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hard word: пароль; оскорбление, ругательство; брачное предложение; отказ

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hard word — put the hard word on Ask forcefully for something in the expectation that you will not be refused. Originally the phrase was used of a man propositioning a woman, and was first recorded in 1923. It is now also applied to any manner of heavy… … Australian idioms
Hard word — an immoral suggestion … Dictionary of Australian slang
Hard word on — apply pressure in pursuit of agreement to a proposal (often sex related) … Dictionary of Australian slang
hard word — Australian Slang an immoral suggestion … English dialects glossary
hard word on — Australian Slang apply pressure in pursuit of agreement to a proposal (often sex related) … English dialects glossary
The Hard Word — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel The Australian Job [1] Originaltitel The Hard Word … Deutsch Wikipedia
The Hard Word — Infobox Film name = The Hard Word image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = Scott Roberts producer = Al Clark writer = Scott Roberts narrator = starring = Guy Pearce Rachel Griffiths Robert Taylor music = David Thrussell… … Wikipedia
the hard word — n a. a rejection or condemnation ► It was the one thing that would bring Christina [Onassis] and her father to gether again. It was only a matter of time before Christina gave me the hard word. (Joseph Bolker quoted in Heiress, by Ni gel Dempster … Contemporary slang
put the hard word on Austral./NZ — informal ask a favour of. → hard … English new terms dictionary
put the hard word on — ► put the hard word on Austral./NZ informal ask a favour of. Main Entry: ↑hard … English terms dictionary
put the hard word on — (Aust) To ask, particularly for a loan or (esp sexual) favour • • • Main Entry: ↑hard … Useful english dictionary

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hard

adj

1 compact, dense, firm, impenetrable, inflexible, rigid, rock-like, solid, stiff, stony, strong, tough, unyielding

2 arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, exacting, exhausting, fatiguing, formidable, Herculean, laborious, rigorous, strenuous, toilsome, tough, uphill, wearying

3 baffling, complex, complicated, difficult, intricate, involved, knotty, perplexing, puzzling, tangled, thorny, unfathomable

4 affectless, callous, cold, cruel, exacting, grim, hardhearted, harsh, implacable, obdurate, pitiless, ruthless, severe, stern, strict, stubborn, unfeeling, unjust, unkind, unrelenting, unsparing, unsympathetic

5 calamitous, dark, disagreeable, disastrous, distressing, grievous, grim, intolerable, painful, unpleasant

6 driving, fierce, forceful, heavy, powerful, strong, violent

7 (of feelings or words) acrimonious, angry, antagonistic, bitter, hostile, rancorous, resentful

8 (of truth or facts) actual, bare, cold, definite, indisputable, plain, undeniable, unvarnished, verified
adv

9 energetically, fiercely, forcefully, forcibly, heavily, intensely, powerfully, severely, sharply, strongly, vigorously, violently, with all one’s might, with might and main

10 assiduously, determinedly, diligently, doggedly, earnestly, industriously, intently, persistently, steadily, strenuously, untiringly

11 agonizingly, badly, distressingly, harshly, laboriously, painfully, roughly, severely, with difficulty

12    bitterly, hardly, keenly, rancorously, reluctantly, resentfully, slowly, sorely

Antonyms
,       adj

1 flexible, malleable, pliable, soft, weak
easy, easy-peasy (slang) lazy, light, soft

3 clear, direct, easy, easy-peasy (slang) simple, straightforward, uncomplicated

4 agreeable, amiable, careless, flexible, friendly, gentle, good, humane, kind, lenient, merciful, mild, permissive, pleasant
adv

9 & 10 lazily, lightly, loosely, softly, weakly

11 easily, gently, softly

12 calmly, mildly, serenely

die-hard

1
n fanatic, intransigent, old fogey, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud (informal) ultraconservative, zealot

2
adj dyed-in-the-wool, immovable, inflexible, intransigent, reactionary, ultraconservative, uncompromising, unreconstructed (chiefly U.S.)

hard and fast
binding, immutable, incontrovertible, inflexible, invariable, rigid, set, strict, stringent, unalterable

hard-bitten      , hard-boiled
case-hardened, cynical, down-to-earth, hard-headed, hard-nosed     (informal)   matter-of-fact, practical, realistic, shrewd, tough, unsentimental

