorous quality control checks

en sentido riguroso, ése no es el significado de la palabra strictly speaking, that is not what the word means

2 ‹juez› harsh; ‹maestro› strict; ‹castigo› severe, harsh; ‹invierno› hard; ‹clima› harsh, severe

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riguroso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ método› rigorous;

‹dieta/control/orden› strict;
‹ examen› thorough;
◊ rigurosas medidas de seguridad tight security

b) ‹ juez› harsh;

‹ maestro› strict;
‹ castigo› severe, harsh
c) ‹ invierno› hard;

‹ clima› harsh
riguroso,-a adjetivo
1 (inflexible) severe, strict: es muy rigurososo con sus hijos, he's quite strict with his children
2 (trabajo, investigador) rigorous: una rigurosa investigación, a rigorous investigation
3 (clima) un riguroso otoño, a harsh autumn
' riguroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
- investigación
- rigurosa
- duro
- luto
English:
rigorous
- severe
- tight
- vegetarian
- exacting
- harsh
- intemperate
- strict
- stringent
- thorough

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riguroso, -a adj

1. [severo] strict;

el árbitro estuvo muy riguroso the referee was very strict;

vestía de luto riguroso she was in strict mourning;

sigue una dieta rigurosa he's on a strict diet;

someten el proceso de fabricación a un riguroso control the manufacturing process is strictly o tightly controlled;

las entradas se darán en riguroso orden de llegada the tickets will be issued strictly on a first come first served basis

2. [exacto] rigorous;

un análisis riguroso a rigorous analysis

3. [inclemente] harsh;

ha sido un invierno riguroso it has been a harsh winter

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riguroso

adj rigorous, harsh

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riguroso, -sa adj

: rigorous

♦ rigurosamente adv

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riguroso adj

1. (severo) strict

es un profesor muy riguroso he's a very strict teacher

2. (extremado) harsh

un castigo riguroso a harsh punishment

Spanish-English dictionary > riguroso
20 bitter

bitter [ˈbɪtə^r]

1. adjective

   a. [taste] amer

   b. [cold, weather, wind] glacial ; [winter] rigoureux

   c. [person, disappointment, reproach, tone] amer ; [argument, attack] acerbe ; [sorrow, suffering] cruel ; [hatred] profond ; [remorse] cuisant

• to the bitter end jusqu'au bout

• his bitter enemy son ennemi acharné

• I feel (very) bitter about the whole business toute cette histoire me remplit d'amertume

2. noun

(British = beer) bière brune anglaise

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['bɪtə(r)] 1.
noun GB ( beer) bière f ( légèrement amère)
2.
adjective

1) ( sour) amer/-ère

2) ( resentful) [person, memory, comment] amer/-ère

she felt bitter about the way they had treated her — la façon dont ils l'avaient traitée la remplissait d'amertume

3) ( fierce) [critic] acerbe; [hatred] profond; [attack, battle] féroce; [argument, feud] violent

they are bitter enemies — ce sont des ennemis jurés

4) [weather, wind] glacial

5) ( severe) [disappointment, truth] cruel/-elle; [blow] dur

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it's a bitter pill to swallow — la pilule est dure à avaler

to the bitter end — jusqu'au bout

English-French dictionary > bitter

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