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I find that hard to believe

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1 I find that hard to believe

Дипломатический термин: я считаю, что в это трудно поверить

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I find that hard to believe
2 I find that hard to believe.

Общая лексика: Что-то мне не верится.

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I find that hard to believe.
3 I find it hard to believe that he could do that

Общая лексика: мне трудно поверить, что он мог так поступить

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I find it hard to believe that he could do that
4 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

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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
5 find

1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar, hallar

2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descubrir

3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) encontrar, parecer

2. noun
(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) hallazgo

- find one's feet
- find out

find vb encontrar

I can't find the exit no encuentro la salida

Pauline has found a job Pauline ha encontrado trabajo

El pasado y participio pasado de find es found

find

tr[faɪnd]

noun

1 (act, thing found) hallazgo

■ this shop is a real find esta tienda es un hallazgo

transitive verb (pt & pp found tr[faʊnd])

1 (locate) encontrar, hallar

■ she found a note on her door encontró una nota en la puerta

■ did you find your keys? ¿encontraste tus llaves?

2 (discover) descubrir, encontrar

■ they still haven't found a cure for the common cold aún no han descubierto un remedio para el resfriado

■ oil's been found nearby se ha descubierto petróleo cerca

3 (exist) hallarse, encontrarse, existir

■ this species is found all over England esta especie se encuentra por toda Inglaterra

4 (obtain, get) encontrar

■ she can never find the time to do her homework nunca tiene tiempo para hacer sus deberes

■ could you find me a job? ¿podrías encontrarme un trabajo?

■ we managed to find the money to pay for the trip conseguimos reunir el dinero para pagar el viaje

■ he found the strength to tell her the truth encontró el valor para decirle la verdad

5 (think, consider) encontrar, parecer

■ she did not find him at all funny no lo encontró nada gracioso

■ she found the exam quite easy encontró muy fácil el examen

■ I find the rice a little salty el arroz está un poco salado

6 (become aware, realize) encontrar, darse cuenta

■ I'm finding him much nicer than I thought lo encuentro mucho más simpático de lo que pensaba

■ he found it impossible to make himself understood le fue imposible hacerse entender

7 (end up, arrive at, reach) ir a parar a, llegar a

■ I doubt whether the supplies actually find their way to Bosnia dudo que las provisiones lleguen a Bosnia

8 SMALLLAW/SMALL declarar

■ he was found guilty lo declararon culpable

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all found todo incluido

to be nowhere to be found no estar en ninguna parte

to find fault with criticar

to find for somebody / find against somebody SMALLLAW/SMALL fallar a favor de alguien / fallar en contra de alguien

to find it in one's heart to do something tener el valor de hacer algo

to find one's tongue soltarse a hablar

to find one's way about/around (town etc) orientarse 2 (office etc) familiarizarse

to find oneself (gen) encontrarse, verse 2 (true self) encontrarse a sí mismo,-a

to find out for oneself averiguarlo por sus propios medios

to take somebody as one finds them no prejuzgar a alguien, aceptar a alguien tal como es

find ['faɪnd] vt, found ['faʊnd] ; finding

1) locate: encontrar, hallar

I can't find it: no lo encuentro

to find one's way: encontrar el camino, orientarse

2) discover, realize: descubrir, darse cuenta de

he found it difficult: descubrió que era difícil

3) declare: declarar, hallar

they found him guilty: lo declararon culpable

find n

: hallazgo m

find

n.

• encuentro s.m.

• hallazgo s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: found) = atinar v.

• dar con v.

• decidir v.

• descubrir v.

• encontrar v.

• hallar v.

• localizar v.

I
1. faɪnd
(past & past p found) transitive verb

1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*

I can't find it — no lo encuentro

to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?

2) ( come across) encontrar*

I found the door wide open — encontré la puerta abierta de par en par

there were no cherries to be found — no había cerezas por ninguna parte

I hope this letter finds you well — espero que al recibir esta carta te encuentres bien

this species is found all over Europe — esta especie se encuentra en toda Europa

3)

a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*

he was found to have AIDS — descubrieron que tenía el sida

I found (that) it was easier to do it this way — descubrí que era más fácil hacerlo así

I think you'll find (that) I'm right — ya verás como tengo razón

b) ( Law)

to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente

how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?

4) ( experience as) encontrar*

she finds him attractive — lo encuentra atractivo

I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme

I find that hard to believe! — me cuesta creerlo!

5) ( acquire) encontrar*

how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?

2.

v refl

to find oneself

a) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*

I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...

I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder

b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo

3.

vi ( Law)

to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien

the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante

Phrasal Verbs:

- find out

II

noun hallazgo m

to be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo

[faɪnd] (vb: pt, pp found)
1. VT

1) (after losing) encontrar

did you find your purse? — ¿encontraste tu monedero?

I looked but I couldn't find it — lo busqué pero no pude encontrarlo

you distracted me, now I can't find my place again — me has distraído y ahora no sé por dónde iba
foot, tongue 1., 1)
2) (=locate) encontrar

the plant is found all over Europe — la planta se encuentra or existe en toda Europa

did you find the man? — ¿encontraste or localizaste al hombre?

the book is nowhere to be found — el libro no se encuentra por ninguna parte

to find one's way: can you find your (own) way to the station? — ¿sabes llegar a la estación sin ayuda?, ¿puedes encontrar la estación solo?

this found its way into my drawer — esto vino a parar a mi cajón

to find one's way around — orientarse

to find one's way around a new city — orientarse en una ciudad nueva

it took me a while to find my way around their kitchen — me llevó un rato familiarizarme con su cocina

3) (=chance upon) encontrar

I found a pound coin in the street — me encontré una moneda de una libra en la calle

2.

N hallazgo m

your new assistant is a real find — tu nueva ayudante es todo un hallazgo

that was a lucky find! — ¡qué buen hallazgo!

archaeological finds — hallazgos mpl arqueológicos

to make a find — realizar un descubrimiento

- find out

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I
1. [faɪnd]
(past & past p found) transitive verb

1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*

I can't find it — no lo encuentro

to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?

2) ( come across) encontrar*

I found the door wide open — encontré la puerta abierta de par en par

there were no cherries to be found — no había cerezas por ninguna parte

I hope this letter finds you well — espero que al recibir esta carta te encuentres bien

this species is found all over Europe — esta especie se encuentra en toda Europa

3)

a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*

he was found to have AIDS — descubrieron que tenía el sida

I found (that) it was easier to do it this way — descubrí que era más fácil hacerlo así

I think you'll find (that) I'm right — ya verás como tengo razón

b) ( Law)

to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente

how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?

4) ( experience as) encontrar*

she finds him attractive — lo encuentra atractivo

I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme

I find that hard to believe! — me cuesta creerlo!

5) ( acquire) encontrar*

how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?

2.

v refl

to find oneself

a) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*

I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...

I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder

b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo

3.

vi ( Law)

to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien

the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante

Phrasal Verbs:

- find out

II

noun hallazgo m

to be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo

English-spanish dictionary > find
6 hard

hard [hα:d]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not soft) dur ; [blow, kick, punch] violent

• to go hard durcir

• the ground was frozen hard le sol était durci par le gel

• the lake was frozen hard le lac était complètement gelé

• to set hard [concrete, clay] bien prendre

• no hard feelings! sans rancune !

• to show there are no hard feelings pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas de rancune entre nous (or eux etc)

• to take a hard line with sb/on sth se montrer intransigeant avec qn/quand il s'agit de qch

• to be hard on sb [person] être dur avec qn

• hard luck! pas de chance !

• she thinks she's really hard (inf) elle se considère comme une dure

   b. ( = not easy) dur ; [battle, fight] rude

• to find it hard to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch

• I find it hard to believe that... j'ai du mal à croire que...

• their prices are hard to beat leurs prix sont imbattables

• to be hard to translate être difficile à traduire

• good managers are hard to find these days il est difficile de trouver de bons cadres de nos jours

• I've had a hard day ma journée a été dure

• a hard day's work une rude journée de travail

• it's hard work! c'est dur !

• times are hard les temps sont durs

• those were hard times c'était une époque difficile

• he always has to do things the hard way il faut toujours qu'il cherche la difficulté

• to learn the hard way l'apprendre à ses dépens

• to play hard to get (inf) se faire désirer

► a hard time

• she's having a hard time at the moment elle traverse une période difficile

• to have a hard time doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch

• to give sb a hard time (inf) en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn

   c. ( = committed) he's a hard worker il est travailleur

• he's a hard drinker il boit beaucoup

   d. [winter, climate] rude ; [frost] fort

   e. [evidence] tangible ; [fact] concret

2. adverb

   a. [push, pull, rain, snow] fort ; [work] dur ; [study] assidûment ; [listen, think] bien

• she slammed the door hard elle a claqué violemment la porte

• to hit hard frapper fort

• to look hard at [+ person] dévisager ; [+ thing] bien regarder

• to try hard faire un gros effort

• no matter how hard I try, I... j'ai beau essayer, je...

