hard in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADJ

2. hard:

hard (difficult, complex) problem, question, puzzle, bargaining, negotiations
difficile, complesso
hard choice, decision
difficile, sofferto
hard (arduous, demanding) task
arduo, duro
hard study
impegnativo, gravoso
hard climb, training
duro, impegnativo, faticoso
hard fight
duro, accanito
I've had a hard day
ho avuto una giornata dura
a hard day's work, filming
una dura giornata di lavoro, di riprese
to be hard to open, cut, find, read
essere difficile da aprire, tagliare, trovare, leggere
it's a hard poem to translate
è una poesia difficile da tradurre
to be hard to please
essere difficile da accontentare or essere esigente
it's hard to do
è difficile da fare
it was hard not to laugh
era difficile trattenersi dal ridere
his choice was hard for me to understand
fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta
it is hard for sb to do sth
è difficile per qn fare qc
it was hard for us to understand his decision
fu difficile per noi comprendere la sua decisione
it's hard for old people to change their ways
è difficile per le persone anziane cambiare le proprie abitudini
to find it hard to do sth
avere molte difficoltà a fare qc
to find sth hard to do
trovare qc difficile da fare
it's hard to accept, believe
è difficile accettare, credere (that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work
il lavoro duro or la fatica non mi spaventa
it was hard work or going
è stata una sfacchinata
it's hard work doing sth
è una faticata fare qc
it was hard work persuading her to sell
è stata dura convincerla a vendere
I found the article rather hard going
ho trovato l'articolo un po' tosto
he made hard work of moving the table
ha fatto una gran fatica a spostare il tavolo
hard work never hurt, killed anybody!
lavorare sodo non ha mai fatto male a nessuno, non ha mai ammazzato nessuno!
it's too much like hard work
è troppo faticoso
to be a hard worker student, pupil:
essere uno sgobbone
to be a hard worker employee, manual worker:
essere un gran lavoratore or essere un lavoratore indefesso
to do things the hard way
complicarsi la vita
he got the job the hard way
si è sudato or si è guadagnato il suo posto
to find sth out or learn sth the hard way
imparare qc a proprie spese

3. hard (harsh, unpleasant):

hard life, childhood, year
difficile
hard blow, knock fig
duro, brutto
hard climate, winter
rigido
he has to learn to take the hard knocks
deve imparare a incassare i colpi duri
this is a hard world
viviamo in un mondo difficile
to be hard on sb person, court:
essere duro, severo con qn
don't be so hard on yourself!
non essere così duro con te stesso!
this tax is very hard on the unemployed
questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati
this print is hard on the eyes
questo carattere è difficile da leggere or non si legge bene
hard luck or lines! Brit (sympathetic) inf
che sfortuna!
hard luck or lines or cheese! Brit (unsympathetic) inf
tanto peggio!
to take a hard line
seguire la linea dura (on sth in qc; with sb con qn)
it's a hard life! hum, iron
dura la vita!
it's a hard life being a millionaire iron
è dura la vita del miliardario
these are hard times
questi sono tempi difficili
to fall on hard times
cadere in miseria or andare a finire male
he's having a hard time (of it)
sta attraversando un periodo difficile
to have a hard time (of it) doing sth
passare un brutto periodo facendo qc
to give sb a hard time inf (make things difficult)
rendere la vita difficile a qn
to give sb a hard time (tell off)
dare una lavata di capo a qn

II.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADV

1. hard (strongly, energetically):

hard push, pull, punch
forte, energicamente
hard laugh, cry
forte
hard work
duro, duramente, sodo
hard study
molto, con impegno, sodo
hard rain
forte, a dirotto
hard snow
fitto
hard think, look
intensamente
hard listen
attentamente
to hit sb, sth hard
colpire forte qn, qn
to hit sb, sth hard fig
colpire qn, qc duramente
to be hard hit fig
essere duramente colpito (by da)
think hard!
pensaci bene or rifletti attentamente!
to try hard (intellectually)
fare tutti gli sforzi possibili
to try hard (physically)
sforzarsi
as hard as one can run, push, pull, work
a più non posso
as hard as one can try
il più possibile
no matter how hard I try, work, I…
per quanto ci provi, lavori, io…
to be hard at it inf, at work
darci dentro or lavorare sodo
she works or drives her students very hard
fa lavorare moltissimo i suoi studenti
to take sth (very) hard
prendere (molto) male qc

III.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd]

hard labour, hard labor [Brit, Am hɑrd ˈleɪbər] N

hard-favoured [ˌhɑːdˈfeɪvəd], hard-featured [ˌhɑːdˈfiːtʃəd] ADJ

hard-pressed [Brit ˌhɑːdˈprɛst, Am ˈhɑrd ˈˌprɛst], hard-pushed [ˌhɑːdˈpʊʃt] ADJ

hard rock [Brit, Am ˌhɑrd ˈrɑk] N MUS

hard rubber [ˌhɑːdˈrʌbə(r)] N

hard cash [Brit, Am ˈhɑrd ˈˌkæʃ] N

hard in the PONS Dictionary

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hard Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be hard work (doing sth)
essere dura (fare qc)
to give sb a hard time inf
rendere la vita difficile a qn
to take a (good) hard look at sth
guardare bene qc
to be hard work for sb to do sth
essere duro per qu fare qc
to be hard to stomach person, insult
essere difficile da digerire
to be (hard) pressed to do sth
avere (grosse) difficoltà a fare qc
I'll try extra hard this time
questa volta ci metterò il massimo dell'impegno
it's hard to make him see sense
è duro farlo ragionare
to have a hard time doing sth
fare fatica a fare qc
they work as hard as me [or I do]
lavorano quanto me

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The festival helped promote many new hard rock and heavy metal acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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A particular application of toffee is in toffee apples, sometimes called candy apples, which are apples coated with hard toffee mounted on sticks.
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Once more the battle was hard fought and narrowly decided, with both sides suffering great losses.
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Many merchants were hit hard by crippling financial losses and had to leave in search for a better way of life.
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There are eight tennis courts altogether, each one of them being a hard court.
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This method of locomotion is extremely slow, but is also almost noiseless and very hard to detect, making it the mode of choice for many species when stalking prey.
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It would be hard to turn down a ferrari and speedboat though, and that's why we need to be vigilant about the govenrments relationships with private enterprise and public wealth.
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The realization of the hard rhotic varies significantly across dialects.
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People at that performance listened hard for portents.
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The scales were exceedingly hard and glossy, with all the appearance of burnished gold.
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