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[hɒːd] - er comp - est superl1. adj1) (substance) duro (-a), (mud) indurito (-a)hard cover — (of book) copertina cartonata
a hard nut to crack — (problem, person) un osso duro
the hard fact is that... — la verità nuda e cruda è che...
hard lines!; hard luck! Brit fam — peccato!, scalogna!
he's as hard as nails — (physically) è forte come un toro or una quercia, (in temperament) è duro di cuore
3) (difficult: gen) arduo (-a), difficileI 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. advit's snowing/raining hard — sta nevicando/piovendo forte
to be hard done by fam — essere trattato (-a) ingiustamente or molto male
to be hard at it fam — darci dentro
to look hard at — guardare fissamente, esaminare attentamente
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