• as hard as one can de toutes ses forces

• to be hard at it (inf) travailler dur

• she works hard at keeping fit elle fait de gros efforts pour rester en forme

► to be hard put to do sth avoir beaucoup de mal à faire qch

   b. ( = badly) to take sth hard être très affecté par qch

• she feels hard done by elle se sent injustement traitée

3. compounds

► hard-and-fast adjective [rule] absolu

► hard-bitten adjective dur à cuire (inf)

► hard-boiled adjective [egg] dur

► hard cash noun argent m liquide

► hard copy noun version f papier

► hard core noun noyau m dur

► hard-core adjective

• hard-core pornography pornographie f hard ► hard court noun court m en dur

► hard currency noun devise f forte

► hard disk noun disque m dur

► hard-drinking adjective qui boit beaucoup

► hard-earned adjective durement gagné

► hard-fought adjective [battle] acharné ; [election, competition] âprement disputé

► hard hat noun casque m ; ( = riding hat) bombe f ; (US = construction worker) ouvrier m du bâtiment

► hard-headed adjective

• a hard-headed businessman un homme d'affaires qui a la tête sur les épaules ► hard-hearted adjective insensible

► hard-hitting adjective sans complaisance

► hard labour, hard labor (US) noun travaux mpl forcés

► hard-line adjective pur et dur

► hard-liner noun pur (e) m(f) et dur(e) m(f)

► hard-nosed adjective dur

► hard of hearing adjective dur d'oreille

► the hard-of-hearing plural noun les malentendants mpl

► hard porn (inf) noun porno m hard (inf)

► hard rock noun hard rock m

► hard sell noun (Business) vente f agressive

► hard-sell adjective

• hard-sell approach approche f agressive ► hard shoulder noun (British) bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

► hard-up (inf) adjective fauché (inf)

► hard-wearing adjective résistant

► hard-wired adjective (Computing) câblé

► hard-won adjective durement gagné

► hard-working adjective travailleur

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[hɑːd] 1.
adjective

1) ( firm) dur

to go ou grow ou become hard — durcir

a hard frost — une forte gelée

frozen hard — complètement gelé; hard lens

2) ( difficult) [problem, question, task] dur, difficile; [choice, decision] difficile; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serré

I've had a hard day — j'ai eu une dure journée

to be hard to open — être dur or difficile à ouvrir

to be hard to please — être exigeant

it's hard to do — c'est dur or difficile à faire

it was hard for us to understand his decision — il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision

to find it hard to do something — avoir du mal à faire quelque chose, trouver dur or difficile de faire quelque chose

it's hard to accept/believe — on a du mal à accepter/croire ( that que)

I'm not afraid of hard work — le travail ne me fait pas peur

it was hard work ou going — ça a été dur or difficile

hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! — le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne!

it's too much like hard work — c'est trop fatigant

to be a hard worker — être travailleur/-euse

to do things the hard way — se compliquer la tâche

to find something out ou learn something the hard way — apprendre quelque chose à ses dépens

3) ( harsh) [life, year] difficile; [blow] fig dur, terrible; [winter] rude

to be hard on somebody — être dur envers quelqu'un

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs

hard luck ou lines (colloq) GB! — pas de chance!

to take a hard line — adopter une attitude ferme ( on something à propos de quelque chose; with somebody envers quelqu'un)

it's a hard life — gen, hum, iron la vie est dure

no hard feelings! — sans rancune!

I bear her no hard feelings — je ne lui en veux pas

to fall on hard times — connaître des temps difficiles

he's having a hard time (of it) — il traverse une période difficile

to give somebody a hard time — (colloq) ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à quelqu'un; ( tell off) passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

4) (stern, cold) [person, look, words] dur, sévère

5) ( concrete) [evidence, fact] solide

6) ( stark) [colour, light] dur

7) ( strong) [liquor] fort; [drug] dur; [pornography] hard (colloq) (inv)

to be a hard drinker — boire des alcools forts

8) Politics

the hard left/right — la gauche/droite (pure et) dure

9) Chemistry [water] dur, calcaire

10) Linguistics [consonant] dur

11) (colloq) ( tough) [person] dur

12) Finance [currency] fort
2.
adverb

1) (strongly, energetically) [push, hit, cry] fort; [work] dur; [study, think] sérieusement; [rain] à verse; [snow] abondamment; [look, listen] attentivement

to be hard hit — fig être durement frappé (by par)

to try hard — ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces

no matter how hard I try/work, I... — j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je...

to be hard at it (colloq) ou at work — être en plein travail

to take something (very) hard — prendre (très) mal quelque chose

2) ( with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — aux feux tournez tout de suite à gauche

hard behind — juste derrière; heel

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to play hard to get — se faire désirer

to be hard put to do — avoir du mal à faire

to be/feel hard done by — être/se sentir brimé

English-French dictionary > hard
7 hard

1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

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]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

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

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

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

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

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

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

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

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

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

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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

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

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

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) streng

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

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.) hart
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hart

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

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

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

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- 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
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hard

[hɑ:d, AM hɑ:rd]

I. adj

1. (solid) hart

\hard cash Bargeld nt

\hard cheese Hartkäse m

\hard currency harte Währung

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart

2. (tough) person zäh, hart

he's a \hard one er ist ein ganz Harter

to be \hard enough to do sth das Zeug dazu haben, etw zu tun fam

3. (difficult) schwierig

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwermachen

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

4. (laborious) anstrengend, mühevoll

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf a. fig

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein; studies anstrengend [o schwer] sein; text schwer zu lesen sein, sich akk schwer lesen

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

5. (severe) hart, unnachgiebig; voice schroff, barsch

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz

a \hard life ein hartes Leben

\hard luck [or esp BRIT lines]! ( fam)

\hard cheese! BRIT ( fam) [so ein fam] Pech!

that's your \hard luck! ( fam) das ist dein Pech! fam

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein fam

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwermachen

▪ to be \hard on sb/sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

6. (harmful)

▪ to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

to be \hard on the eyes monitor die Augen überanstrengen

7. (unfortunate) hart

▪ to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

to go \hard with sb ( dated) jdm nur Nachteile bringen, jdm zum Nachteil gereichen geh

8. (extreme) hart

\hard frost/winter strenger Frost/Winter

the \hard left/right esp BRIT POL die harte Linke/Rechte

a \hard light ein grelles Licht

to take a \hard line eine harte Linie verfolgen

9. (reliable) sicher, fest

\hard facts (verified) gesicherte Fakten; (blunt) nackte Tatsachen

10. (potent) stark

\hard drinks/drugs harte Getränke/Drogen

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum

to be into [or to do] \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

11. (with lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

12. (scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

13. TYPO

\hard copy (printout) Ausdruck m; (duplicate) Kopie f; (printed copy) Abzug m

14. LING

\hard consonant harter Konsonant

15. NUCL

\hard radiation harte Strahlung fachspr, Hartstrahlung f fachspr

16.

▶ to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

▶ to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o usu pej feilschen] fam

▶ \hard and fast information, facts zuverlässig; rule verbindlich

▶ to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

II. adv

1. (solid) hart

boiled \hard hart gekocht

frozen \hard liquid hart gefroren; clothing, plants steif gefroren

to set \hard glue, varnish hart werden, aushärten fachspr; concrete, mortar fest werden, abbinden fachspr

2. (vigorously) fest[e], kräftig

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun

to exercise \hard hart trainieren

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen

to play \hard (intensely) ausgiebig spielen; (roughly) hart spielen

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen

to study \hard fleißig lernen

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o fam ranhalten], etw zu tun

to work \hard hart arbeiten

3. (severely) schwer

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] [or put] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4. (closely) knapp

\hard by in nächster Nähe

\hard by sb/sth ganz in der Nähe einer Person/einer S. gen, ganz nahe von jdm/etw geh

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5. (copiously)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark

6. ( fig: stubbornly)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

7.

▶ to be \hard done by BRIT unfair behandelt werden

▶ old habits die \hard ( saying) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

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[hAːd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not soft) hart

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

2) (= difficult) schwer, schwierig

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

she is hard to please — man kann ihr kaum etwas recht machen

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?

to play hard to get — so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

3) (= strenuous, demanding) work, day, week hart, anstrengend

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

it was very hard work in the shop — die Arbeit in dem Geschäft war sehr anstrengend

he's hard work (inf) — er ist ziemlich anstrengend (inf)

getting on with him is hard work (inf) it was hard work for me not to swear at him — es gehört schon etwas dazu, mit ihm auszukommen (inf) es hat mich große Mühe gekostet, ihn nicht zu beschimpfen

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

this novel is hard going — durch diesen Roman muss man sich mühsam durchbeißen

chatting her up is hard going (inf) — es ist gar nicht so einfach, sie anzumachen (inf)

4) (= forceful) pull, tug, kick kräftig; blow, punch heftig

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

to give sth a hard pull or tug — kräftig an etw (dat) ziehen

it was a hard blow or knock ( for or to them) (fig) — es war ein schwerer Schlag (für sie)

to take a hard knock (fig) —

he took a hard knock (fig) — er musste einen schweren Schlag einstecken

5) (= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life hart; winter, frost streng, hart

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

he had a hard time of it — er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn

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

hard times — schwere Zeiten pl

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 be as hard as nails — knallhart sein (inf)

See:

→ also nut

6) (= harsh) light grell; sound hart

7) (= real, unquestionable) facts, information gesichert

hard evidence — sichere Beweise pl

8)

See:

→ hard hyphen, hard return

2. adv

1) (= with effort) work hart, schwer; run, drive sehr schnell; breathe schwer; study, play eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look genau, gut; think scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg sehr; rain, snow stark; blow kräftig

since 7 this morning — ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf)

she works hard at keeping herself fit — sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

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

if you try hard you can do it — wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun

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

he listened hard (straining to hear) —

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

2)

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

to clamp down hard —

it'll go hard for or with him if... (= it will cost him dear) — er wird Schwierigkeiten bekommen, wenn... es kann ihn teuer zu stehen kommen, wenn...

