| Traduções complementares |
| hard adj | (rugged) | difícil, acidentado adj |
| | This is a very hard hike, over rocks and boulders. |
| | Esta trilha é acidentada, com pedras e rochedos. |
| hard adj | (inclement) | rigoroso, inclemente adj |
| | It was a hard winter, but they survived. |
| | Foi um inverno rigoroso, mas eles sobreviveram. |
| hard adj | (stern) | duro, firme, severo adj |
| | She gave him a very hard stare. |
| | Ela o encarou de forma bem severa. |
| hard adj | (vigorous) | duro, vigoroso adj |
| | They put up a long, hard fight. |
| | Foi uma luta longa e vigorosa para eles. |
| | Eles lutaram muito e com vigor. |
| hard adj | (bad) | mau adj |
| | We have had some very hard luck. |
| | Tivemos má sorte demais. |
| hard on [sb] adj | (severe) | severo adj |
| | He's too hard on his children. |
| | Ele é muito severo com os filhos. |
| hard adj | figurative (person: tough, unemotional) | severo, duro adj |
| | The old woman rarely showed any emotion and people said she was hard. |
| | A senhora idosa raramente mostrava qualquer emoção e as pessoas diziam que ela era severa. |
| hard adj | (sharp, distinct) (distinto) | duro, acentuado adj |
| | Her face has hard features. |
| | O rosto dela tem traços acentuados. |
| hard adj | (photograph: high contrast) (fotografia) | nítido adj |
| | Print the photo using hard paper. |
| | Imprima a foto usando papel nítido. |
| hard adj | figurative (unsentimental) | duro adj |
| | When I started to cry in his office, he just gave me a hard look and asked me to leave. |
| | Quando eu comecei a chorar no escritório dele, ele só me olhou de forma dura e falou pra eu ir embora. |
| hard adj | colloquial (stingy) | mesquinho adj |
| | He won't lend you any money? That's rather hard. |
| | Ele não vai te emprestar nenhum dinheiro? É um tanto mesquinho. |
| hard adj | figurative (currency) (moeda) | forte adj |
| | You'll need hard currency to pay for this. |
| | Você precisará de moeda forte para pagar isto. |
| hard adj | figurative (drink: alcoholic) (bebida alcoólica) | pesado adj |
| | He only drinks hard liquor, never beer. |
| | Ele só toma bebidas pesadas, nunca cerveja. |
| hard adj | (water: with minerals) (com sais minerais) | salobro adj |
| | Water is hard if it leaves deposits in the shower. |
| | A água é salobra se ela deixar depósitos no chuveiro. |
| hard adj | (baked goods: crusty) (crosta) | duro adj |
| | This bread has a lovely hard crust. |
| | Este pão tem uma crosta dura bonita. |
| hard adj | (baked goods: stale) (pão velho) | duro adj |
| | Ellen used the previous day's hard bread to make breadcrumbs. |
| | A Ellen usou pão duro do dia anterior para fazer pão ralado. |
| | A Ellen usou pão dormido para fazer pão ralado. |
| hard adj | technical (textiles: smooth) | grosso adj |
| | The cloth is made with a hard fibre. |
| | O tecido é feito com uma fibra grossa. |
| hard adj | (destructive) (destrutivo) | duro adj |
| | | brutal adj |
| | The army made a very hard attack on the enemy town. |
| | O exército fez um ataque brutal na cidade inimiga. |
| hard adj | (military installation: protected) (protegido) | duro adj |
| | The location of the army's hard missiles is secret. |
| | O local dos mísseis protegidos do exército é segredo. |
| hard adj | (phonetics) (fonética) | duro adj |
| | | forte adj |
| | You should pronounce this word with a hard "c", not a soft. |
| | Você deve pronunciar esta palavra com um "c" forte, não fraco. |
| be hard on [sb] adj | (treat [sb] harshly, sternly) | severo adj |
| | My parents were hard on me when I was growing up. |
| | Meus pais eram severos comigo na adolescência. |
| hard adv | (intently) | atentamente adv |
| | She looked hard at the exam question. |
| | Ela olhou atentamente para a pergunta da prova. |
| hard adv | (severely) (severamente) | duramente adv |
| | The teacher looked at him hard, and told him to leave the room. |
| | O professor olhou duramente para ele e o mandou sair da sala. |
| hard adv | (nautical: to an extreme) (náutico) | completamente, totalmente adv |
| | Go hard aport and make sure everything is alright. |
| | Vá completamente a bombordo e veja se está tudo certo. |
| hard adv | (with difficulty) | com dificuldade loc adv |
| | Her victory was all the sweeter for being hard won. |
| | A vitória dela foi muito melhor porque foi ganha com dificuldade. |
hard on [sth],
hard upon [sth] adv + prep | (near, coming up to) | quase adv |
| | It was hard upon nightfall when they arrived. |
| | Era quase noite quando eles chegaram. |
| hard n | UK (solid beach) | margem firme sf + adj |
| | You can access the hard during low tide. |
| | Você pode acessar a margem firme durante a maré baixa. |
Formas compostas:
