English to English
adjective
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
A difficult task.
Nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access.
Difficult times.
Why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?.
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- dispassionate
Took a hard look.
A hard bargainer.
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- resisting weight or pressure
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- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'.
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- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
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- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants.
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- Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- A ford or passage across a river or swamp.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- with effort or force or vigor
The team played hard.
Worked hard all day.
Pressed hard on the lever.
Hit the ball hard.
Slammed the door hard.
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- with firmness
Held hard to the railing.
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- earnestly or intently
Thought hard about it.
Stared hard at the accused.
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- causing great damage or hardship
Industries hit hard by the depression.
She was severely affected by the bank's failure.
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- slowly and with difficulty
Prejudices die hard.
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- indulging excessively
He drank heavily.
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- into a solid condition
Concrete that sets hard within a few hours.
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- very near or close in space or time
It stands hard by the railroad tracks.
They were hard on his heels.
A strike followed hard upon the plant's opening.
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- with pain or distress or bitterness
He took the rejection very hard.
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- to the full extent possible; all the way
Hard alee.
The ship went hard astern.
Swung the wheel hard left.
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- With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- very strong or vigorous
Strong winds.
A hard left to the chin.
A knockout punch.
A severe blow.
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- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Worked their arduous way up the mining valley.
A grueling campaign.
Hard labor.
Heavy work.
Heavy going.
Spent many laborious hours on the project.
Set a punishing pace.
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- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
A hard drinker.
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- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
Hard liquor.
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- unfortunate or hard to bear
Had hard luck.
A tough break.
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- dried out
Hard dry rolls left over from the day before.
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verb
- To harden; to make hard.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [jard] Matigas; batibot; mahirap; mabagsik
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
- [jardjarted] Mapagmatigas na loob; walang awà
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