Antonyms
   benign, compassionate, gentle, humane, idealistic, merciful, mild, romantic, sympathetic

hard-core

1 dedicated, die-hard, dyed-in-the-wool, extreme, intransigent, obstinate, rigid, staunch, steadfast

2 explicit, obscene, X-rated (informal)

hard-favoured , hard-featured
austere, coarse-featured, forbidding, grim visaged, ill-favoured, severe, ugly

hard-headed
astute, cool, hard-boiled     (informal)   level-headed, practical, pragmatic, realistic, sensible, shrewd, tough, unsentimental

Antonyms
   idealistic, impractical, sentimental, unrealistic

hard-hitting
critical, no holds barred, pulling no punches, strongly worded, tough, uncompromising, unsparing, vigorous

hard-nosed
businesslike, down-to-earth, hard-headed, hardline, practical, pragmatic, realistic, shrewd, tough, uncompromising, unsentimental

hard-pressed
harried, hotly pursued, in difficulties, pushed (informal) under attack, under pressure, up against it (informal) with one’s back to the wall

hard up
bankrupt, broke     (informal)   bust     (informal)   cleaned out     (slang)   dirt-poor     (informal)   down and out, flat broke     (informal)   impecunious, impoverished, in queer street, in the red     (informal)   on one’s uppers     (informal)   on the breadline, out of pocket, penniless, poor, short, short of cash or funds, skint     (Brit. slang)   strapped for cash     (informal)   without two pennies to rub together     (informal)

Antonyms
   affluent, comfortable     (informal)   fortunate, loaded     (slang)   rich, wealthy, well-heeled     (informal)   well-off

hard-wearing
durable, resilient, rugged, stout, strong, tough, well-made

hard-working
assiduous, busy, conscientious, diligent, energetic, indefatigable, industrious, sedulous, zealous

Antonyms
   careless, dilatory, good-for-nothing, inconstant, indifferent, lazy

English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus

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Англо-русский перевод HARD WORD

употребляется диалектно в разных значениях: пароль; оскорбление, ругательство; брачное предложение; отказ to put the hard word on австрал., новозел. — просить об одолжении, просить взаймы; особ. просить (женщину) стать любовницей «Don’t you think hitching’s a little dangerous for females?» — «Well, some sheilas I know have had the hard word put on them.» — «Не кажется ли тебе, что поездки на попутках опасны для женщин?» — «Ну, к некоторым девицам, которых я знаю, действительно приставали.» He didn’t put the hard word on me once, and my credit is still good. (D. Lockwood) — Ни разу он не предложил мне стать его любовницей, и моя репутация по-прежнему высока.

English-Russian dictionary of common lexis.

Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики.
2005

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adjective, hard·er, hard·est.

not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.

firmly formed; tight: a hard knot.

difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task.

difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please; a hard time.

difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem.

involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence: hard labor; hard study.

performing or carrying on work with great effort, energy, or persistence: a hard worker.

vigorous or violent in force; severe: a hard rain; a hard fall.

bad; unendurable; unbearable: hard luck.

oppressive; harsh; rough: hard treatment.

austere; severe: a hard winter; the hard times of the Great Depression.

harsh or severe in dealing with others: a hard master.

difficult to explain away; undeniable: hard facts.

that can be verified; factual, as distinguished from speculation or hearsay: hard information.

harsh or unfriendly; resentful; severe; bitter: hard feelings; hard words.

of stern judgment or close examination; searching: a hard look.

lacking delicacy or softness; not blurred or diffused; clear and distinct; sharp; harsh: a hard line; a hard, bright light; hard features; a hard face.

(of a photograph) contrasty.

severe or rigorous in terms: a hard bargain.

sternly realistic; dispassionate; unsentimental: a hard, practical man; a hard view of life.

incorrigible; disreputable; tough: a hard character.

Scot. and North England. stingy; mean: hard with money.

in coins or paper money as distinguished from checks, securities, promissory notes, or other negotiable instruments).

(of paper money or a monetary system) supported by sufficient gold reserves and easily convertible into the currency of a foreign nation.

(of money) scarce or available at high interest rates: a hard loan.

denoting assets with intrinsic value, as gold, silver, or diamonds.

