Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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blowhard,
blow-hard n | slang, figurative (boastful person) | Angeber Nm |
| | | Wichtigtuer Nm |
| | | Großkotz Nm |
| | That guy's such a blowhard! He never stops talking about his achievements. |
cider,
also UK: cyder n | UK (alcoholic apple drink) | Apfelwein Nm |
| | After work, we stopped by the pub to have a half pint of cider. |
die-hard,
die hard n | (rigid traditionalist) | Traditionalist Nm |
| | She's a die hard who believes in the old ways. |
die-hard,
die hard adj | (rigidly traditionalist) | eisern Adj |
| | | beharrlich Adj |
| | | unermütlich Adj |
| | He's a die-hard supporter of the Republican Party. |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) | ein harter Verhandlungspartner sein Rdw |
| | The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
| give [sb] a hard time v expr | informal (treat harshly) | nicht gerade leicht machen Rdw |
| | They gave me a hard time at the interview. |
give [sb] a hard time about [sth],
give [sb] a hard time over [sth] v expr | informal (berate) | Anschiss geben Nm + Vt |
| | | anschnauzen Vt, sepa |
| | (Slang) | jemanden zur Sau machen Rdw |
| | | die Hölle heiß machen Rdw |
| | My dad gave me a hard time about not finishing my homework. |
| hard as nails adj | (tough, durable) | so hart wie Stein Rdw |
| | | steinhart Adj |
| | | stahlhart Adj |
| | I can't crack the ice, it is as hard as nails. |
| hard as nails adj | ([sb]: tough, without sympathy) | knallhart Adj |
| | | eiskalt Adj |
| | | kaltherzig Adj |
| | Don't expect any sympathy from him, he is as hard as nails. |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | sich richtig Mühe geben Rdw |
| | | hart arbeiten Adv + Vi |
| | (informell) | richtig ackern, richtig schuften Adv + Vi |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard blow n | (forceful punch or strike) | kräftiger Schlag Adj + Nm |
| | | schwerer Schlag, harter Schlag Adj + Nm |
| | Although the jab to the chin dropped him, it was the hard blow to the ribs that did the damage. |
| hard blow n | figurative (emotional setback) | schwerer Schlag, harter Schlag Adj + Nm |
| | The loss of his job dealt a hard blow to his self-confidence. |
| hard boiled adj | (egg: cooked until firm) | hartgekocht Adj |
| | How do you prefer your eggs - hard boiled or soft? |
hard boiled,
hard-boiled adj | figurative (person: tough) | abgebrüht Adj |
| | | hart Adj |
| | (altmodisch) | hartgesotten Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The main character is a hard-boiled private detective. |
| hard cash n | (tangible money, not credit or check) | Bargeld Nn |
| hard cheese expr | informal, figurative (tough luck) | Pech Nn |
| hard copy n | (physical copy of data) | Ausdruck Nm |
| | | Papierform Nf |
| | | Hartkopie Nf |
| | Can you send me a hard copy of the data? |
| | Kannst du mir einen Ausdruck dieser Datei schicken? |
hardcore,
hard-core adj | (pornography: obscene) (Anglizismus) | Hardcore- Präf |
| | That store sells hardcore pornography. |
hardcore,
hard-core adj | (person: staunch, committed) | extrem Adj |
| | | verbissen Adj |
| | | unbeirrbar Adj |
| | Mike is a hardcore baseball fan. |
| the hard core n | (those most committed to [sth]) | harter Kerl Adj + Nm |
| | The arduous ascent soon separated the wimps from the hard core. |
| hard court n | (tennis: type of playing surface) | Hartplatz Nm |
| hard currency n | (coins and bills) | Bargeld Nn |
| | (informell) | Bare Nn |
| | We accept only hard currency, no checks or credit cards. |
| hard currency n | (currency unlikely to lose value) | starke Währung Adj + Nf |
| | | harte Währung Adj + Nf |
| | The price of a hard currency tends to remain stable in the short term. |
hard disk,
magnetic disk n | (computing: disk-reading hardware) | Festplatte Nf |
| | | Magnetscheibe Nf |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) | Festplatte Nf |
| | The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| | Die Polizei war in der Lage, Informationen von der Festplatte des Betrügers abzurufen. |
| hard drugs npl | (cocaine, heroin, etc.) | harte Droge Adj + Nf |
| | He started off abusing alcohol and later moved on to hard drugs. |
| hard feelings npl | informal, often neg (resentment) | Hass Nm |
| | | Trauer, Wehmut Nf |