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

See:

→ also hard-pressed

3)

(= 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 —

to lock hard over hard a-port/a-starboard/astern etc (Naut) — voll einschlagen hart backbord/steuerbord/nach achtern etc

4)

(= 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 —

hard by (sth) (dated) — ganz in der Nähe (von etw)

See:

→ also heel

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hard [hɑː(r)d]

A adj

1. allg hart: → cheese¹

2. fest (Knoten)

3. schwer, schwierig:

a) mühsam, anstrengend:

hard work harte Arbeit;

it is quite hard work es ist ganz schön anstrengend ( doing zu tun);

hard to believe kaum zu glauben;

hard to please schwer zufriedenzustellen;

he is hard to please man kann es ihm nur schwer recht machen, er ist sehr anspruchsvoll;

hard to imagine schwer vorstellbar;

it is hard for me to accept this thesis es fällt mir schwer, diese These zu akzeptieren;

he made it hard for me to believe him er machte es mir schwer, ihm zu glauben; → graft² A 1, way¹ Bes Redew

b) schwer verständlich, schwer zu bewältigen(d):

hard problems schwierige Probleme

4. hart, zäh, widerstandsfähig:

in hard condition SPORT konditionsstark, fit;

a hard customer umg ein schwieriger Kunde, ein zäher Bursche; → nail Bes Redew

5. hart, angestrengt, intensiv (Studium etc)

6. fleißig, tüchtig:

he is a hard worker er ist enorm fleißig;

try one’s hardest sich alle Mühe geben

7. heftig, stark (Regen etc):

a hard blow ein harter Schlag, fig a. ein schwerer Schlag;

hard drinker starke(r) Trinker(in);

a hard service (Tennis) ein harter Aufschlag;

be hard on Kleidung, einen Teppich etc strapazieren;

be hard on the eyes die Augen anstrengen;

be hard on the legs in die Beine gehen

8. rau (Klima), streng (Frost), hart, streng (Winter)

9. hart, gefühllos, streng:

hard words harte Worte;

be hard on sb

a) jemanden hart oder ungerecht behandeln,

b) jemandem hart zusetzen

10. hart, drückend:

it is hard on him es ist hart für ihn, es trifft ihn schwer;

be hard on the pocket kaum erschwinglich sein;

price increases are hardest on the pockets of the poor Preiserhöhungen treffen immer die Armen am meisten;

hard times schwere Zeiten;

have a hard time

a) Schlimmes durchmachen (müssen),

b) sich schwertun ( with mit);

have a hard time getting sth es schwer haben, etwas zu bekommen;

he had a hard time getting up early es fiel ihm schwer, früh aufzustehen;

give sb a hard time jemandem das Leben schwer machen

11. hart:

the hard facts die unumstößlichen oder nackten Tatsachen

12. nüchtern, kühl (überlegend), unsentimental:

a hard businessman ein kühler Geschäftsmann;

he has a hard head er denkt nüchtern

13. sauer, herb (Getränk)

14. hart (Droge), (Getränk auch) stark:

hard drink auch Harddrink m;

hard drug auch Harddrug f; → liquor A 1 a, → porn A

15. PHYS hart (Wasser etc):

hard tube Hochvakuumröhre f

16. AGR hart, Hart…:

hard wheat

17. WIRTSCH hoch und starr (Preise)

18. hart (Farben, Stimme)

19. PHON

a) hart, stimmlos

b) nicht palatalisiert

20. hard of hearing schwerhörig

21. hard up umg

a) in (Geld)Schwierigkeiten, schlecht bei Kasse,

b) in Verlegenheit ( for um)

B adv

1. hart, fest:

frozen hard hart gefroren

2. fig hart, schwer:

work hard;

brake hard scharf bremsen;

drink hard ein starker Trinker sein;

it will go hard with him es wird ihm schlecht ergehen;

hit sb hard

a) jemandem einen harten oder heftigen Schlag versetzen,

b) fig ein harter oder schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein;

look hard at scharf ansehen;

be hard pressed, be hard put to it in schwerer Bedrängnis sein;

they are taking it very hard es ist ein schwerer Schlag für sie;

think hard scharf oder angestrengt nachdenken;

try hard sich große Mühe geben; → bear¹ B 4

3. schwer, mühsam: → die¹ A 1

4. nahe, dicht:

hard by ganz in der Nähe, nahe oder dicht dabei;

hard on ( oder after) gleich nach

5. hard aport SCHIFF hart Backbord

C s

1. Br festes Uferland

2. Br sl Zwangsarbeit f

3. get (have) a hard on vulg einen Ständer (eine Erektion) kriegen (haben)

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1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

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]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

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

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

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

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

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

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

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

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

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

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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adj.

hart (Wasser) adj.

hart adj.

heftig adj.

kalkhaltig adj.

schwer adj.

English-german dictionary > hard
8 believe

1. intransitive verb
1)

believe in something — (put trust in truth of) an etwas (Dat.) glauben

I believe in free medical treatment for all — ich bin für die kostenlose ärztliche Behandlung aller

I don't believe in going to the dentist — ich halte nicht viel von Zahnärzten

2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]

3) (suppose, think) glauben; denken

I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
2. transitive verb
1)

believe something — etwas glauben

I can well believe it — das glaub' ich gerne

if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

believe it or not — ob du es glaubst oder nicht

would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)

believe somebody — jemandem glauben

I don't believe you — das glaube ich dir nicht

believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!

I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht

2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung sein

he is believed to be in the London area — man vermutet ihn im Raum London

people believed her to be a witch — die Leute hielten sie für eine Hexe

make believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...

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[bi'li:v]
verb

1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) glauben

2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) glauben

3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) glauben

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be·lieve

[bɪˈli:v]

I. vt

1. (presume true)

▪ to \believe sth etw glauben

\believe [you] me! du kannst mir glauben!

would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! fam

I wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedacht

she couldn't [or could hardly] \believe her ears/eyes sie traute ihren Ohren/Augen nicht

I couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassen

I'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!

I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...

\believe it or not ob du es glaubst oder nicht fam

to not \believe a word of sth kein Wort von etw dat glauben

▪ to \believe sb to be sth jdn für etw akk halten

▪ to \believe that... glauben, dass...

to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] können

she found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer zu glauben, dass...

2. (pretend)

to make \believe [that]... so tun, als ob...

the boys made \believe to be [or that they were] pirates die Jungen taten so, als wären sie Piraten

3.

▶ seeing is believing ( saying) was ich sehe, glaube ich

II. vi

1. (be certain of)

▪ to \believe in sth UFOs, God an etw akk glauben

2. (have confidence)

▪ to \believe in sb/sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen

3. (support sincerely)

▪ to \believe in sth für etw akk sein, viel von etw dat halten

I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte

4. (think) glauben, denken

Jane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?

the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sind

we have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... geh

I \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon

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[bɪ'liːv]
1. vt

1) sth glauben; sb glauben (+dat)

I don't believe you — das glaube ich (Ihnen) nicht

don't you believe it — wers glaubt, wird selig (inf)

it's true, please believe me —

believe me, I mean it — glauben Sie mir, es ist mir ernst or Ernst

believe you me! (inf) — das können Sie mir glauben!

believe it or not — ob Sies glauben oder nicht

would you believe it! (inf) — ist das (denn) die Möglichkeit (inf)

I would never have believed it of him — das hätte ich nie von ihm geglaubt

he could hardly believe his eyes/ears — er traute seinen Augen/Ohren nicht

if he is to be believed — wenn man ihm glauben darf or Glauben schenken kann

2) (= think) glauben

he is believed to be ill — es heißt, dass er krank ist

I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht

See:

→ make-believe

2. vi
(= have a religious faith) an Gott glauben
you must believe! — Sie müssen glauben!

