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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
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Examples for "firmly"
Examples for "firmly"
1
A lot of good news is now firmly reflected in prices however.
The Irish Times
2
Say firmly: We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies.
Feminist dot com
3
A government spokesman said it was firmly committed to keeping teacher numbers.
The Guardian
4
No one to state firmly that one's actions are right or wrong.
A Wiccan Bible
5
The letter firmly plants the government on the wrong side of history.
Wired
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
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Common
Canada
Common
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Common
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