hard

/hɑːd/ adverb

Translation

WITH EFFORT › with a lot of effort

güçlükle, zorlukla

She tried very hard but she wasn't quite fast enough. You'll have to work harder, if you want to pass this exam.1245

WITH FORCE › with a lot of force

şiddetle, kuvvetle

It's been raining hard all day. She kicked the ball as hard as she could.1245

die hard › If a belief, custom, or habit dies hard, it is very difficult to change.

(inanç, gelenek, alışkanlık) zor kaybolmak, yok olmak, değişmek

I'm afraid that old habits die hard.2292

hit sb hard UK › If a situation or experience hits you hard, it makes you so upset that you have difficulty dealing with it.

kötü vurmak, mahvetmek, sarsmak

Her death has hit us all very hard.985

(Definition of hard adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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