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believe [bıˈliːv]

A v/i

1. glauben (in an akk)

2. (in) vertrauen (auf akk), Vertrauen haben (zu)

3. viel halten (in von):

not believe in nichts halten von;

not believe in doing sth nichts davon halten, etwas zu tun

B v/t

1. glauben:

a) annehmen, meinen

b) für wahr halten:

I didn’t believe a word he said ich glaubte ihm kein Wort;

(whether you) believe it or not ob Sie es glauben oder nicht;

would you believe it! ist das denn die Möglichkeit!, man sollte es nicht für möglich halten!;

I can well believe it das glaube ich gerne;

he made me believe it er machte es mich glauben;

I wouldn’t have believed it of him das hätte ich nicht von ihm geglaubt oder gedacht;

he is believed to be rich man hält ihn für reich;

I believe him to have done it ich glaube, dass er es getan hat;

there is reason to believe that … es gibt Grund zu der Annahme, dass …

2. Glauben schenken (dat), glauben (dat):

believe me, umg believe you me glaube mir; → ear¹ Bes Redew, eye A 1

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1. intransitive verb
1)

believe in something — (put trust in truth of) an etwas (Dat.) glauben

I believe in free medical treatment for all — ich bin für die kostenlose ärztliche Behandlung aller

I don't believe in going to the dentist — ich halte nicht viel von Zahnärzten

2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]

3) (suppose, think) glauben; denken

I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
2. transitive verb
1)

believe something — etwas glauben

I can well believe it — das glaub' ich gerne

if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

believe it or not — ob du es glaubst oder nicht

would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)

believe somebody — jemandem glauben

I don't believe you — das glaube ich dir nicht

believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!

I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht

2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung sein

he is believed to be in the London area — man vermutet ihn im Raum London

people believed her to be a witch — die Leute hielten sie für eine Hexe

make believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...

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(in) v.

glauben (an) v. v.

glauben v.

English-german dictionary > believe
9 believe

be·lieve [bɪʼli:v] vt

1) ( presume true)

to \believe sth etw glauben;

\believe [you] me du kannst mir glauben!;

would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! ( fam)

I wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedacht;

she couldn't [or could hardly] \believe her ears/ eyes sie traute ihren Ohren/Augen nicht;

I couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassen;

I'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!;

I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...;

\believe it or not ob du es glaubst oder nicht ( fam)

to not \believe a word of sth kein Wort von etw dat glauben;

to \believe sb to be sth jdn für etw akk halten;

to \believe that... glauben, dass...;

to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] können;

she found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer, zu glauben, dass...

2) to make \believe [that] [or to be] ... ( pretend) so tun, als ob...;

the boys made \believe to be [or that they were] pirates die Jungen taten so, als wären sie Piraten

PHRASES:

seeing is believing ( is believing) was ich sehe, glaube ich vi

1) ( be certain of)

to \believe in sth UFOs, God an etw akk glauben

2) ( have confidence)

to \believe in sb/ sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen

3) ( support sincerely)

to \believe in sth für etw akk sein, viel von etw dat halten;

I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte

4) ( think) glauben, denken;

Jane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?;

the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sind;

we have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... ( geh)

I \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon

English-German students dictionary > believe
10 hard

1. [hɑ:d] n
1. 1) твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка

2) твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото

2. звонкая монета

to pay in hard - платить звонкой монетой

3. сл. каторга

fifteen years' hard - пятнадцать лет каторжных работ

4. разг. прессованный табак

5. = hard-on

♢ when hard comes to hard - когда будет совсем плохо, в худшем случае
2. [hɑ:d] a
1. 1) твёрдый

hard collar - крахмальный воротничок

hard palate - анат. твёрдое нёбо

to get /to grow/ hard - затвердевать; черстветь; грубеть

2) жёсткий, неприятный на ощупь

hard to the touch - грубый на ощупь

hard silk - текст. необесклеенный кручёный шёлк

3) жёсткий ( о воде)

2. 1) трудный, тяжёлый; требующий напряжения

hard work - тяжёлая /изнурительная/ работа

hard usage - спец. тяжёлые условия эксплуатации

hard case - трудное дело [ср. тж. 2)]

hard cases make bad law - трудные дела - плохая основа для законодательства, запутанные дела не могут служить прецедентом

a hard supposition - маловероятное предположение

it is hard to make up one's mind - трудно решиться

the hardest part of the job is done - самая трудная часть работы позади

I find it hard to believe that he could do that - мне трудно поверить, что он мог так поступить

2) такой, с которым трудно (сделать что-л.); с трудом поддающийся

hard case - а) тяжёлый случай; б) закоренелый преступник; [ср. тж. 1)]

a disease hard to cure - трудноизлечимая болезнь

things hard to imagine - вещи, которые трудно себе представить

a hard language to learn - трудный для изучения язык

he is hard to deal with - с ним трудно иметь дело

the engine is hard to start - этот мотор трудно завести

it is hard to understand - это трудно понять

a book that is hard reading - книга, которую трудно читать /которая читается с трудом/

3. крепкий, закалённый, сильный

hard muscles - крепкие мускулы

in hard condition - в (хорошей спортивной) форме

to get hard by taking regular exercise - окрепнуть физически благодаря регулярной тренировке

4. 1) строгий, суровый; безжалостный, жестокий

hard master - суровый хозяин

hard father - строгий отец

hard heart - жестокое сердце

hard bargain - кабальная сделка

to be hard on a person - быть строгим /суровым/ с кем-л., держать кого-л. в строгости

to be hard on one's clothes - плохо обращаться с одеждой, не беречь одежду

2) тяжёлый, трудный ( о характере)

5. тяжёлый, суровый, полный трудностей и лишений

hard times - тяжёлые времена

hard years - трудные годы

hard lines /lot, luck/ - горькая судьба

he has had hard luck - ему не везло

6. суровый, холодный

hard climate - суровый климат

hard frost - сильный мороз

hard winter - холодная /суровая/ зима

7. резкий; грубый; неприятный

hard voice - резкий голос

hard eye - завистливый /жёсткий/ взгляд

hard words - резкости, резкие выражения

to say hard things to smb. - говорить резкости кому-л.

to call smb. hard names - резко отзываться о ком-л.; не стесняться в выражениях

to paint with a hard touch - рисовать резкими мазками

to entertain hard thoughts of smb. - быть о ком-л. плохого мнения

8. 1) усердный, упорный; прилежный

hard worker - прилежный работник

to try one's hardest - стараться изо всех сил

2) не знающий удержу, усиленно предающийся (чему-л.)

hard rider - неутомимый /страстный/ ездок

hard drinker - пропойца, пьяница

hard drinking - беспробудное пьянство

9. 1) стойкий, устойчивый

hard against entreaties - не внимающий просьбам

hard prices - устойчивые высокие цены

2) спец. стойкий, не поддающийся биологическому распаду

hard detergents - стойкие детергенты

hard pesticides - неразлагающиеся пестициды

10. жадный, алчный, скупой

11. 1) звонкий ( о монете)

hard cash /амер. money/ - а) наличные; б) звонкая монета; [см. тж. 2)]

2) фин. твёрдый

hard money - твёрдая /прочная/ валюта [см. тж. 1)]

12. реальный; практичный, лишённый романтики; приземлённый

hard common sense - грубый практицизм; жёсткий рационализм

hard facts - реальные /голые/ факты

they have hard heads - ≅ они трезво смотрят на жизнь

13. 1) жёсткий, частый ( о пульсе)

2) сильный ( о кашле)

3) крепко завязанный ( об узле)

hard knot - крепкий узел

14. 1) амер. крепкий; алкогольный

hard liquors /drinks/ - спиртные напитки

a drop of the hard stuff - глоток спиртного

2) разг. кислый, терпкий (о вине, пиве)

15. спец. контрастный

hard image - тлв. контрастное изображение

hard light - фото, кино «жёсткий» свет

hard negative - фото жёсткий /контрастный/ негатив

hard paper [print] - фото контрастная фотобумага [-ый отпечаток]

16. густой, тягучий ( о жидкостях)

hard fat - тех. консистентная смазка

17. физ. проникающий, жёсткий ( об излучении)

hard X-rays - жёсткое рентгеновское излучение

18. фон. твёрдый ( о согласном)

19. создающий привыкание (о лекарствах, наркотиках и т. п.)

