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| hard adj | (rugged) | náročný, těžký příd |
| | This is a very hard hike, over rocks and boulders. |
| hard adj | (inclement) (počasí) | drsný příd |
| | It was a hard winter, but they survived. |
| hard adj | (stern) (pohled) | přísný příd |
| | She gave him a very hard stare. |
| hard adj | (vigorous) (boj) | těžký, tvrdý příd |
| | | lítý příd |
| | They put up a long, hard fight. |
| hard adj | (bad) | smolný příd |
| | We have had some very hard luck. |
| hard on [sb] adj | (severe) (ve výchově) | přísný příd |
| | He's too hard on his children. |
| hard adj | figurative (person: tough, unemotional) (přeneseně: člověk) | chladný příd |
| | The old woman rarely showed any emotion and people said she was hard. |
| hard adj | (sharp, distinct) (rys ve tváři) | ostrý příd |
| | Her face has hard features. |
| hard adj | (photograph: high contrast) (fotopapír) | kontrastní příd |
| | Print the photo using hard paper. |
| hard adj | figurative (unsentimental) (přeneseně: bez emocí) | chladný příd |
| | When I started to cry in his office, he just gave me a hard look and asked me to leave. |
| hard adj | colloquial (stingy) | lakomý příd |
| | He won't lend you any money? That's rather hard. |
| hard adj | figurative (currency) (měna) | tvrdý příd |
| | You'll need hard currency to pay for this. |
| hard adj | figurative (drink: alcoholic) (alkohol) | tvrdý příd |
| | He only drinks hard liquor, never beer. |
| hard adj | (water: with minerals) (voda) | tvrdý příd |
| | Water is hard if it leaves deposits in the shower. |
| hard adj | (baked goods: crusty) | křupavý příd |
| | This bread has a lovely hard crust. |
| hard adj | (baked goods: stale) (pečivo) | tvrdý příd |
| | Ellen used the previous day's hard bread to make breadcrumbs. |
| hard adj | technical (textiles: smooth) (textilie) | hrubý příd |
| | The cloth is made with a hard fibre. |
| hard adj | (destructive) | tvrdý, ničivý příd |
| | The army made a very hard attack on the enemy town. |
| hard adj | (military installation: protected) (vojensky) | chráněný příd |
| | The location of the army's hard missiles is secret. |
| hard adj | (phonetics) (hláska) | tvrdý příd |
| | You should pronounce this word with a hard "c", not a soft. |
| be hard on [sb] adj | (treat [sb] harshly, sternly) (ve výchově) | přísný příd |
| | My parents were hard on me when I was growing up. |
| hard adv | (intently) | upřeně, soustředěně přísl |
| | She looked hard at the exam question. |
| hard adv | (severely) | přísně přísl |
| | The teacher looked at him hard, and told him to leave the room. |
| hard adv | (nautical: to an extreme) | zcela, zostra přísl |
| | Go hard aport and make sure everything is alright. |
| hard adv | (with difficulty) (náročně) | těžce přísl |
| | Her victory was all the sweeter for being hard won. |
hard on [sth],
hard upon [sth] adv + prep | (near, coming up to) | téměř přísl |
| | It was hard upon nightfall when they arrived. |
| hard n | UK (solid beach) (na vytažení lodě) | břeh m |
| | You can access the hard during low tide. |
Složené tvary
hard | harder |
blowhard,
blow-hard n | slang, figurative (boastful person) | chlubil, chlubilka m, ž |
| | (hovorový výraz) | vejtaha m |
| | That guy's such a blowhard! He never stops talking about his achievements. |
cider,
also UK: cyder n | UK (alcoholic apple drink) (z jablek) | cider m |
| | After work, we stopped by the pub to have a half pint of cider. |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) (při vyjednávání) | jít tvrdě za svým |
| | The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
| hard as nails adj | (tough, durable) (přen., o něčem tvrdém) | jako z oceli fráze |
| | (přen., o něčem tvrdém) | jako kámen sp + m |
| | I can't crack the ice, it is as hard as nails. |
| hard as nails adj | ([sb]: tough, without sympathy) (přen.: o někom přísném) | jako z kamene fráze |