(of alcoholic beverages)

containing more than 22.5 percent alcohol by volume, as whiskey and brandy as opposed to beer and wine.
strong because of fermentation; intoxicating: hard cider.

(of wine) tasting excessively of tannin.

(of an illicit narcotic or drug) known to be physically addictive, as opium, morphine, or cocaine.

(of water) containing mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap.

(of bread and baked goods)

having a firm, crisp crust or texture: hard rolls.
stale or tough.

(of a fabric) having relatively little nap; smooth: Silk is a harder fabric than wool or cotton.

(of the landing of a rocket or space vehicle) executed without decelerating: a hard landing on the moon.Compare soft (def. 28).

(of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.

(of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.

Military. being underground and strongly protected from nuclear bombardment.

Agriculture. noting wheats with high gluten content, milled for a bread flour as contrasted with pastry flour.

Phonetics.

fortis.
(of c and g) pronounced as (k) in come and (g) in go, rather than as in cent, cello, suspicion, gem, or beige.
(of consonants in Slavic languages) not palatalized.Compare soft (def. 26).

(in the making of rope) noting a lay having a considerable angle to the axis of the rope; short.

Physics. (of a beam of particles or photons) having relatively high energy: hard x-rays.Compare soft (def. 29).

(of the penis) erect.

adverb, hard·er, hard·est.

with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously: to work hard; to try hard.

earnestly, intently, or critically: to look hard at a thing.

harshly or severely.

so as to be solid, tight, or firm: frozen hard.

with strong force or impact: She tripped and came down hard on her back.

in a deeply affected manner; with genuine sorrow or remorse:She took it very hard when they told her of his death.

closely; immediately: Failure and defeat seemed hard at hand. The decision to ban students from the concerts followed hard on the heels of the riot.

to an unreasonable or extreme degree; excessively; immoderately: He’s hitting the bottle pretty hard.

Nautical. closely, fully, or to the extreme limit: hard aport; hard alee.

noun

Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

British.

a firm or solid beach or foreshore.
a firm landing, jetty, or road across or adjoining the foreshore.

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Idioms about hard

be hard on, to deal harshly with; be stern: You are being too hard on him.

hard by, in close proximity to; near: The house is hard by the river.

hard put, in great perplexity or difficulty; at a loss: We were hard put to finish the examination in one hour.

hard up, Informal.

urgently in need of money.
feeling a lack or need: The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.

Origin of hard

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English heard; cognate with Dutch hard, German hart, Old Norse harthr, Gothic hardus; akin to Homeric Greek kratýs “strong” and classical Greek krátos “strength” (see -cracy), from the Proto-Indo-European root kar-, ker- “hard”

synonym study for hard

1. See firm¹. 3. Hard, difficult both describe something resistant to one’s efforts or one’s endurance. Hard is the general word: hard times; It was hard to endure the severe weather. Difficult means not easy, and particularly denotes that which requires special effort or skill: a difficult task. 12. Hard, callous, unfeeling, unsympathetic imply a lack of interest in, feeling for, or sympathy with others. Hard implies insensibility, either natural or acquired, so that the plight of others makes no impression on one: a hard taskmaster. Callous may mean the same or that one is himself or herself insensitive to hurt as the result of continued repression and indifference: a callous answer; callous to criticism. Unfeeling implies natural inability to feel with and for others: an unfeeling and thoughtless remark. Unsympathetic implies an indifference that precludes pity, compassion, or the like: unsympathetic toward distress.

OTHER WORDS FROM hard

half-hard, adjectiveo·ver·hard, adjectiveo·ver·hard·ness, nounsem·i·hard, adjective

sem·i·hard·ness, noun

Words nearby hard

harborside, harbour, harbourage, harbour master, harbour seal, hard, hard act to follow, hard-and-fast, hardanger, hard as nails, hard-ass

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Words related to hard

solid, strong, tough, arduous, complicated, heavy, rough, serious, terrible, troublesome, bleak, grim, harsh, painful, positive, sure, heavily, seriously, strongly, vigorously

How to use hard in a sentence

It was hard to process and realize it was real and it happened.
Just because something is hard to find, doesn’t mean it’s valuable, Keller says.
There will be hard days and recurring struggles, and you should give yourself space for them, she said.
An older cousin had once volunteered with Teen Line, and to Raderman that seemed like a good way to put her hard-won knowledge to use.