20. защищённый (о стартовой позиции, пусковой площадке)

♢ hard labour /works/ - каторжные работы, каторга

a hard nut to crack - а) трудная задача; неразрешимая проблема; б) крепкий орешек ( о человеке)

hard feelings - обида

no hard feelings? - вы не обиделись?; вы не будете на меня обижаться?

hard knocks - амер. разг. удары судьбы; напасти, несчастья

he took some /a few/ hard knocks - ему не везло; несчастья сваливались на него одно за другим

hard lines - разг. незадача, невезение; полоса неудач

I'm not getting a holiday this year. - Hard lines (on you)! - у меня в этом году не будет отпуска. - (Тебе) не повезло!

hard cheese - разг. невезение

hard and fast - непоколебимый; твёрдый; жёсткий ( о правилах); строго определённый; незыблемый, раз навсегда установленный

a hard and fast contract - нерушимый /прочный/ договор

a hard and fast bargain - надёжная сделка

hard of hearing - тугоухий; тугой на ухо, глуховатый

the hard of hearing - люди с ослабленным слухом

hard of belief - книжн. недоверчивый

hard as adamant - ≅ твёрдый как гранит

hard as a bone /as iron/ - твёрдый как камень

he is as hard as flint - ≅ у него не сердце, а камень

hard as nails - а) жестокий, бесчувственный; б) выносливый; стойкий; в форме ( о спортсмене)
3. [hɑ:d] adv
1. сильно, интенсивно; энергично

to run hard - бежать со всех ног

it's raining hard - льёт сильный дождь

to pull hard - сильно тянуть

to hit hard - здорово стукнуть, ударить изо всей силы

2. настойчиво, упорно; усердно

to work hard - много работать

to be hard at work on smth. - быть поглощённым работой над чем-л.

to think hard - упорно /долго/ думать

to try hard to win - упорно /настойчиво/ добиваться победы (на состязаниях, в игре и т. п.)

to look /to stare, to gaze/ hard - уставиться; не сводить глаз

3. 1) твёрдо, крепко; накрепко

to hold hard - крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать

to freeze hard - застыть

2) вкрутую

to boil an egg hard - сварить яйцо вкрутую

4. тяжело, с трудом

to breathe hard - тяжело дышать

to take hard - принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать

to earn money hard - зарабатывать на жизнь тяжёлым трудом

it comes /bears/ hard on him - ему трудно придётся

taxes that bear hard upon the poor - налоги, которые тяжёлым бременем ложатся на бедняков

5. неумеренно, чрезмерно

to drink hard - крепко выпивать; пить запоем

to swear hard - ругаться последними словами /на чём свет стоит/

6. близко, на небольшом расстоянии; около

hard at hand - близко, рядом

to follow /to be/ hard after /behind, upon/ - следовать по пятам

the house stands hard by the bridge - дом стоит у самого моста

he lives hard by - он живёт недалеко отсюда /совсем рядом/

it was hard upon twelve - было почти двенадцать

he is hard on /upon/ fifty - ему скоро пятьдесят (лет); ему под пятьдесят

7. мор. круто, до отказа ( о повороте руля)

hard over helm! - руль на борт!

hard a-port [a-starboard]! - право [лево] руля!

♢ to die hard - а) дорого отдать свою жизнь, сопротивляться до конца; б) долго /трудно, мучительно/ умирать

hard pressed /pushed/ - в трудном положении

to be hard pressed for time [money] - иметь мало времени [денег]

hard put (to it) - в затруднении

he was hard put to conceal his irritation - он с трудом скрывал раздражение

hard put for a livelihood - ≅ биться как рыба об лёд

it goes hard with him - дела его плохи

he is hard done by - с ним плохо /несправедливо/ обошлись

НБАРС > hard
11 find

1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar

2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir

3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar
2. noun
(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado

- find one's feet
- find out
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[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar.

English-Portuguese dictionary > find
12 hard *****

[hɒːd] - er comp - est superl
1. adj

1) (substance) duro (-a), (mud) indurito (-a)

this cheese is very hard — questo formaggio è davvero duro

to grow hard — indurirsi

hard cover — (of book) copertina cartonata

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

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

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

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

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

a hard luck story — una storia pietosa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. adv

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

to work hard — lavorare sodo

to freeze hard — gelare

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

he was breathing hard — respirava affannosamente

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

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

to be hard at it fam — darci dentro

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

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

to take sth hard — prendere (molto) male qc

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

to look hard at — guardare fissamente, esaminare attentamente

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

English-Italian dictionary > hard *****
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[hɑːd] 1. adj
object, surface, drugs twardy; question, problem trudny; work, life ciężki; person surowy; evidence niepodważalny, niezbity; drink mocny
2. adv
work ciężko; think intensywnie; try mocno

to look hard at — poważnie przyglądać się (przyjrzeć się perf) +dat

hard luck! — a to pech!

no hard feelings! — bez urazy!

to be hard of hearing — mieć słaby słuch

to feel hard done by — czuć się oszukanym

I find it hard to believe that … — trudno mi uwierzyć, że …

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

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

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

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) srogi

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

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.) twarda (o wodzie)
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) ciężko

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

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

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

•

- 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

English-Polish dictionary > hard
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[hɑ:d, Am hɑ:rd] adj

1) (rigid, solid) hart;

\hard cheese Hartkäse m;

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart;

a \hard and fast rule eine verbindliche Regel;

the \hard left/ right ( esp Brit) pol die harte Linke/Rechte

2) (difficult, complex) schwierig;

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie;

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein;

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen;

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein;

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwer machen;

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können;

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden;

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

3) ( requiring much effort) anstrengend, mühevoll;

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen;

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf (a. fig)

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben;

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein;

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

4) (severe, unpleasant) hart, unnachgiebig; tone of voice schroff, barsch;

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften;

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag;

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz;

\hard luck [or ( esp Brit) lines] [or ( Brit) (dated) ( fam) cheese] ! [so ein] Pech!;

that's your \hard luck! das ist dein Pech!;

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein ( fam)

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber;

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwer machen;

to be \hard on sb/ sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

5) ( causing harm)

to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren;

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

6) (problematic, unfortunate) hart;

to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

7) ( extremely cold)

\hard frost/ winter strenger Frost/Winter

8) (demonstrable, solid) sicher, fest;

\hard facts ( verified) gesicherte Fakten;

( brutally honest) nackte Tatsachen;

\hard and fast information [or facts] zuverlässige Informationen fpl

9) ( strong) stark;

\hard drinks/ drugs harte Getränke/Drogen;

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin;

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum;

to be into \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

10) ( containing much lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

11) ( scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

PHRASES:

to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o feilschen];

to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein adv

1) (solid, rigid) hart;

boiled \hard hart gekocht;

frozen \hard hart gefroren;

( sth moving) steif gefroren

2) ( vigorously) fest[e], kräftig;

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!;

to exercise \hard hart trainieren;

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen;

to play \hard ausgiebig spielen;

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen;

to study \hard fleißig lernen;

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o ( fam) ranhalten], etw zu tun;

to work \hard hart arbeiten;

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun;

to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

3) (painfully, severely) schwer;

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer;

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4) ( closely) knapp;

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/ sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5) (heavy, driving)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark;

6) (fig: survive usefulness)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben;

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

PHRASES:

old habits die \hard (die \hard) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

English-German students dictionary > hard
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hard

A adj

1 [consistency, object, surface, skin, muscle, snow, butter, bread, ground, bed, pencil lead] dur ; [paint, wax, mud, glue] dur, durci ; to go ou grow ou become hard durcir ; to set hard [concrete, plaster etc] durcir complètement ; a hard frost une forte gelée ; frozen hard complètement gelé ; ⇒ hard lens ;

2 (difficult, complex) [problem, question, puzzle] dur, difficile ; [choice] difficile, dur à faire ; [decision] difficile, dur à prendre ; (arduous, demanding) [task, study, training, climb] dur, difficile ; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serré ; I've had a hard day j'ai eu une dure journée ; a hard day's work/filming une dure journée de travail/de tournage ; to be hard to open/cut/find/read être dur or difficile à ouvrir/couper/trouver/lire ; it's a hard poem to translate c'est un poème difficile à traduire ; to be hard to please être exigeant ; it's hard to do c'est dur or difficile à faire ; it was hard not to laugh il était dur or difficile de ne pas rire ; his decision was hard for us to understand il était dur or difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it is hard for sb to do sth il est difficile à or pour qn de faire qch ; it was hard for us to understand his decision il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it's hard for old people to change their ways il est difficile pour les personnes âgées de changer leurs habitudes ; to find it hard to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch, trouver dur or difficile de faire qch ; to find sth hard to do trouver qch dur or difficile à faire ; it's hard to accept/believe on a du mal à accepter/croire (that que) ; I'm not afraid of hard work le travail ne me fait pas peur ; it was hard work ou going ça a été dur or difficile ; it's hard work doing sth c'est difficile or dur de faire qch ; it was hard work persuading her to sell c'était difficile or dur de la persuader de vendre ; I found the article rather hard going j'ai trouvé l'article plutôt ardu or difficile ; he made hard work of moving the table il a fait tout un plat ○ pour déplacer la table ; hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne! ; it's too much like hard work c'est trop fatigant ; to be a hard worker [student, pupil, employee] être travailleur/-euse ; [manual worker] être dur à la tâche ; to do things the hard way se compliquer la tâche ; he got the job the hard way il a beaucoup travaillé pour en arriver là ; to find sth out ou learn sth the hard way apprendre qch à ses dépens ;

