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hard-pressed

UK: /ˌhɑːdˈprest/ US: /ˌhɑːrd-/

Translation

adj
to be hard-pressed to do something
tenerlo difícil para hacer algo
(Definition of hard-pressed adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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