This makes it hard to know if you should buy a helmet with rotational-energy tech.
Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.
We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
He thought they were now in touch with our troops at «X» but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince’s notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
«I congratulate you on your engagement,» he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.

British Dictionary definitions for hard

adjective

firm or rigid; not easily dented, crushed, or pierced

toughened by or as if by physical labour; not soft or smoothhard hands

difficult to do or accomplish; arduousa hard task

difficult to understand or perceivea hard question

showing or requiring considerable physical or mental energy, effort, or applicationhard work; a hard drinker

stern, cold, or intractablea hard judge

exacting; demandinga hard master

harsh; cruela hard fate

inflicting pain, sorrow, distress, or hardshiphard times

tough or adamanta hard man

forceful or violenta hard knock

cool or uncompromisingwe took a long hard look at our profit factor

indisputable; realhard facts

chem (of water) impairing the formation of a lather by soapSee hardness (def. 3)

practical, shrewd, or calculatinghe is a hard man in business

too harsh to be pleasanthard light

(of cash, money, etc) in coin and paper rather than cheques
(of currency) in strong demand, esp as a result of a good balance of payments situation
(of credit) difficult to obtain; tight

(of alcoholic drink) being a spirit rather than a wine, beer, etcthe hard stuff

(of a drug such as heroin, morphine, or cocaine) highly addictiveCompare soft (def. 20)

physics (of radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays) having high energy and the ability to penetrate solids

physics (of a vacuum) almost complete

mainly US (of goods) durable

(of news coverage) concentrating on serious stories

phonetics

an older word for fortis
(not in modern technical usage) denoting the consonants c and g in English when they are pronounced as velar stops (k, g)
(of consonants in the Slavonic languages) not palatalized

being heavily fortified and protected
(of nuclear missiles) located underground in massively reinforced silos

politically extremethe hard left

British and NZ informal incorrigible or disreputable (esp in the phrase a hard case)

(of bread, etc) stale and old

a hard nut to crack

a person not easily persuaded or won over
a thing not easily understood

hard by near; close by

hard doer NZ a tough worker at anything

hard done by unfairly or badly treated

hard up informal

in need of money; poor
(foll by for) in great need (of)hard up for suggestions

put the hard word on Australian and NZ informal to ask or demand something from

adverb

with great energy, force, or vigourthe team always played hard

as far as possible; all the wayhard left

with application; earnestly or intentlyshe thought hard about the formula

with great intensity, force, or violencehis son’s death hit him hard

(foll by on, upon, by, or after) close; nearhard on his heels

(foll by at) assiduously; devotedly

with effort or difficultytheir victory was hard won
(in combination)hard-earned

slowly and reluctantlyprejudice dies hard

go hard with to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)it will go hard with you if you don’t tell the truth

hard at it working hard

hard put or hard put to it scarcely having the capacity (to do something)he’s hard put to get to work by 9:30

noun

any colorant that produces a harsh coarse appearance

British a roadway across a foreshore

slang hard labour

slang an erection of the penis (esp in the phrase get or have a hard on)

Word Origin for hard

Old English heard; related to Old Norse harthr, Old Frisian herd, Old High German herti, Gothic hardus hard, Greek kratus strong

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hard

In addition to the idioms beginning with hard

hard act to follow
hard and fast
hard as nails
hard bargain
hard cash
harden one’s heart
hard feelings
hard hat
hard hit, be
hard line
hard liquor
hard luck
hardly ever
hard nut to crack
hard of hearing
hard on
hard on someone’s heels
hard pressed
hard put, be
hard row to hoe
hard sell
hard time
hard up
hard way, the

also see:

between a rock and a hard place
cold (hard) cash
come down (hard) on
die hard
drive a (hard) bargain
go hard with
no hard feelings
play hardball
play hard to get
school of hard knocks
tough (hard) row to hoe

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жесткий, трудный, твердый, жестко, твердо, тяжело, каторга, брод

прилагательное ↓

- твёрдый

hard collar — крахмальный воротничок
hard palate — анат. твёрдое нёбо
to get /to grow/ hard — затвердевать; черстветь; грубеть