3 (harsh, unpleasant) [life, childhood, year] difficile ; [blow, knock] fig dur, terrible ; [climate, winter] rude ; he has to learn to take the hard knocks il faut qu'il apprenne à encaisser ○ ; this is a hard world nous vivons dans un monde cruel or sans pitié ; to be hard on sb [person, court] être dur envers qn ; don't be so hard on yourself! ne sois pas si dur avec toi-même! ; this tax is very hard on the unemployed cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs ; this print is hard on the eyes ces caractères ne ménagent pas la vue ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB! ( sympathetic) pas de chance! ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB ou cheese ○ GB! ( unsympathetic) tant pis pour toi!, manque de pot ○ ! ; to take a hard line adopter une attitude ferme (on sth à propos de qch ; with sb envers qn) ; it's a hard life gen, hum, iron la vie est dure ; it's a hard life being a millionaire iron c'est dur d'être (un) millionnaire ; no hard feelings! sans rancune! ; I bear her no hard feelings je ne lui en veux pas, je ne lui en tiens pas rancune ; these are hard times les temps sont durs ; to fall on hard times connaître des revers de fortune ; he's having a hard time (of it) il traverse une période difficile ; to have a hard time (of it) doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch ; to give sb a hard time ○ ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à qn ; ( tell off) passer un savon ○ à qn ;

4 (stern, cold) [person, voice, look, words] dur, sévère ; their hearts are hard ils ont le cœur dur ;

5 ( forceful) [shove, push, knock] bon/bonne (before n) ; I gave the door a hard push j'ai poussé fortement la porte ;

6 ( concrete) [evidence, proof] solide ; [facts] concret/-ète, solide ; [news] sérieux/-ieuse ; the paper that brings you the hard news le journal qui vous donne des nouvelles sérieuses ; the hard facts about sth la vérité sur qch ;

7 ( stark) [outline, colour, light] dur ; [sound] violent ;

8 ( strong) [drink, liquor] fort ; [drug] dur ; [pornography] hard ; to be a hard drinker boire des alcools forts ; a drop of the hard stuff ○ une goutte d'alcool (fort) ;

9 Pol the hard left/right la gauche/droite (pure et) dure ;

10 Chem [water] dur, calcaire ;

11 Ling [consonant] dur ;

12 ○ ( tough) [person] dur ; so you think you're hard, do you? tu te prends pour un dur, hein ○ ?

B adv

1 (strongly, energetically) [push, pull, punch, laugh, cry] fort ; [work] dur ; [study, think] sérieusement ; [rain] fort, à verse ; [snow] abondamment ; [look, listen] attentivement ; to hit sb/sth hard lit frapper qn/qch fort ; fig frapper qn/qch durement ; to be hard hit fig être durement frappé (by par) ; think hard! réfléchissez bien or sérieusement! ; to try hard ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts ; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces ; as hard as one can [run, try, push, pull, work] de toutes ses forces ; no matter how hard I try/work, I… j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je… ; to be hard at it ○ ou at work être en plein boulot ○ or travail ; she works ou drives her students very hard elle fait travailler très dur ses étudiants ; to take sth (very) hard prendre (très) mal qch ;

2 ( with directions) turn hard left at the traffic lights aux feux tournez tout de suite à gauche ; go hard astern Naut machine arrière toute ; hard a-port/a-starboard Naut à babord/à tribord toute ;

3 ( indicating proximity) hard behind juste derrière ; hard by† sth tout près de qch ; hard (up)on sth juste sur qch ; ⇒ heel.

Idioms

to play hard to get se faire désirer ; to be hard put to do avoir du mal à faire ; to be/feel hard done by être/se sentir brimé.

Big English-French dictionary > hard
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hard [hɑ:d]

dur ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 2 (a) difficile ⇒ 1 (b) froid ⇒ 1 (c) rude ⇒ 1 (c) concret ⇒ 1 (d) fort ⇒ 2 (a) difficilement ⇒ 2 (b) durement ⇒ 2 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (not soft → substance, light, colour) dur;

∎ to get or to become hard durcir;

∎ rock hard, (as) hard as rock dur comme la pierre;

∎ his muscles are rock hard or (as) hard as rock ses muscles sont durs comme le fer, il a des muscles d'acier;

∎ she is (as) hard as nails (emotionally) elle est dure, elle n'a pas de cœur; (physically) c'est une dure à cuire

(b) (difficult → question, problem etc) difficile, dur;

∎ the laws make it hard to leave the country à cause des lois, il est difficile de quitter le pays;

∎ to have a hard fight or struggle on one's hands avoir une lourde tâche devant soi;

∎ it's hard to explain c'est difficile ou dur à expliquer;

∎ I find it hard to understand/believe that... je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi/croire que...;

∎ it's hard to say c'est difficile à dire;

∎ he's hard to get on with il n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ she is hard to please (never satisfied) elle est difficile; (difficult to buy gifts for etc) c'est difficile de lui faire plaisir;

∎ it's hard to beat on trouve difficilement mieux;

∎ it's hard to beat a good Bordeaux il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'un bon bordeaux;

∎ the hardest part of the job is done le plus dur est fait;

∎ life is hard c'est dur, la vie;

∎ times are hard les temps sont durs ou difficiles;

∎ these are hard times for all of us c'est une période difficile pour tout le monde;

∎ to fall on hard times (financially) connaître des temps difficiles ou une période de vaches maigres; (have difficult times) connaître des temps difficiles, en voir de dures;

∎ to give sb a hard time en faire voir de dures à qn;

∎ the boss has just been giving me a hard time le patron vient de me faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure;

∎ come on, don't give me a hard time! allez, laisse-moi tranquille!;

∎ you'll have a hard time (of it) persuading him to do that tu vas avoir du mal à le convaincre de faire cela;

∎ she had a hard time of it after her mother's death elle a traversé une période difficile après la mort de sa mère;

∎ she had a hard time of it when she was a child la vie n'était pas drôle pour elle quand elle était enfant;

∎ she had a hard time of it (in childbirth, operation) elle a souffert;

∎ to learn sth the hard way (involving personal loss, suffering etc) apprendre qch à ses dépens; (in a difficult way) faire le rude apprentissage de qch;

∎ I learnt the hard way not to be underinsured j'ai appris à mes dépens qu'il ne faut pas être sous-assuré;

∎ I learnt skiing the hard way j'ai appris à skier à la dure;

∎ I learnt my seamanship the hard way j'ai fait le rude apprentissage du métier de marin;

∎ to do things the hard way (through choice) se compliquer la vie; (due to circumstances) en baver;

∎ some people always have to do things the hard way il y a des gens qui choisissent toujours la difficulté;

∎ to play hard to get (flirt) jouer les insaisissables;

∎ humorous their financial expert is playing hard to get leur expert financier semble jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the hard of hearing les malentendants mpl;

∎ to be hard of hearing être dur d'oreille;

∎ a glass of wine, or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? un verre de vin, ou bien préféreriez-vous une goutte de quelque chose de plus fort?;

∎ keep off the hard stuff évitez les boissons fortes

(c) (severe → voice, face, eyes) dur, froid; (→ climate, winter) rigoureux, rude; (→ frost) fort, rude;

∎ he's hard (tough) c'est un dur;

∎ to be hard on sb être dur avec qn;

∎ children are hard on their shoes les enfants font subir de mauvais traitements à leurs chaussures;

∎ it's hard on the nerves c'est dur pour les nerfs;

∎ it was hard on the others ça a été dur pour les autres;

∎ it's hardest on the children le plus dur, c'est pour les enfants;

∎ to be a hard taskmaster être dur à la tâche;

∎ to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près;

∎ you should take a long hard look at yourself tu devrais bien te regarder;

∎ it's a hard blow for him c'est un coup terrible pour lui;

∎ no hard feelings? tu ne m'en veux pas?;

∎ familiar hard luck!, British hard cheese!, hard lines! pas de chance!^□, pas de veine!, pas de bol!;

∎ it will be hard luck if he doesn't get the job ça ne sera pas de veine ou de bol s'il n'obtient pas le travail;

∎ don't give me any of your hard luck stories ne me raconte pas tes malheurs;

∎ he gave me some hard luck story about having lost his investments il a essayé de m'apitoyer en me racontant qu'il avait perdu l'argent qu'il avait investi;

∎ familiar a hard nut or man un dur

(d) (concrete → facts) concret(ète), tangible; (→ evidence) tangible;

∎ the hard fact is that there isn't enough money la vérité, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez d'argent;

∎ the argument was not backed up by any hard fact l'argument ne s'appuyait sur rien de concret

(e) (strenuous)

∎ it's been a long hard day la journée a été longue;

∎ it's hard work c'est dur;

∎ it was hard work to convince him j'ai eu fort à faire pour le convaincre;

∎ she's hard work (difficult to get on with) elle n'est pas facile à vivre; (difficult to make conversation with) elle n'est pas causante;

∎ she's not afraid of hard work le travail ne lui fait pas peur;

∎ the climb was hard going la montée était rude;

∎ it's hard going making conversation with him c'est difficile de discuter avec lui

(f) (intense)

∎ she's a hard worker c'est un bourreau de travail;

∎ he's a hard drinker c'est un gros buveur, il boit beaucoup;

∎ he's a hard charger c'est un fonceur;

∎ give it a good hard shove pousse-le un bon coup, pousse-le fort

(g) Finance (stock, rates) soutenu, ferme

(h) Linguistics (consonant) dur

2 adverb

(a) (strenuously → pull, push, hit, breathe) fort; (→ work) dur; (→ run) à toutes jambes; (→ listen) attentivement;

∎ to work hard at sth beaucoup travailler qch;

