Significado de hard en español

• 0 firm and not easy to press or bend

  • a hard surface

  • The seats were really hard.

• 1 difficult to do or understand

  • It must be hard to study with all this noise.

• 2 needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort

  • It was hard work on the farm, but satisfying.

• 3 not gentle or kind

  • He gave me a hard stare.

• 4 to criticize someone too much, or to treat them unfairly

  • Don’t be too hard on him – he’s only trying to help.

• 5 to do or learn something by having a lot of problems or difficulty

• 6 with a lot of effort

  • She tried so hard.

  • You must work harder.

• 7 with a lot of force

  • She kicked the ball hard.

• 8 stiff, not easy to bend

  • the hard stone floor el suelo duro de piedra

  • The snow was hard and slippery. La nieve era dura y resbaladiza.

• 9 difficult

  • I can’t do this math – it’s too hard. No puedo hacer estas matemáticas – son demasiado difíciles.

  • I find it hard to talk to about my feelings. Me resulta difícil hablar sobre mis sentimientos.

• 10 involving a lot of effort or a lot of problems

  • a hard life una vida dura

  • It’s hard to get a job here. Es difícil conseguir un trabajo aquí.

  • Hard work brings success. El trabajo duro lleva al éxito.

• 11 not affected by your emotions easily

  • a hard woman with little time for her children una mujer rígida con poco tiempo para sus hijos

• 12 working with a lot of effort and energy

  • He was hard at work in the garden. Él estaba muy trabajador en el jardín.

• 13 strict with or expecting a lot from sb

  • Don’t be so hard on her – she’s only a kid. No seas tan duro con ella – es solo una niña.

  • Long flights can be hard on the body. Los vuelos largos pueden ser duros para el cuerpo.

• 14 difficult to find

  • Original copies of the book are very hard to come by. Copias originales del libro son muy difíciles de encontrar.

• 15 to learn as a result of difficult experience

  • He won’t listen, so he’ll have to learn the hard way. Él no escucha, así que tendrá que aprender por las malas.

• 16 to be unkind to or critical of sb

  • He gives her a hard time about smoking. Él le echa la bronca por fumar.

• 17 indicates you do not resent sb or sth

  • She has no hard feelings toward her ex-husband. Ella está sin resentimientos hacia su ex marido.

• 18 using a lot of effort

  • to work hard trabajar duro

  • She had to think hard to remember the address. Tuvo que pensar mucho para recordar la dirección.

• 19 with force

  • The ball hit him really hard. La pelota le golpeó muy fuerte.

  • It snowed hard all day. Nevó fuerte todo el día.