LEARNit Dictionary

hard

adjective
A1
1
A1
difficult to do, understand or answer
سخت, مشکل, دشوار
opposite easy
2
A1
full of difficulty and problems, especially because of a lack of money
دشوار, سخت, پرزحمت
Life got very hard.
Conditions were extremely hard in the camps.
opposite easy
3
A1
needing or using a lot of physical strength or mental effort
سخت, دشوار
It's hard work shovelling snow.
This is the hardest part of my job.
It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
I've had a long hard day.
This season has been a hard slog.
They had put in hours of hard graft.
4
A1
putting a lot of effort or energy into an activity
سخت‌کوش, پرتلاش, کوشا, زحمتکش
She's a very hard worker.
He's hard at work on a new novel.
When I left they were all still hard at it.
5
A2
done with a lot of strength or force
سخت, محکم, شدید
He gave the door a good hard kick.
a hard punch
6
A2
solid or stiff and difficult to bend or break
سخت, محکم, سفت
Wait for the concrete to go hard.
a hard mattress
Diamonds are the hardest known mineral.
opposite soft
7
B1
showing no kind feelings or sympathy
بی‌رحم, سنگدل, قسی‌القلب
My father was a hard man.
She gave me a hard stare.
His voice was hard.
He said some very hard things to me.
8
showing no signs of fear or weakness; ready to fight or compete
سرسخت, مقاوم, جدی, محکم
Come and get me if you think you're hard enough.
You think you're really hard, don't you?
He's as hard and uncompromising as any professional sportsman.
synonym tough(4)
9
definitely true and based on information that can be proved
قطعی, مستند, قابل‌اثبات, قابل استناد
Is there any hard evidence either way?
The newspaper story is based on hard facts.
10
very cold and severe
سخت, شدید
It had been a hard winter.
There was a hard frost that night.
compare mild
11
strongly alcoholic
شدید الکلی
hard liquor
(informal)a drop of the hard stuff
compare soft drink
12
containing calcium and other mineral salts that make mixing with soap difficult
آب سخت
a hard water area
Our water is very hard.
opposite soft
13
used to describe a letter c or g when pronounced as in ‘cat’ or ‘go’, rather than as in ‘city’ or ‘giant’
سخت, صدای سخت
opposite soft
adverb
A1
1
A1
with great effort; with difficulty
به‌سختی, با زحمت
2
B1
with great force
به شدت, با قدرت زیاد
Don't hit it so hard!
I pressed the accelerator hard and the car sped off.
(figurative)Small businesses have been hit hard/hard hit by the recession.
3
B1
carefully and completely
به دقت, کاملا
to think hard
We thought long and hard before deciding to move house.
They need to look hard at the facts of this case.
4
heavily; a lot or for a long time
شدیداً, به شدت
It was raining hard when we set off.
5
at a sharp angle to the left/right
تیز, ناگهانی
Turn hard right at the next junction.