∎ to work hard at improving one's service/French beaucoup travailler pour améliorer son service/français;

∎ to work sb hard faire travailler qn dur;

∎ he works hard and plays hard il se dépense beaucoup dans son travail et dans ses loisirs;

∎ you'll have to try harder il faudra que tu fasses plus d'efforts;

∎ to try hard to do sth essayer de son mieux de faire qch;

∎ try hard! fais de ton mieux!;

∎ to think hard beaucoup réfléchir;

∎ think hard! réfléchis bien!;

∎ think harder! réfléchis un peu plus!;

∎ we can't find it - well, look harder! nous ne le trouvons pas - et bien cherchez mieux!;

∎ you didn't look very hard! tu n'as pas bien cherché;

∎ to look hard at sb regarder qn bien en face;

∎ to look hard at sth examiner qch;

∎ as hard as possible, as hard as one can (work, try) le plus qu'on peut; (push, hit, squeeze) de toutes ses forces;

∎ Nautical hard astern! arrière, toute!;

∎ Cars she hauled the wheel hard over elle a braqué à fond;

∎ Cars to turn hard to the left braquer à gauche, faire un virage très sec vers la gauche;

∎ to swim hard for the shore nager de toutes ses forces vers le rivage;

∎ British they're hard at it (working) ils sont plongés dans leur travail

(b) (with difficulty) difficilement;

∎ to be hard put or pushed or pressed to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch;

∎ you'll be hard put to find a shop open at this time tu vas avoir du mal à trouver une boutique ouverte à cette heure-ci;

∎ old habits die hard les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure

(c) (harshly, severely → treat someone) durement, sévèrement; (→ rain) à verse; (→ freeze, snow) fort;

∎ he's feeling hard done by il a l'impression d'avoir été injustement traité;

∎ to be hard hit by sth être durement touché par qch;

∎ she took the news/his death pretty hard la nouvelle/sa mort l'a beaucoup éprouvée;

∎ old-fashioned it'll go hard with him if he keeps telling lies ça va aller mal pour lui s'il continue à raconter des mensonges

(d) (solid)

∎ the ground was frozen hard le gel avait complètement durci la terre;

∎ to set hard (concrete, mortar) prendre

(e) (close)

∎ to follow hard on the heels of sb être sur les talons de qn;

∎ to follow or to come hard on the heels of sth suivre qch de très près

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ hard up (short of money) fauché, à sec;

∎ to be hard up for ideas manquer d'idées^□, être à court d'idées^□ ;

∎ to be hard up for volunteers manquer de volontaires^□ ;

∎ figurative you must be hard up if you're going out with him! il faut vraiment que tu n'aies rien à te mettre sous la dent pour sortir avec lui!

3 noun

∎ to try one's hardest faire de son mieux

4 hard by preposition

old-fashioned tout près de

►► Typography & Computing hard carriage return retour m chariot obligatoire;

familiar hard case (person) dur(e) m,f à cuire;

hard cash (argent m) liquide m;

American hard cider cidre m;

hard coal anthracite m;

Finance hard commodities minerais mpl;

Linguistics hard consonant consonne f dure;

Computing hard copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;

hard core (nucleus) noyau m dur; Building industry empierrement m; Music hard rock m inv, hard m inv; (pornography) porno m hard;

British Sport hard court (for tennis) court m en ciment;

hard currency monnaie f ou devise f forte;

∎ a hard currency shop un magasin où on paye en devises;

Computing hard disk disque m dur;

Computing hard disk drive, hard drive unité f de disque dur;

hard drug drogue f dure;

Horseriding hard gallop galop m soutenu;

hard hat (of construction worker) casque m; American familiar (construction worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f du bâtiment;

hard hat area = zone où le port du casque est obligatoire;

∎ hard hat area (sign) port du casque obligatoire;

Typography & Computing hard hyphen césure f imposée, trait m d'union imposé;

hard labour (UNCOUNT) travaux mpl forcés;

hard landing (by spacecraft) atterrissage m avec impact; figurative (during economic crisis) atterrissage m brutal;

Metallurgy hard lead plomb m aigre;

Politics the hard left l'extrême gauche;

hard line ligne f de conduite dure;

∎ to take a hard line on sb/sth adopter une ligne de conduite dure avec qn/sur qch;

hard liquor spiritueux mpl;

Finance hard loan prêt m aux conditions du marché;

Press hard news nouvelles fpl sûres ou vérifiées;

Veterinary medicine hard pad coussinet m dur;

Typography & Computing hard page break fin f de page obligatoire;

Anatomy hard palate voûte f du palais, palais m dur;

hard porn porno m hard, hard m inv;

Computing hard reset réinitialisation f totale de la machine;

Typography & Computing hard return saut m de ligne manuel;

Politics the hard right l'extrême droit;

Music hard rock hard rock m inv, hard m inv; esp American Cookery hard sauce = sauce au beurre, au sucre et au brandy ou au rhum servie avec le pudding;

hard science science f dure;

hard sell vente f agressive;

∎ to give sth the hard sell promouvoir qch de façon agressive;

∎ the salesman gave us the hard sell le vendeur a essayé de nous forcer la main;

hard sell approach, hard sell tactics méthode f de vente agressive;

Cars hard shoulder bande f d'arrêt d'urgence;

hard space espace m insécable;

hard water eau f calcaire ou dure

✾ Book 'Hard Times' Dickens 'Les Temps difficiles'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hard
17 ♦ that

♦ that (1) /ðæt/
a. e pron. dimostr. (pl. those)

1 quello, quella; ciò; codesto, codesta; cotesto, cotesta: Give me that book, will you?, dammi quel libro, per piacere; Who are those people?, chi è quella gente?; I don't want this; I want that, non voglio questo; voglio quello; (spreg.) that George!, quel George!; DIALOGO → - Weather- Look at that sky!, guarda che cielo!; That isn't true at all!, ciò non è affatto vero!

2 questo, questa: Has it come to that?, siamo giunti a questo (punto)?; siamo dunque a tanto?; That's what he said, questo è quello che disse

3 (idiom.) Is that you, John?, sei tu, John?; Who was that on the phone?, chi era al telefono?; That's very like him, è tipico di lui; (cosa vuoi,) lui è fatto così; che altro ci si può aspettare da lui?; That's how I got it, ecco come l'ho avuto

● That's all, ecco tutto!; tutto qui □ (fam.) That's a dear!, (che) bravo! □ (fam.) That's a good boy [girl]!, bravo [brava]!; che bravo ragazzo [brava ragazza] □ that is, cioè; vale a dire; ossia □ that one, quello, quella: I don't like this; I'll take that one, questo non mi piace; prendo quello □ that one over there, quello là □ That's right, giusto!; benissimo! □ That's it!, esatto!; giusto!; proprio così!; ( anche) ecco fatto!; basta!; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- That's it, thanks, basta, grazie □ and (o and so) that's that!, ecco tutto!; tutto qui (o lì); ( anche) e basta; niente da fare; discorso chiuso!: I'm not giving you the money, and that's that, i soldi non te li do, e basta! □ and all that, e altro; e simili; eccetera eccetera; e così di seguito; e via dicendo □ (fam.) at that, a quel punto lì; tutto sommato; per giunta, inoltre: We left the matter at that, abbiamo lasciato la faccenda a quel punto; We had a lot of work, and painful work, at that, avevamo un sacco di lavoro, e faticoso, per giunta □ for all that, nonostante tutto ciò; con tutto ciò; ciononostante; nondimeno □ from that hour, da quel momento; da allora in poi □ like that, così; in questo (o quel) modo: Don't roll your eyes like that, non roteare gli occhi in quel modo!; He threw the ball like that, lanciò la palla così ( facendo seguire il gesto) □ on that, con ciò; al che □ talking of this and that, discorrendo del più e del meno □ There's that!, c'è anche questo (da dire); beh, anche questo è vero □ those who, coloro i quali (o le quali); quelli (o quelle) che □ What of that?, e con ciò?; che importa? □ ( facendo schioccare le dita) I wouldn't give that for it, non darei un soldo per averlo; non me ne importa un fico (fam.) □ (prov.) That's what it's all about, la vita è fatta di queste cose!
♦ that (2) /ðæt, ðət/
pron. relat.

1 che; il quale, la quale; i quali, le quali: the dog that bit me, il cane che mi morse; those that don't believe me, coloro i quali non mi credono (o chi non mi crede); the boy [the film] ( that) we saw, il ragazzo [il film] che abbiamo visto ( that, se non è soggetto, di solito è sottinteso); No one ( that) I ever heard of could find the difference, nessuno, ch'io sappia, è mai riuscito a scoprire la differenza

2 (in loc. temporali) in cui; che (fam.): the year that my son was born, l'anno che nacque mio figlio; the day ( that) I saw her, il giorno che la vidi

● (fam.) Mrs Black, Ann Smith that was, la signora Black, da ragazza Ann Smith.
♦ that (3) /ðæt, ðət/
cong.