| | | Schmerz Nm |
| | When they broke up there were no hard feelings. |
| hard-fought adj | (achieved through great struggle) | schwer erkämpft Adj + V Part Perf |
| | The campaigners were celebrating their hard-fought victory. |
| hard goods npl | (durable goods) | Gebrauchsgegenstände Npl |
| | | Gebrauchswaren Npl |
| | There has been a slowdown in sales of hard goods such as appliances and furniture. |
| hard hat n | (protective helmet) | Helm Nm |
| | | Schutzhelm Nm |
| | Visitors to this building site are required to wear a hard hat at all times. |
| | Besucher des Baugeländes müssen immer einen Helm tragen. |
| hard hat n | US (construction worker) | Bauarbeiter Nm |
| | There was a group of hard hats hanging out at the bar tonight. |
| | Heute Abend war eine Gruppe von Bauarbeitern in der Kneipe. |
| hard hat n | informal, US (conservative person) (informell) | alteingefahrener Mensch Adj + Nm |
| | | konservativer Mensch Adj + Nm |
| hard-hat adj | informal, US (conservative) (informell) | alteingefahren Adj |
| | | konservativ Adj |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (real-life experience) | Rückschlag Nm |
| | | harter Schlag Adj + Nm |
| | Dan brings to the job a life-long experience of hard knocks. |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (difficult experiences) | Rückschlag Nm |
| | | harter Schlag Adj + Nm |
| Anmerkung: meist Plural |
| | The advertising industry has taken some hard knocks in the recent economic downturn. |
| hard labor n | (physical work done by prisoners) | Zwangsarbeit Nf |
| hard life n | (difficult existence) | hartes Leben Adj + Nn |
| | | hart, schwer Adj |
| | Working in the coal mines was a hard life. |
| hard luck n | (misfortune) | Pech Nn |
| | | Unglück Nn |
| | | Misserfolg Nm |
| Hard luck! interj | (showing compassion) | Wie schade, Zu schade Int |
| | Hard luck, guys! Hopefully you'll do better next time. |
| Hard luck! interj | (showing lack of compassion) | Pech gehabt Int |
| | | So ist das eben Int |
| | You didn't want that? Well, hard luck! |
| hard-luck adj | (relating to unfavorable conditions) | schlecht, schlimm Adj |
| | Tired of all the hard-luck updates her friend kept posting on social media, Tania unfriended him. |
hard of hearing,
hard-of-hearing adj | (partially deaf) | schlecht hören Adv + Vi |
| | | schwerhörig Adj |
| Anmerkung: 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) | Schwerhörigen Npl |
| | Subtitles are provided for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
hard porn,
hardcore porn n | figurative, informal (explicit pornography) (Anglizismus) | Hardcore-Porno Nm |
| hard rock n | (heavy form of popular music) (Anglizismus) | Hard Rock Nm |
| | I prefer easy listening and jazz to hard rock. |
| the hard sell n | informal (aggressive sales) | aufdringliche Verkaufsstrategie Adj + Nf |
| | The hard sell is a tactic designed to quickly close a sale. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative ([sth]: hard to make desirable) | schwer zu verkaufen Rdw |
| | (Slang) | schwierig, jemandem zu verklickern Rdw |
| | It will be a hard sell to convince the rebels to back a plan to end the civil war. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative (person: hard to persuade) | jemand, an dem man sich fast die Zähne ausbeißt Rdw |
| | | jemand, der es einem nicht leicht macht Rdw |
| | | jemand, der schwer zu überzeugen ist Rdw |
| | Mike was a hard sell I, but I eventually won him over. |
| hard times npl | (financial hardship) | finanziell nicht gerade leicht haben Rdw |
| | | finanziell auf dem Trockenen sitzen Rdw |
| | | schwere Zeiten Adj + Npl |
| | Both he and she are unemployed and they're going through some hard times. |
| hard times npl | (difficult period) | schlimme Zeiten, schwierige Zeiten, schwere Zeiten Adj + Npl |
| | These are hard times for those wanting to start their own business. |
| hard to avoid adj | (found or seen everywhere) | schwer zu übersehen Rdw |
| | Those advertisements are hard to avoid; we see them on any page with Google ads. |
| hard to believe adj | (not credible) | kaum zu glauben Rdw |
| | | schwer zu glauben, schwierig zu glauben Rdw |
| | It's hard to believe that this was once all open fields. |
| hard to come by adj | (rare, difficult to find) | schwierig zu finden, schwer zu finden Rdw |
