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Meanings of hard in English

Portuguese
surdo

Produced without vibration of the vocal cords.

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      surdo
      Spanish
      intemperadamente

      Indulging excessively.

          intemperadamente
          Portuguese
          árduo
          Catalan
          dur
          Spanish
          duro

          Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.

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              árduo
              Spanish
              fuerte

              With firmness.

                    fuerte
                    Usage of hard in English
                    1
                    First year was fine, he says, but second year was very hard.
                    The Irish Times
                    2
                    But there's also a lot of hard work involved, often physical work.
                    Wired
                    3
                    It has been a year of hard work, focus, and great success.
                    The South African
                    4
                    Result: Stylish and yet hard to use and packed with proprietary technology.
                    Wired
                    5
                    Crew members don't just work hard -they often work every day.
                    News.com.au
                    6
                    It seemed very far away and long ago, yet hard and clear.
                    The two towers
                    7
                    Meanwhile, in Europe a hard Brexit shock was a risk, Deutsche said.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    When the Ukrainian crisis started, France adopted a hard line towards Russia.
                    The Irish Times
                    9
                    It's a complex process which takes time and hard work, he said.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    It's hard to try and form an honest opinion on today's news.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    Leaving home when we were very young, for example, was really hard.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    A deepening economic crisis in Asia and Europe will hit Genting hard.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    It's hard times ahead but industry participants don't seem overwhelmed by conditions.
                    Reuters
                    14
                    The only problem is, you look like a hard case right now.
                    Transgression: a novel of love and war
                    15
                    It was hard to believe it had all happened a year ago.
                    Ransom
                    16
                    It's really hard and it's not working right, he said late Tuesday.
                    Reuters
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                    Hard through the time
                    Hard across language varieties
                    Australia
                    Common
                    Canada
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
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