| | Don't expect any sympathy from him, he is as hard as nails. |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | tvrdě pracovat na fráze |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard copy n | (physical copy of data) | tištěná verze příd + ž |
| | Can you send me a hard copy of the data? |
hard-core,
hardcore adj | (pornography: obscene) (pornografie) | hard core příd |
hard-core,
hardcore adj | (person: staunch, committed) (o někom odolném) | hard core příd |
| | (přeneseně) | s tuhým kořínkem fráze |
| the hard core n | (those most committed to [sth]) (přen.: ti nejodhodlanější) | zdravé jádro příd + s |
| | (přen.: ti nejodhodlanější) | tvrdé jádro příd + s |
| | The arduous ascent soon separated the wimps from the hard core. |
| hard currency n | (coins and bills) | hotovost ž |
| | We accept only hard currency, no checks or credit cards. |
| hard currency n | (currency unlikely to lose value) | tvrdá měna příd + ž |
| | The price of a hard currency tends to remain stable in the short term. |
hard disk,
magnetic disk n | (computing: disk-reading hardware) | hard disk m |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) (paměťové médium v počítači) | pevný disk příd + m |
| | The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| hard drugs npl | (cocaine, heroin, etc.) | tvrdé drogy příd + ž mn |
| | He started off abusing alcohol and later moved on to hard drugs. |
| hard feelings npl | informal, often neg (resentment) | vztek m |
| | | zášť ž |
| | | odpor m |
| | When they broke up there were no hard feelings. |
| hard goods npl | (durable goods) | průmyslové zboží |
| | There has been a slowdown in sales of hard goods such as appliances and furniture. |
| hard hat n | (protective helmet) (ochranná) | přilba ž |
| | (ochranná) | helma ž |
| | Visitors to this building site are required to wear a hard hat at all times. |
| hard hat n | US (construction worker) | dělník m |
| | | zedník m |
| | There was a group of hard hats hanging out at the bar tonight. |
| hard hat n | US, informal (conservative person) | konzervativec m |
| hard-hat adj | US, informal (conservative) (osoba) | konzervativní příd |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (real-life experience) | životní zkušenosti příd + ž mn |
| | Dan brings to the job a life-long experience of hard knocks. |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (difficult experiences) | potíže ž mn |
| | | problémy m mn |
| | The advertising industry has taken some hard knocks in the recent economic downturn. |
| hard life n | (difficult existence) | těžký život |
| | Working in the coal mines was a hard life. |
hard of hearing,
hard-of-hearing adj | (partially deaf) | špatně slyšet přísl + ned |
| Poznámka: hyphens used when term is before a noun |
| | My grandfather is hard of hearing, so don't bother talking to him from across the room. |
| the hard of hearing npl | invariable (partially-deaf people) | nahluchlí lidé příd + m mn |
| | Subtitles are provided for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| the hard sell n | informal (aggressive sales) | agresivní prodej příd + m |
| | The hard sell is a tactic designed to quickly close a sale. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative ([sth]: hard to make desirable) (přeneseně) | oříšek m |
| | (přeneseně) | umění s |
| | It will be a hard sell to convince the rebels to back a plan to end the civil war. |
| | Bude oříšek (or: umění) rebely přesvědčit, aby podpořili plán ukončení občanské války. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative (person: hard to persuade) (člověk, kterého je těžké přesvědčit) | tvrdohlavec m |
| | Mike was a hard sell I, but I eventually won him over. |
| hard times npl | (financial hardship) | finanční obtíže příd + ž mn |
| | | finanční tíseň příd + ž |
| | Both he and she are unemployed and they're going through some hard times. |
| hard times npl | (difficult period) | potíže, nesnáze ž mn |
| | These are hard times for those wanting to start their own business. |
| hard to believe adj | (not credible) | těžko uvěřitelný |