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| a hard one n | informal ([sb] difficult) | ela é uma pessoa difícil expres |
| | | ela é uma pessoa ruim expres |
| | Mark is a hard one; you never know what he is thinking. |
| a hard one n | informal ([sb] cold, severe) | ela é uma pessoa difícil expres |
| | | ela é uma pessoa ruim expres |
| | The boss is a hard one; he is very strict. |
| between a rock and a hard place expr | (facing two bad choices) | entre a cruz e a espada expres |
between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) (figurado) | entre a cruz e a espada expres |
blowhard,
blow-hard n | slang, figurative (boastful person) (gíria) | garganta, gabola sm, sf |
| | That guy's such a blowhard! He never stops talking about his achievements. |
cider,
also UK: cyder n | UK (alcoholic apple drink) | sidra sf |
| | After work, we stopped by the pub to have a half pint of cider. |
cold,
hard cash n | figurative (making money) (figurado: atitude mercenária) | vil metal sm |
| | He didn't care about performing a service; all he cared about was cold, hard cash. |
cold,
hard cash n | (money, not credit) | dinheiro vivo expres |
| | I'll sell you this bike, but you have to pay me in cold, hard cash. |
die-hard,
die hard n | (rigid traditionalist) (tradicionalista rígido) | ultraconservador sm |
| | She's a die hard who believes in the old ways. |
die-hard,
die hard adj | (rigidly traditionalist) (tradicionalista rígido) | ultraconservador adj |
| | He's a die-hard supporter of the Republican Party. |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) (numa negociação) | não ceder fácil expres |
| | The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
fall on hard times,
fall upon hard times v expr | (be in financial difficulties) | atravessar um momento difícil expres |
| | The company fell on hard times and eventually had to close down. |
| give [sb] a hard time v expr | informal (treat harshly) | dar trabalho expres |
| | (figurado) | pegar pesado expres v |
| | 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) | repreender vt |
| | (BRA, informal) | dar um carão expres v |
| | (figurado) | dar um sermão expres v |
| | My dad gave me a hard time about not finishing my homework. |
| go hard at [sth] vtr | informal (do [sth] intensely) (informal) | dar duro, fazer grande esforço expres v |
| | I started learning Italian a year ago, and I've been going hard at it ever since. |
| hard as nails adj | (tough, durable) (duro, rígido) | duro como diamante expres |
| | I can't crack the ice, it is as hard as nails. |
| hard as nails adj | ([sb]: tough, without sympathy) (pessoa fria, insensível) | duro como diamante expres |
| | Don't expect any sympathy from him, he is as hard as nails. |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | aplicado no trabalho expres |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard blow n | (forceful punch or strike) (literal: soco forte) | golpe duro sm |
| | 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) (figurativo: queda, derrota emocional) | golpe duro, cruel sm |
| | The loss of his job dealt a hard blow to his self-confidence. |
| hard boiled adj | (egg: cooked until firm) (ovo: cozido até firmar) | firme, bem cozido adj |
| | How do you prefer your eggs - hard boiled or soft? |
hard boiled,
hard-boiled adj | figurative (person: tough) (pessoa: difícil) | durão adj |
| | (inf,) | duro na queda expres |
| | | difícil sm, sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The main character is a hard-boiled private detective. |
| hard candy n | US (boiled sweets) | bala dura sf |
| | | esforçado sm |
| | My grandmother always kept a dish of hard candies on her coffee table. |
| hard cash n | (tangible money, not credit or check) | dinheiro vivo sm |
| | | pagamento em espécie sm |
| hard cheese expr | informal, figurative (tough luck) | pouca sorte sf |
| hard cider n | US (alcoholic apple drink) (bebida preparada com sumo fermentado de maçã) | sidra sf |
| | That tavern serves the best hard cider in the state. |
| hard copy n | (physical copy of data) | cópia impressa sf + adj |
| | | impresso sm |
| | Can you send me a hard copy of the data? |
| | Você pode me enviar uma cópia impressa dos dados? |
hardcore,
hard-core adj | (pornography: obscene) (pornografia) | hard core estrang |
| | | explícito adj |
| | That store sells hardcore pornography. |
hardcore,
hard-core adj | (person: staunch, committed) | comprometido adj |
| | | aplicado adj |
| | | dedicado adj |
| | Mike is a hardcore baseball fan. |
| the hard core n | (those most committed to [sth]) (os mais comprometidos com algo) | aplicados spl |
| | | dedicados spl |
| | The arduous ascent soon separated the wimps from the hard core. |
