tried hard

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

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

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

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

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

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

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

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

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

set hard — fest werden

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

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

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

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

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

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

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

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

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

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

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

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

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

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

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

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

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

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

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

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

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

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

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

to clamp down hard —

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

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

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

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

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

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

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

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

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

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

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

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

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

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

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

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

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

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

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

set hard — fest werden

hay que esforzarse más — you must try harder, you must make more effort

hay bastante sitio para todos — there is enough room for everyone

¿no tienes ya bastantes? — haven't you got enough?

no había bastante público — there wasn't a big enough audience

hace bastante frío — it's quite cold

se marchó hace bastante rato — he left quite some time ago

la calidad deja bastante que desear — the quality leaves much to be desired

-¿tienes muchos cuadros? -bastantes — "do you have many paintings?" - "quite a few"

ya has comido bastante — you've eaten enough

no tenemos bastante para ir de vacaciones — we haven't enough to go on holiday

ya tienen bastante como para que vayamos también nosotros con nuestros problemas — they've got enough on their plate already without us taking our problems along

es lo bastante alto como para alcanzarlo — he's tall enough to reach it

me gusta bastante — I quite like it, I like it quite a lot

el libro está bastante bien — it's a fairly good book, it's quite a good book

habla inglés bastante bien — she speaks quite good English, her English is quite good

vivo bastante lejos — I live quite a long way away

bastantes vasos/bastante vino — enough glasses/wine

había bastante gente — there were plenty of people

ya tenemos bastantes — we already have enough

ya he visto bastante — I've seen enough

deja bastante que desear — it leaves rather a lot to be desired

no te has esforzado bastante — you haven't tried hard enough

le gusta bastante — she likes him quite a lot

me pareció bastante aburrido/agradable — I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant

llegó bastante cansado — he was quite tired when he arrived

bastantes vasos/bastante vino — enough glasses/wine

había bastante gente — there were plenty of people

ya tenemos bastantes — we already have enough

ya he visto bastante — I've seen enough

deja bastante que desear — it leaves rather a lot to be desired

no te has esforzado bastante — you haven't tried hard enough

le gusta bastante — she likes him quite a lot

me pareció bastante aburrido/agradable — I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant

llegó bastante cansado — he was quite tired when he arrived

sforzare qn a fare qc — to force sb to do sth

sforzarsi di fare qc — to try to do sth

sforzati di ricordare! — try to remember!

sforzare il bambino a mangiare — to force the child to eat

- rsi di vedere — to strain to see

- rsi di rimanere sveglio — to struggle to keep awake

-rsi di mangiare qcs. — to try to eat sth.

- rsi troppo — to drive oneself too hard, to overstrain oneself

non ti stai sforzando abbastanza — you're not trying hard enough

- rsi di sorridere — to make an effort to smile

si sforzò di dire due parole — she forced out a few words

non ti sforzare o non sforzarti troppo! don't exert yourself! 10 penny di mancia... si è sforzato! — a 10p tip... that was overdoing it!

that's not the right answer, but it was a good try — ésa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado

we'll give him a try — le daremos una oportunidad

this wine should be worth a try — merece la pena probar este vino

to try to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf

try not to forget — procura no olvidarte

just you try it! — atrévete!, haz la prueba!

he tried all the windows — probó a abrir todas las ventanas

she tried the switch, but nothing happened — le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada

try some — pruébalo, prueba un poquito

to try -ING: have you tried frying it? ¿has probado a freírlo?; try looking at the problem from another angle — prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema

I'll try his work number — voy a probar a llamarlo al trabajo

to try one's luck at something — probar* suerte con algo

to try somebody FOR something — juzgar* a alguien por algo

you must try harder — tienes que esforzarte más

the team just isn't trying — el equipo no está haciendo ningún esfuerzo

she couldn't be hurtful if she tried — es incapaz de herir a nadie

it was a good try - better luck next time — no lo conseguiste pero no estuvo mal - otra vez será

nice try Dave, but I know you're lying — no cuela, Dave, sé que estás mintiendo

she's out at the moment - give her a try in half an hour — en este momento ha salido, pero llámela dentro de media hora

they're going to have another try at the summit when the weather improves — van a volver a intentar llegar a la cumbre cuando el tiempo mejore

you'll never know what snake is like if you don't give it a try — nunca sabrás a qué sabe la serpiente si no la pruebas

to give sb a try — darle una oportunidad a algn, poner a algn a prueba

we'll give her a try for a week — le daremos una semana de prueba

to score a try — marcar un ensayo

you've only tried three questions — solo has intentado hacer tres preguntas

to try to do sth — intentar hacer algo, tratar de hacer algo

try not to cough — procura no toser, procura contener la tos

he was trying his best not to laugh — estaba haciendo todo lo posible por no reírse

have you tried these olives? — ¿has probado estas aceitunas?

to try doing sth — probar a hacer algo

have you tried soaking the curtains in vinegar? — ¿has probado a poner las cortinas en remojo con vinagre?

you try bringing up four children on your own! — ¡prueba tú a criar cuatro niños solo!

he tried the phone but the line was dead — intentó usar el teléfono pero no había línea

he tried the door - to his surprise it opened — intentó abrir la puerta - para su sorpresa se abrió

we tried three hotels but they had no room — preguntamos en tres hoteles pero no tenían habitación

have you tried the local music shops? — ¿lo has buscado en las tiendas de música del barrio?

why not try him for the job? — ¿por qué no ponerle a prueba en el puesto?

he was tried and found wanting — fue sometido a prueba y resultó ser deficiente

it would try the patience of a saint — pondría a prueba la paciencia de un santo

they haven't tried the drug on humans yet — todavía no han probado la droga con personas

I tried the idea on a couple of people — le comenté la idea a un par de personas

to try a case — ver una demanda

he didn't even try — ni siquiera lo intentó

you're not trying! — ¡no estás poniendo todo tu empeño!

try again! — ¡vuelve a intentarlo!

try as I might I couldn't persuade her — por más que intenté persuadirla no lo conseguí

I couldn't have done that (even) if I'd tried — no podría haber hecho eso ni (siquiera) queriendo

you could do it if you tried — podrías hacerlo si lo intentaras

(just) you try! — ¡hazlo y verás!, ¡atrévete (y verás)!

that's not the right answer, but it was a good try — ésa no es la respuesta, pero no estabas tan desencaminado

we'll give him a try — le daremos una oportunidad

this wine should be worth a try — merece la pena probar este vino

to try to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf

try not to forget — procura no olvidarte

just you try it! — atrévete!, haz la prueba!

he tried all the windows — probó a abrir todas las ventanas

she tried the switch, but nothing happened — le dio al interruptor, pero nada de nada

try some — pruébalo, prueba un poquito

to try -ING: have you tried frying it? ¿has probado a freírlo?; try looking at the problem from another angle — prueba con un enfoque distinto del problema

I'll try his work number — voy a probar a llamarlo al trabajo

to try one's luck at something — probar* suerte con algo

to try somebody FOR something — juzgar* a alguien por algo

you must try harder — tienes que esforzarte más

the team just isn't trying — el equipo no está haciendo ningún esfuerzo

she couldn't be hurtful if she tried — es incapaz de herir a nadie