| | | schwierig ausfindig zu machen, schwer ausfindig zu machen Rdw |
| | First editions of the book are hard to come by. |
hard to find,
hard-to-find adj | (rare, elusive) (ugs) | schwer aufzutreiben Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | | schwer zu finden Rdw |
| | | selten Adj |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| | After calling round every antique book shop for miles, Aaron finally located a hard-to-find first edition of his husband's favourite book. |
hard to find,
hard-to-find adj | (difficult to locate) | schwer zu finden Rdw |
| | | versteckt Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| hard to please adj | (fussy, not easily satisfied) | schwer zufrieden zu stellen Rdw |
| | My boss has very high expectations of our work and as a result is very hard to please. |
| hard to understand adj | (not reasonable) | keinen Sinn machen Rdw |
| | | schwierig nachzuvollziehen Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | | schwer zu verstehen Rdw |
| | His motives are hard to understand. |
| hard to wear adj | US, figurative (person: not easy to tolerate) | gewöhnungsbedürftig Adj |
| | | nicht leicht zu ertragen Rdw |
hard up,
hard-up adj | informal (poor) | knapp bei Kasse Rdw |
| | | in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten Rdw |
| | | finanziell auf dem Trockenen sitzen Rdw |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | I'm not exactly hard up, but I still don't like to waste money. |
| | Ich bin nicht wirklich knapp bei Kasse, jedoch mag ich kein Geld verschwenden. |
hard up,
hard-up adj | slang (desperate for sex) | es nötig haben Rdw |
| | | dringend brauchen Adv + Vt |
| | Go on a date with John? No thanks, I'm not that hard up! |
| | Wirst du dich mit John treffen? Nein danke, so nötig habe ich es nicht! |
| hard work n | (great effort) | harte Arbeit Adj + Nf |
| | | Mühen und Strapazen Rdw |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| | Wir möchten Sie für Ihre harte Arbeit über all die Jahre hinweg hier in der Firma loben. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | anstrengend Adj |
| | | harte Arbeit Adj + Nf |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| | Es ist anstrengend, ein Fahrrad bergauf zu fahren. |
| hard worker n | ([sb] who works diligently) (übertragen, ugs) | Arbeitstier Nn |
| | | harter Arbeiter Adj + Nm |
| | | fleißiger Arbeiter Adj + Nm |
| | Julie is a hard worker who does everything that's asked of her. |
| | Julie ist ein Arbeitstier, die alles macht, um was man sie bittet. |
| hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) | verpflichtend V Part Präs |
| | | verbindlich Adj |
| | | obligatorisch Adj |
| | The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | feste Regel Adj + Nf |
| | | festgeschriebene Regel V Part Perf + Nf |
| | | allgemein gültige Regel Rdw |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| hard-bitten adj | figurative, informal (tough, experienced) | hart Adj |
| | | abgebrüht Adj |
| | (informell) | hartgesotten Adj |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until yolk is firm) | hart gekochtes Ei Rdw |
| | Hard-boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| hard-copy n as adj | (data: physical form) (Papier) | in Papierform Präp + Nf |
| | (Papier) | ausgedruckt, gedruckt Adj |
| | (Anglizismus) | als Hardcopy Adv + Nf |
| | We sell music in digital and hard-copy formats. |
| hard-copy documents npl | (papers) | Kopien Npl |
| | | Papiere Npl |
| | | Dokumente Npl |
| hard-drinking adj | (consumes a lot of alcohol) (ugs) | viel trinken Adj + Vi |
| | (viel Alkohol vertragend) | trinkfest Adj |
| hard-driving adj | (aggressive, pushy) | aggressiv Adj |
| hard-edged adj | (having hard or sharp edges) | scharfe Kanten haben VP |
| | | mit scharfen Kanten Rdw |
| hard-edged adj | figurative (personality: severe, intense) | hart Adj |
| | | streng Adj |
| | | ernst Adj |
| hard-faced adj | (person, face: stern) | ernst Adj |
| | | grimmig Adj |
| | Mr Henderson was a hard-faced man who never smiled. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) | dickköpfig Adj |
| | | stur Adj |
| | | eigensinnig Adj |
| | He is so hard-headed he refused to turn back even when it was obvious we were on the wrong road. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (unsentimental, pragmatic) (übertragen) | kaltherzig Adj |
