he has had a hard time of it

hard cheese — твёрдый сыр; жёсткий сыр

This candy is so hard no one can chew it. — Конфета такая твёрдая, что никто её не разжуёт.

hard collar — крахмальный воротничок

hard fist — рука без перчатки

hard money — монеты, металлические деньги

The horses are both in hard condition, so a race can come off in ten days. — Обе лошади в отличной форме, поэтому скачки могут состояться через десять дней.

hard work — тяжёлая работа

She was hard to please. — Ей было трудно угодить.

Chestnuts are hard of digestion. — Каштаны трудны для переваривания.

It is a hard thing to manage. — Это дело трудно выполнить.

hard to cure — трудноизлечимый

The teacher asked a hard question. — Учитель задал трудный вопрос.

It is a hard book to read. — Эта трудная для чтения книга.

The hard fact is that war, like business, reduces to a question of gain versus cost. — Неоспоримо то, что на войне, как и в бизнесе, всё сводится к вопросу соотношения прибыли и затрат.

hard fact — неопровержимые, голые факты

Newspapers do not encourage telephone calls to the other side of the world unless they are in possession of pretty hard information. — Газеты не поощряют телефонных звонков на другую сторону планеты, если только они не содержат надёжной информации.

Many wondered that a man could be so hard and niggardly in all pecuniary dealings. — Многие поражались, что человек может быть таким скупым и жадным в денежных делах.

We Americans have got hard heads. — У нас, американцев, практичный, здравый ум.

They had a hard time of it too, for my father had to go on half-pay. — У них тоже были тяжёлые времена, потому что моему отцу приходилось обходиться половиной зарплаты.

Many families had a hard time during the Depression. — Многие семьи переживали трудные времена во время Великой Депрессии.

hard storm — жестокий шторм

This has been a hard winter. — Это была суровая зима.

The hard rain flattened the tomato plants. — Сильный ливень прибил томаты.

We work for a hard master. — Мы работаем на требовательного хозяина.

Felix began to perceive that he had been too hard upon her. — Феликс начал понимать, что он был с ней слишком суров.

hard discipline — суровая дисциплина

She almost invariably took a hard view of persons and things. — Она практически всегда высказывалась резко о людях и о ситуациях.

Hard feelings existed between the neighbours. — Между соседями были очень враждебные отношения.

The lawyers exchanged hard words. — Адвокаты обменялись резкими репликами.

hard left (right) — крайние левые (правые)

For the foreseeable future, then, the hard right has the initiative in Turkey. — Очевидно, что в обозримом будущем инициатива в Турции будет принадлежать крайним правым.

It was a hard face even when she smiled. — У неё было неприятное лицо, даже когда она улыбалась.

hard drinks — крепкие спиртные напитки

hard drugs — сильнодействующие наркотики

Nothing on earth would persuade me to try LSD or the hard drugs. — Ничто в мире не заставит меня попробовать ЛСД или тяжёлые наркотики.

hard image — контрастное изображение

The adjective "hard" is now used to refer to the resistance to atomic explosions of airfields, missile launching pads, command posts, and other structures. — Прилагательное "hard" в настоящее время используется, когда речь идет о защищённости аэродромов, стартовых площадок, командных постов и других структур от атомных взрывов.

hard currency — твёрдая валюта

hard prices — устойчивые цены

The fight must be long and hard. — Битва будет долгой и упорной.

That new employee is really a hard worker. — Этот новый сотрудник действительно очень усерден.

Every hard worker requires sufficient and regular holidays. — Каждому работающему с полной отдачей сотруднику требуется достаточный и регулярный отдых.

hard drinker — пьяница

hard labour — каторжные работы

hard of hearing — тугоухий, тугой на ухо

the bigger they are, the harder they fall — чем выше забираешься, тем больнее падать

The farmer worked hard to gather the hay before the rains came. — Фермер напряжённо работал, чтобы успеть убрать сено до дождей.

The student studied hard. — Студент усердно занимался.

The children played hard. — Дети были поглощены игрой.

It rained hard. — Дождь льёт как из ведра.

Hit the ball hard. — Сильно ударь по мячу.

He isn't a millionaire so hard that you could notice it, anyhow. — Во всяком случае, он не настолько уж крупный миллионер, чтобы ты мог это заметить.

Mr. Hopkins is hard sick. — Мистер Хопкинс очень болен.

Mother took the bad news very hard. — Мать приняла плохие известия очень близко к сердцу.

The team took the defeat hard. — Команда болезненно переживала поражение.

The ice is frozen hard. — Лёд очень твёрдый.

Will you have the eggs boiled hard? — Сварить тебе яйца вкрутую?

to follow hard after / behind / upon smb. — следовать по пятам за кем-л.

Defeat seemed hard at hand. — Поражение казалось совсем близко.

It was now hard upon three o'clock. — Было почти три часа.

hard by — близко, рядом

hard aport — лево руля

hard put to it — в затруднении

hard pressed / pushed — в трудном, тяжёлом положении

He had come through the hards himself. — Он сам преодолел все невзгоды.

She is a lady who has given her life to nursing, and has gone through its hards. — Это женщина, которая посвятила свою жизнь уходу за больными и прошла через все трудности, с этим связанные.

