hard

difficile, dur

Qui demande beaucoup d’efforts pour être fait, compris ou surmonté.

En anglais simple : Difficult to do, understand, or deal with, and needing a lot of effort.

• This question is hard.
• It was hard to find a parking space.
• She has been through some hard times.

Comment l'utiliser : hard to do something (This word is hard to pronounce.); hard for someone to do something (It was hard for him to say goodbye.); find it hard to do something (I find it hard to sleep here.)

Synonymes : difficult, tough

Contraires : easy

Expressions courantes : hard to do, hard question, hard work

dur

Qui résiste quand on appuie dessus, le plie ou essaie de le casser.

En anglais simple : Firm and difficult to press, bend, or break.

• The floor is hard.
• This bread is too hard to eat.
• She slept on a hard mattress.

Synonymes : firm, solid

Contraires : soft

Expressions courantes : hard surface, hard floor, hard bread

violent, fort

Qui frappe ou touche quelque chose avec une force soudaine et importante.

En anglais simple : Having sudden, strong force when something hits or touches something else.

• He gave the door a hard kick.
• The plane made a hard landing.
• A hard blow broke her wrist.

Synonymes : forceful, heavy, strong

Contraires : gentle

Expressions courantes : hard hit, hard blow, hard landing

solide, concret

Fondé sur des faits vérifiables et difficiles à mettre en doute.

En anglais simple : Based on clear facts that can be checked and are difficult to doubt.

• We need hard evidence before making an accusation.
• She backed her argument with hard facts.
• There is no hard data to support the claim.

Synonymes : solid, conclusive, reliable

Expressions courantes : hard evidence, hard facts, hard data

dur, sévère

Strict, peu aimable ou sans chaleur envers les autres.

En anglais simple : Strict, unkind, or unwilling to show warm feelings.

• He was a hard man who rarely smiled.
• The teacher was hard on anyone who arrived late.
• Years of disappointment had made her hard.

Comment l'utiliser : be hard on someone (Do not be too hard on your little sister.)

Synonymes : harsh, severe, unfeeling

Contraires : kind, gentle

Expressions courantes : hard heart, hard on someone, hard words

fort, fortement alcoolisé

Qui contient une forte proportion d’alcool.

En anglais simple : Containing a high amount of alcohol.

• He never drinks hard liquor.
• The shop sells wine and hard liquor.
• She avoided hard drinks at the party.

Synonymes : strong

Expressions courantes : hard liquor, hard drink, hard alcohol

dur, fort

En faisant beaucoup d’efforts ou en exerçant une grande force.

En anglais simple : Using a lot of effort or force.

• She works hard every day.
• He pushed hard, but the door stayed shut.
• We trained hard for the race.

Synonymes : strenuously, forcefully

Expressions courantes : work hard, try hard, hit hard

difficilement, avec peine

En rencontrant des difficultés et en faisant beaucoup d’efforts.

En anglais simple : Through difficulty and great effort.

• His money was hard earned.
• Their freedom was hard won.
• The match was hard fought from the start.

Synonymes : with difficulty

Contraires : easily

Expressions courantes : hard earned, hard won, hard fought