| | It's hard to believe that this was once all open fields. |
| hard to please adj | (fussy, not easily satisfied) (někomu) | těžko vyhovět přísl + dok |
| | (někomu) | obtížné se zavděčit příd + dok |
| | My boss has very high expectations of our work and as a result is very hard to please. |
| hard to understand adj | (not reasonable) | těžko srozumitelný |
| | His motives are hard to understand. |
hard up,
hard-up adj | informal (poor) | chudý příd |
| | (neformální) | švorc příd |
| Poznámka: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | I'm not exactly hard up, but I still don't like to waste money. |
hard up,
hard-up adj | slang (desperate for sex) (toužící po sexu) | zoufalý příd |
| | Go on a date with John? No thanks, I'm not that hard up! |
| | Jít na rande s Johnem? Ne, díky, tak zoufalá zase nejsem! |
| hard work n | (great effort) | velká snaha příd + ž |
| | | dřina ž |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | velké úsilí příd + s |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| hard worker n | ([sb] who works diligently) | dříč, dříčka m, ž |
| | Julie is a hard worker who does everything that's asked of her. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | pevné pravidlo příd + s |
| | | závazný předpis příd + m |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) | tvrdohlavý příd |
| | | umíněný příd |
| | He is so hard-headed he refused to turn back even when it was obvious we were on the wrong road. |
| hard-headed adj | (unsentimental, without regards for morals) (přen.: neovlivněný emocecmi) | střízlivý příd |
| hard-hitting adj | (blunt, honest) (povahově) | přímý příd |
| | (povahově) | upřímný příd |
| | The hard-hitting documentary about climate change has already won several prestigious awards. |
| hard-nosed adj | figurative, informal (tough, uncompromising) (člověk) | realistický příd |
| | (člověk) | praktický příd |
| | The journalist is a hard-nosed critic of the current administration. |
hard-pressed,
hard pressed,
also US: hardpressed adj | (finding [sth] difficult) | být v úzkých ned, fráze |
| | He knew that if asked to justify himself, he would be hard-pressed. |
| | Věděl, že když ho požádají, aby to vysvětlil, bude v úzkých. |
be hard-pressed to do [sth],
be hard pressed to do [sth],
also US: be hardpressed to do [sth] v expr | (finding [sth] difficult) | být v úzkých ned, fráze |
| | I would be hard-pressed to tell you the capital of Azerbaijan if you asked me. |
| | Kdybys po mně chtěl hlavní město Ázerbájdžánu, byl bych v úzkých. |
hard-wired,
hardwired adj | (computer terminal: directly circuited) (bez možnosti přeprogramování) | napevno zapojený přísl + příd |
hard-wired,
hardwired adj | (computing: built into hardware) | překlad není dostupný |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | figurative (psychology: innate) | instinktivní příd |
| | | vrozený příd |
| | Many of our fears are hard-wired, such as fear of the unknown. |
| | Některé typy strachu jsou instinktivní, jako například strach z neznáma. |
hardworking,
also UK: hard-working adj | (diligent) | pilný, houževnatý příd |
| | | tvrdě pracující přísl + příd |
| | The seasonal workers employed to help with the harvest are very hardworking indeed. |
| have a hard time v expr | (experience difficulties) (neformální: být obtížné) | dát práci dok + ž |
| | Be kind to her - she's having a really hard time right now. |
| have a hard time doing [sth] v expr | informal (find difficult) (neformální: být obtížné) | dát práci dok + ž |
| | We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
| try hard vi + adv | informal (make an effort) | snažit se ned |
| | | usilovat ned |
| | Try hard to be on your best behavior at the party. |
| work hard vi + adv | (be diligent, apply yourself) | dřít ned |
| | | tvrdě pracovat přísl + ned |
| | When studying for exams it is important to work hard. |
| | Když se učíš na zkoušky, musíš opravdu dřít. |
| work hard v expr | (be devoted to one's job) (v práci) | dřít ned |
| | (v práci) | tvrdě pracovat přísl + ned |