1 ( spesso sottinteso) che: He promised ( that) he would go, ha promesso che ci sarebbe andato; There's no doubt ( that) they will come, non c'è dubbio che verranno; That he was ill can be proved, che fosse ammalato lo si può dimostrare; He was so tired ( that) he couldn't sleep, era così stanco che non riusciva a dormire

2 (form.) perché; affinché; poiché: They gave their lives that we might live, diedero la vita affinché noi vivessimo

3 che; poiché; per il motivo che: I'm glad ( that) you passed the exam, sono contento che tu abbia superato l'esame

4 (lett.) se ( ottativo): Oh! that I knew the truth!, oh!, se almeno sapessi la verità!

● but that, se non fosse (per il fatto) che □ (form.) in that, dacché; poiché □ now that, ora che; dal momento che; poiché □ so that, affinché; perché; poiché, cosicché (form.) □ Not that I have any objection, non che io ci trovi da ridire.
♦ that (4) /ðæt/
avv.

(fam.) così; tanto; (fino) a tal punto: I can't work that hard, non ce la faccio a lavorare così intensamente; I will go that far and no further, arriverò fino a quel punto e non oltre; He's stingy, but not that stingy, è spilorcio, ma non fino a tal punto; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 2- I'm not that hungry, non ho così tanta fame

● that much, tanto così ( facendo il gesto); ( di solito al neg.) molto; granché: I don't know that much about finance, non ne so granché di finanza □ (fam.) I was that tired I could drop, ero tanto stanco da non reggermi più in piedi.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ that
18 hard

[hɑːd] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito

to go o grow o become hard — indurirsi

2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanito

I've had a hard day — ho avuto una giornata dura

to be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare

he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente

his choice was hard for me to understand — fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.

it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work (doing) — è stata dura (fare)

to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore

to do things the hard way — complicarsi la vita

to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese

3) (harsh) [life, year, time] difficile; [ blow] duro, brutto; [climate, winter] rigido

to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn

4) (stern) [ person] severo; [ look] arcigno; [voice, words] duro, aspro; [ heart] duro, di pietra

5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento

6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondato

the hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs

7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento

8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard

to be a hard drinker — essere un forte bevitore

9) pol.

the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra

10) chim. [ water] duro

11) ling. [ consonant] duro

12) colloq. (tough)

so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?

13) econ. [ currency] forte
2.
avverbio

1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamente

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

think hard! — pensaci bene!

to try hard — sforzarsi

no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs

2) (with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

3) (indicating proximity)

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

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to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do — trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male

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

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

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

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

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

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.) duro
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) sodo; attentamente

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

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

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) 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
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[hɑːd] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito

to go o grow o become hard — indurirsi

2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanito

I've had a hard day — ho avuto una giornata dura

to be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare

he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente

his choice was hard for me to understand — fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.

it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work (doing) — è stata dura (fare)

to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore

to do things the hard way — complicarsi la vita

to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese

3) (harsh) [life, year, time] difficile; [ blow] duro, brutto; [climate, winter] rigido

to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn

4) (stern) [ person] severo; [ look] arcigno; [voice, words] duro, aspro; [ heart] duro, di pietra

5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento

6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondato

the hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs

7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento

8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard

to be a hard drinker — essere un forte bevitore

9) pol.

the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra

10) chim. [ water] duro

11) ling. [ consonant] duro

12) colloq. (tough)

so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?

13) econ. [ currency] forte
2.
avverbio

1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamente

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

think hard! — pensaci bene!

to try hard — sforzarsi

no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs

2) (with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

3) (indicating proximity)

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

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to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do — trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male

English-Italian dictionary > hard
19 find

I [faɪnd]
nome scoperta f.
II 1. [faɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)

1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]

to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che

2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]

to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn

3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]

it is to be found in the Louvre — lo si può vedere al Louvre

4) (consider) trovare, considerare

to find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso

to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia

to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare

to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare

5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]

6) (reach)

to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]

7) dir.

to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente

how do you find the accused? — come giudicate gli imputati?

8) (arrive to find)

I hope this card finds you well — spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill — il giorno dopo si sentì male

9) inform. trovare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.

to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. found) to find oneself

1) (discover suddenly)

to find oneself trapped — ritrovarsi intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do — sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself wishing that — sorprendersi a desiderare che

2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione

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- find out

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to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe

to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è

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1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) trovare

2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) scoprire

3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) trovare
2. noun
(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) scoperta, ritrovamento

- find one's feet
- find out
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find /faɪnd/
n.

scoperta; ritrovamento; oggetto trovato: This book [restaurant] is a real find, questo libro [ristorante] è una grande scoperta

● a sure find, ( caccia) un posto dove si è sicuri di trovare la volpe; un buon appostamento; ( anche) persona (o cosa) che si può star certi di trovare.
♦ (to) find /faɪnd/
(pass. e p. p. found)

A v. t.

1 trovare; scoprire; ritrovare; reperire; rinvenire: Have you found your wallet?, hai ritrovato il portafoglio?; I can't find my ring, non trovo il mio anello; to find a job, trovare lavoro; impiegarsi; sistemarsi; to find happiness, trovare la felicità; to find oil, scoprire il petrolio; He was found after a long search, fu ritrovato dopo lunghe ricerche

2 accorgersi; rendersi conto; scoprire; trovare: I find that I have been mistaken, mi accorgo che avevo torto (o mi sbagliavo); I find it difficult to believe him, trovo difficile credergli; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I don't find it that easy to make friends quickly, non è facile per me fare amicizia rapidamente

3 trovare; giudicare; reputare; stimare: I find the terms reasonable, trovo (o giudico) ragionevoli le condizioni; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- How's he finding his new school?, cosa ne pensa della scuola nuova?

4 provvedere; provvedersi di; procurarsi: to find one's own tools, procurarsi gli attrezzi da lavoro

5 (leg.) giudicare; dichiarare; riconoscere; emettere ( una sentenza o un verdetto): The jury found him guilty, la giuria lo ha dichiarato colpevole

B v. i.

1 ( caccia) scoprire la traccia

2 (leg.) emettere una sentenza (o un verdetto)

● (comput.) find and replace, trova e sostituisci ( istruzione) □ ( anche fig.) to find one's bearings, orientarsi □ to find fault with, trovar da ridire su; criticare □ to find favour with sb., incontrare il favore (o la simpatia) di q. □ to find one's feet, reggersi in piedi; riuscire a camminare (da solo); (fig.) ambientarsi; cavarsela □ to find it in one's heart, sentirsela; avere l'animo (di): I cannot find it in my heart to blame him, non me la sento di biasimarlo □ ( di proiettile) to find its mark, colpire il bersaglio; andare a segno □ to find mercy in sb., trovare compassione in q. □ to find oneself, trovarsi; ritrovarsi; ( anche) scoprirsi, accorgersi; scoprire la propria vocazione: He'll soon find himself in prison, si ritroverà presto in prigione; She found herself with plenty of spare time, si è ritrovata con parecchio tempo libero; I found myself agreeing with him, mi resi conto che ero d'accordo con lui □ to find one's place ( in a book), trovare il segno (in un libro) □ to find pleasure in st., provare piacere in qc. □ to find one's tongue, ritrovare la voce; trovare il coraggio di parlare □ ( anche fig.) to find one's way, trovare la strada.

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I [faɪnd]
nome scoperta f.
II 1. [faɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)

1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]

to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che

2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]

to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn

3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]

it is to be found in the Louvre — lo si può vedere al Louvre

4) (consider) trovare, considerare

to find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso

to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia

to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare

to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare

5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]

6) (reach)

to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]

7) dir.

to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente

how do you find the accused? — come giudicate gli imputati?

8) (arrive to find)

I hope this card finds you well — spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill — il giorno dopo si sentì male

9) inform. trovare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.

to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. found) to find oneself

1) (discover suddenly)

to find oneself trapped — ritrovarsi intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do — sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself wishing that — sorprendersi a desiderare che

2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione

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- find out

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to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe

to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è

English-Italian dictionary > find
20 fatica sf

[fa'tika] fatica (-che)
1) (sforzo fisico) hard work, toil

animale da fatica — beast of burden

divisa di fatica Mil — fatigues pl

uomo di fatica — odd-job man

fare fatica a fare qc — to have a job doing sth, find it difficult to do sth

faccio fatica a crederlo — I find that hard to believe

faccio fatica a capire la matematica — I find it difficult to understand maths

il paziente deve evitare ogni fatica — the patient must avoid any kind of physical exertion

accusare o sentire fatica — to feel tired

non si è preso nemmeno la fatica di dirmelo — he didn't even take the trouble to tell me

risparmiarsi la fatica di fare qc — to save o.s. the bother o effort of doing sth

ci vuole tempo e fatica — it takes time and effort

che fatica! — it's hard work!

le fatiche di Ercole — the labours of Hercules

2)

(difficoltà) a fatica — with difficulty

respirare a fatica — to have difficulty (in) breathing

riusciva a fatica a tenere la testa dritta — he could hardly keep his head up

l'ho convinto a fatica — I had a hard job convincing him

3) (di metalli) fatigue

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