hard1
UK: /hɑːd/ US: /hɑːrd/Translation
adj
› (un material, una superficie)
⇨ duro,ra
›
⇨ difícil
⇨ duro,ra
a very hard task una tarea muy dura
to be hard on sth
⇨ dañar algo
This light is hard on the eyes Esta luz daña los ojos
to be hard on sb
⇨ ser duro,ra con alguien
She is very hard on herself Es muy dura consigo misma
to {do/learn} sth the hard way
⇨ {hacer/aprender} algo por la vía difícil
to give sb a hard time
⇨ hacer pasar un mal trago a alguien col.
to have a hard time
⇨ pasar una mala racha
⇨ pasarlo mal
to take a hard line {on/over} sth
⇨ adoptar una postura tajante respecto a algo
(Definition of hard adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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