study+object

to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin

to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un

to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

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

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

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

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

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

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

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

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

it's a she — [dog, cat etc] es hembra

it's a boy — [baby] es niño

it's 10 October or the 10th of October — es el diez de octubre

• it's me — soy yo

• it's no use worrying — no vale la pena inquietarse

• it is said that... — se dice que...

• it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

• what is it? — (=what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?

• who is it? — ¿quién es?

• how is it that...? — ¿cómo es que...?, ¿cómo resulta que...?

• that's it for today — eso es todo por hoy

that's it then! we leave on Sunday — ¡muy bien! or ¡solucionado! salimos el domingo

• this is it — (=it's time) ya llegó la hora; (=train, bus etc) ahí viene

• I'm against it — estoy en contra

• I'm (all) for it * — estoy (muy) a favor

• the worst of it is that... — lo peor del caso es que...

she thinks she's just it! * — se las da de maravillosa *

It Girl * N — (esp Brit) mujer muy moderna, famosa, que inicia modas

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

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

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

• 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

• 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)

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 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

hard lines! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué mala pata! *

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

• to freeze hard — quedarse congelado

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

• 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

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

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

• hard behind sth — justo detrás de algo

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

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 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

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

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

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

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

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

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

on the subject of money — über das Thema Geld [reden usw.]; beim Thema Geld [sein, bleiben]