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

set hard — fest werden

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

this is hard to do, it is hard to do — es ist schwer, das zu tun

stories that are hard to understand — Geschichten, die schwer verständlich sind

that is a very hard question to answer — diese Frage lässt sich nur schwer beantworten

their prices are hard to beat — ihre Preise sind kaum zu unterbieten

it's hard to tell — es lässt sich schwer sagen, es ist schwer zu sagen

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

I find it hard to believe — ich kann es kaum glauben

she found it hard to make friends — es fiel ihr schwer, Freunde zu finden

to do sth the hard way — etw auf die schwere Art machen

I don't see the point in doing it the hard way — warum soll man es sich schwer machen?

he leaves all the hard work to me — die ganze Schwerarbeit überlässt er mir

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

learning Japanese is hard going — Japanisch zu lernen ist sehr schwierig

to give sb/sth a hard push — jdm/etw einen harten Stoß versetzen

the job's a bit hard on the nerves — die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend

don't be so hard on the children — sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern

to have a hard time — es schwer or nicht leicht haben

I had a hard time finding a job — ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden

to give sb a hard time — jdm das Leben schwer machen

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

there are no hard feelings between them — sie sind einander nicht böse

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

no matter how hard I try... — wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge,...

you're not trying hard enough — du strengst dich nicht genügend an

he tried as hard as he could — er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht

you're not thinking hard enough — du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

she slammed the door hard behind us — sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

(= severely) to be hard pushed or put to do sth — es sehr schwer finden, etw zu tun

to clamp down hard —

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

he reckons he's hard done by having to work on Saturdays — er findet es ungerecht, dass er samstags arbeiten muss

they are hard hit by the cuts — sie sind von den Kürzungen schwer getroffen

she took it very hard — es traf sie sehr or schwer, es ging ihr sehr nahe

(= as far as possible) hard right/left — scharf rechts/links

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

(= close) to follow hard behind/upon sth — unmittelbar auf etw (acc) folgen

my sister was hard behind me — meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

set hard — fest werden

time and space — il tempo e lo spazio

how time flies — come vola il tempo!

only time will tell — si saprà solo col tempo

time is on our side — il tempo è dalla nostra

all in good time — senza fretta

to have (the) time (to do sth) — avere il tempo (di fare qc)

I'm sorry, I haven't got time — scusa, non ho tempo

to find the time for reading — trovare il tempo per leggere

he lost no time in doing it — l'ha fatto subito senza perdere tempo

it takes time to... — ci vuole tempo per...

to take one's time — prenderla con calma

my time is my own — dispongo del mio tempo

a long time — molto tempo

a long time ago — molto tempo fa

a short time — poco tempo

in a short time she will have left — fra poco sarà partita

in a short time they were all gone — nel giro di poco tempo se ne erano andati tutti

a short time after — poco tempo dopo

for a time — per un po' di tempo

have you been here all this time? — sei stato qui tutto questo tempo?

for the time being — per il momento

in no time — in un attimo

it will be ready in no time — sarà pronto prestissimo

in a week's time — fra una settimana

any time — in qualsiasi momento

come any time you like — vieni quando vuoi

any time now — da un momento all'altro

at that time — allora, a quel tempo

at the present time — al momento, adesso

at this time of the year — in questo periodo dell'anno

(by) this time next year — in questo periodo l'anno prossimo

by the time he arrived — quando è arrivato

but at the same time, I have to admit... — tuttavia devo ammettere...

at the same time as — nello stesso momento in cui

at times — a volte

at all times — in ogni momento, sempre

from time to time — di tanto in tanto

this is no time for jokes — non è il momento di scherzare

this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — non è né il luogo né il momento adatto per discuterne

what time do you make it? — che ora fai?

have you got the (right) time? — hai l'ora (esatta)?

what's the time?; what time is it? — che ora è?, che ore sono?

it was two o'clock, Italian time — erano le due, ora italiana

what time do you get up? — a che ora ti alzi?

just in time — appena in tempo

to arrive (just) in time for dinner — arrivare (appena) in tempo per cena

he never arrives on time — non è mai puntuale

time's up! — è (l')ora!

to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time — avere 30 minuti di ritardo/anticipo

about time too! — era anche ora!

it was about time you had a haircut — era proprio ora che ti tagliassi i capelli

in modern times — nell'era moderna

in Elizabethan times — nel periodo elisabettiano

in my time — ai miei tempi

during my time at HarperCollins — quando ero alla HarperCollins

it was before my time — non ero ancora nata

times were hard — erano tempi duri

in times to come — nel tempo a venire

to be ahead of one's time — precorrere i tempi

to be behind the times — essere rimasto (-a) indietro

(experience) to have a good time — divertirsi

did you have a good time? — vi siete divertiti?

they had a hard time of it — è stata dura per loro

three times — tre volte

this/next time — questa/la prossima volta

how many times? — quante volte?

the last time I did it — l'ultima volta che l'ho fatto

time after time; time and again — mille volte

many's the time... — più di una volta...

I remember the time when... — ricordo ancora quando...

for weeks at a time — per settimane

2 at a time — 2 alla volta

to carry 3 boxes at a time — portare 3 scatole per volta

to play/march in time — suonare/marciare a tempo

to keep time — andare a tempo

3 times as fast (as); 3 times faster (than) — 3 volte più veloce (di)

the footballer timed his shot perfectly — il giocatore ha calcolato il tiro alla perfezione

the bomb was timed to explode 5 minutes later — la bomba era stata regolata in modo da esplodere 5 minuti più tardi

to time an egg — controllare il tempo per la cottura di un uovo

to time o.s. — prendere i propri tempi