hard

difficile, duro

Che richiede molto impegno per essere fatto, capito o affrontato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: 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.)

Sinonimi: difficult, tough

Contrari: easy

Espressioni comuni: hard to do, hard question, hard work

duro

Che resiste alla pressione ed è difficile da piegare o rompere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: firm, solid

Contrari: soft

Espressioni comuni: hard surface, hard floor, hard bread

forte, violento

Che colpisce o tocca qualcosa con forza improvvisa e intensa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: forceful, heavy, strong

Contrari: gentle

Espressioni comuni: hard hit, hard blow, hard landing

concreto, inconfutabile

Basato su fatti verificabili che lasciano poco spazio ai dubbi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: solid, conclusive, reliable

Espressioni comuni: hard evidence, hard facts, hard data

duro, severo

Severo, poco gentile o poco disposto a mostrare affetto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be hard on someone (Do not be too hard on your little sister.)

Sinonimi: harsh, severe, unfeeling

Contrari: kind, gentle

Espressioni comuni: hard heart, hard on someone, hard words

forte, ad alta gradazione

Che contiene una percentuale elevata di alcol.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: strong

Espressioni comuni: hard liquor, hard drink, hard alcohol

duramente, forte

Mettendoci molto impegno o usando molta forza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: strenuously, forcefully

Espressioni comuni: work hard, try hard, hit hard

a fatica, con difficoltà

Superando difficoltà e facendo un grande sforzo.

In inglese semplice: Through difficulty and great effort.

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

Sinonimi: with difficulty

Contrari: easily

Espressioni comuni: hard earned, hard won, hard fought