| | (übertragen) | abgestumpft V Part Perf |
| | | gnadenlos Adj |
| | Some people find them unsentimental, but my hard-headed methods have always been effective. |
| | Viele halten es für unsentimental, doch meine kaltherzigen Methoden waren schon immer effektiv. |
| hard-hitting adj | (blunt, honest) (übertragen) | geradeheraus Adj |
| | | direkt Adj |
| | (übertragen) | unverblümt Adj |
| | The hard-hitting documentary about climate change has already won several prestigious awards. |
| hard line n | (staunch position) | harte Linie Adj + Nf |
| | | harter Kurs Adj + Nm |
| hard-luck story n | (account of [sb]'s misfortune) | Leidensgeschichte Nf |
| | | Pech, Unglück Nn |
| | | Schicksalsgeschichte Nf |
| | The man told us a hard-luck story, before asking us for money. |
| hard-nosed adj | figurative, informal (tough, uncompromising) | knallhart Adj |
| | (übertragen) | abgebrüht V Part Perf |
| | | kompromisslos Adj |
| | The journalist is a hard-nosed critic of the current administration. |
| hard-on n | slang (erection) | Ständer Nm |
| | | Steifen Nm |
| | | Latte Nf |
| | He got a hard-on when she came through the door in nothing but high-heels. |
hard-pressed,
hard pressed,
also US: hardpressed adj | (finding [sth] difficult) | [etw] schwer fallen Adj + Vi |
| | | es nicht leicht haben VP |
| | He knew that if asked to justify himself, he would be hard-pressed. |
be hard-pressed to do [sth],
be hard pressed to do [sth],
also US: be hardpressed to do [sth] v expr | (finding [sth] difficult) | Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben Rdw |
| | | Probleme mit etwas haben Rdw |
| | I would be hard-pressed to tell you the capital of Azerbaijan if you asked me. |
| hard-pushed adj | (overworked, burdened) (übertragen, ugs) | verheizt Adj |
| | | überarbeitet Adj |
| | | überlastet Adj |
| be hard-pushed to do [sth] v expr | (find it difficult to do [sth]) (ugs) | ganz schön zu tun haben, [etw] zu tun VP |
hard-shell,
hard-shelled n as adj | (having a hard shell) | Hartschalen- Präf |
hard-shell,
hard shell n as adj | mainly US, figurative (person: strict, rigid) (übertragen, ugs) | eine harte Schale haben Rdw |
| | | streng Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
hard-wearing,
hardwearing adj | (durable) | belastbar Adj |
| | | strapazierfähig Adj |
| | (allg) | haltbar Adj |
| | I've had these leather boots for ten years now; they're very hard-wearing. |
| hard-won adj | (of victory, gain) | hart erkämpft, schwer erkämpft Adj + Adj |
| | | mühsam erworben, mühsam errungen Adj + Adj |
hardhat,
hard hat,
hard-hat n | (protective helmet) | Helm Nm |
| | | Schutzhelm Nm |
hardhat,
hard hat,
hard-hat n | US, informal, figurative (construction worker, etc.) | Bauarbeiter Nm |
hardhat,
hard hat,
hard-hat n | US, slang, figurative (very conservative or patriotic person) (Slang, übertragen) | Dickschädel Nm |
| | (Slang, übertragen) | Starrkopf Nm |
hardhearted,
hard-hearted adj | figurative (callous, uncaring) | hartherzig, kaltherzig Adj |
| | | kalt Adj |
| | | gefühllos Adj |
hardline,
hard-line n as adj | (staunch, uncompromising) | hart Adj |
| | | knallhart, erbarmungslos Adj |
hardliner,
hard-liner n | (staunch traditionalist) (Anglizismus) | Hardliner Nm |
| | | Traditionalist Nm |
| | | Traditionalistin Nf |
| | Howard is a Republican, but he's not a hardliner. |
hardwire [sth],
hard-wire [sth]⇒ vtr | (circuit: connect directly) | [etw] direkt verbinden Adj + Vt |
hardwire [sth] into [sb],
hard-wire [sth] into [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (inculcate) | einhämmern Vt, sepa |
| | | einschärfen Vt, sepa |
| | | einimpfen Vt, sepa |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | (computer terminal: directly circuited) | fest verdrahtet Adj + V Part Perf |
| | Hard-wired terminals are generally considered more reliable than wireless alternatives. |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | (computing: built into hardware) | verbindungsprogrammiert V Part Perf |
| | | programmiert V Part Perf |
| | | einprogrammiert V Part Perf |
| | That is a hard-wired component that cannot be changed or upgraded. |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | figurative (psychology: innate) | angeboren Adj |
| | | von Geburt an vorhanden Rdw |
| | Many of our fears are hard-wired, such as fear of the unknown. |