- жёсткий, неприятный на ощупь

hard to the touch — грубый на ощупь
hard silk — текст. необесклеенный кручёный шёлк

- жёсткий (о воде)
- трудный, тяжёлый; требующий напряжения

- такой, с которым трудно (сделать что-л.); с трудом поддающийся

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наречие ↓

- сильно, интенсивно; энергично

to run hard — бежать со всех ног
it’s raining hard — льёт сильный дождь
to pull hard — наваливаться на вёсла
to hit hard — здорово стукнуть, ударить изо всей силы

- настойчиво, упорно; усердно

to work hard — много работать
to be hard at work on smth. — быть поглощённым работой над чем-л.
to think hard — подумать как следует
to try hard to win — упорно /настойчиво/ добиваться победы (на состязаниях, в игре и т. п.)
to look /to stare, to gaze/ hard — уставиться; не сводить глаз

- твёрдо, крепко; накрепко

to hold hard — крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать
to freeze hard — застыть

- вкрутую

to boil an egg hard — сварить яйцо вкрутую

- тяжело, с трудом

to breathe hard — тяжело дышать
to take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать
to earn money hard — зарабатывать на жизнь тяжёлым трудом
it comes /bears/ hard on him — ему трудно придётся
taxes that bear hard upon the poor — налоги, которые тяжёлым бременем ложатся на бедняков

- неумеренно, чрезмерно

to drink hard — крепко выпивать; пить запоем
to swear hard — ругаться последними словами /на чём свет стоит/

- близко, на небольшом расстоянии; около

hard at hand — близко, рядом
to follow /to be/ hard after /behind, upon/ — следовать по пятам
the house stands hard by the bridge — дом стоит у самого моста
he lives hard by — он живёт недалеко отсюда /совсем рядом/
it was hard upon twelve — было почти двенадцать
he is hard on /upon/ fifty — ему скоро пятьдесят (лет); ему под пятьдесят

- мор. круто, до отказа (о повороте руля)

существительное ↓

- твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка
- твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото
- звонкая монета

to pay in hard — платить звонкой монетой

- сл. каторга

fifteen years’ hard — пятнадцать лет каторжных работ

- разг. прессованный табак

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Словосочетания

a hard left to the chin — сильный удар с левой в челюсть
a Teutonic commitment to hard work — тевтонская приверженность к упорной работе
a hard theory to put into practice — труднореализуемая на практике теория
hard / heavy / severe blow — сильный, тяжёлый удар
hard copy — напечатанный на бумаге рекламный текст
hard of digestion — трудно усваиваемый
a dose of hard luck — полоса невезения
to drink hard / heavily — пить беспробудно, пить запоем
hard drinker, heavy drinker — горький пьяница
hard drug — сильный наркотик
to be accustomed to working hard — иметь обыкновение много работать
to be hard at work — усердно работать

Примеры с переводом

It rained hard.

Шёл сильный дождь.

Times were hard.

Тяжёлые были времена.

She’s had a hard life.

У неё была тяжёлая жизнь.

She was hard to please.

Ей было трудно угодить.

Hit the ball hard.

Сильно ударь по мячу.

Don’t drive me too hard.

Не наседай на меня.

He hit me a hard blow.

Он сильно ударил меня.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Our brief trip to the beach was a much-needed oasis in a summer of hard work.

And faster than you can say “You’ve got mail!” he fell hard for his unseen paramour.

They work hard at school without giving the appearance of being particularly hard-working.

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Фразовые глаголы

hard up — в трудном положении, сильно нуждающийся, нуждающийся

Возможные однокоренные слова

harden — затвердевать, затвердеть, твердеть, укреплять, укрепляться, ожесточаться
hardily — смело
hardiness — выносливость, крепость, смелость, дерзость
hardly — вряд ли, едва, едва ли, чуть, с трудом, еле, насилу, резко, сурово, несправедливо
hardness — твердость, жесткость, прочность, плотность, крепость, степень твердости, суровость
hardship — трудность, лишение, лишения, нужда, тяжелое испытание, неудобство
harding — закалка
hardish — твердоватый, жестковатый
overhard — слишком твердый

Формы слова

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): harder
прев. степ. (superlative): hardest

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