| hard court n | (tennis: type of playing surface) (tênis) | quadra de piso duro sf + adj |
hard credit check,
hard credit search,
hard credit pull,
hard inquiry n | (check: affects credit score) | verificação de crédito detalhada sf |
| hard currency n | (coins and bills) (notas e moedas) | dinheiro sm |
| | We accept only hard currency, no checks or credit cards. |
| hard currency n | (currency unlikely to lose value) | moeda forte sf |
| | The price of a hard currency tends to remain stable in the short term. |
hard disk,
magnetic disk n | (computing: disk-reading hardware) (inform.: hardware, leitura de disco) | disco rígido sm |
| | (sigla) | HD sm |
| hard done by expr | UK (unfairly treated) | injustiçado adj |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) | disco rígido loc sm |
| | (sigla, anglicismo, hard drive) | HD sm |
| | The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| | Insira o disquete no disco rígido. |
| hard fact n | ([sth] harsh but true) (fatos que não podem ser contestados) | crua realidade sf |
| | The hard fact was that I had failed, and nothing could change that. |
| hard-fought adj | (achieved through great struggle) (alcançado com grande esforço) | batalhado adj |
| | | suado adj |
| | | esforçado adj |
| | The campaigners were celebrating their hard-fought victory. |
| | Os ativistas estavam celebrando sua suada vitória. |
| hard going n | informal ([sth] difficult or strenuous) (algo difícil ou esforçado) | trabalhoso adj |
| | | duro sm |
| | | penoso adj |
| | The climb was hard going, but the view from the top was magificent. |
| hard hat n | (protective helmet) | capacete de proteção sf |
| | Visitors to this building site are required to wear a hard hat at all times. |
| hard hat n | US (construction worker) | operário da construção civil sm |
| | There was a group of hard hats hanging out at the bar tonight. |
| hard hat n | US, informal (conservative person) | conservador sm |
| | | reacionário sm |
| hard-hat adj | US, informal (conservative) | conservador adj |
| | | reacionário adj |
| hard head n | figurative (unsentimental person) (figurativo) | cabeça-dura, pragmatista sm, sf |
| | | cabeçudo sm |
| | He has a hard head on him for someone so young. |
| hard job n | (difficult occupation) | trabalho difícil, duro sm |
| | Long haul trucking is a hard job. |
| hard job n | (difficult task) | tarefa difícil, dura sf |
| | In this recession, we're going to have a hard job persuading the boss to spend money on new computers. |
| hard landing n | (aircraft: descending with heavy impact) (aeronave) | aterrissagem forçada sf |
| | | pouso violento sm |
| | The pilot misjudged his rate of descent and made a hard landing, which buckled the undercarriage. |
| hard liquor n | US (spirits, alcoholic drink) | bebida destilada, bebida alcoólica sf + adj |
| | The store sells wine and beer but no hard liquor. |
| hard luck n | (misfortune) | azar sm |
| Hard luck! interj | (showing compassion) | Que azar! interj |
| | Hard luck, guys! Hopefully you'll do better next time. |
| Hard luck! interj | (showing lack of compassion) | Azar o seu! interj |
| | You didn't want that? Well, hard luck! |
| hard-luck adj | (relating to unfavorable conditions) | azarada adj |
| | Tired of all the hard-luck updates her friend kept posting on social media, Tania unfriended him. |
| | O homem nos contou uma história azarada antes de nos pedir por dinheiro. |
| hard news n | informal (information about serious and current events) (Jornalismo) | notícia séria e importante sf |
| | This newspaper has a reputation for hard news rather than celebrity gossip. |
hard of hearing,
hard-of-hearing adj | (partially deaf) | meio surdo loc adj |
| | | não ouve bem |
| Nota: 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) | deficientes auditivos sm pl |
| | Subtitles are provided for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
hard porn,
hardcore porn n | figurative, informal (explicit pornography) | pornô pesado sm |
| | | hard porn estrang |
| hard rock n | (heavy form of popular music) | rock pesado sm |
| | (anglicismo) | heavy metal sm |
| | | metal sm |
| | I prefer easy listening and jazz to hard rock. |
| hard rubber n | (vulcanized rubber) | borracha vulcanizada sf |
| | The truck's tires were made of hard rubber. |
| the hard sell n | informal (aggressive sales) | venda agressiva sf |
| | The hard sell is a tactic designed to quickly close a sale. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative ([sth]: hard to make desirable) | difícil adj |
| | 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) | difícil adj |
| | Mike was a hard sell I, but I eventually won him over. |
| hard stuff n | slang, figurative (liquor, alcoholic drink) (gíria, bebida alcoólica) | bebes, goles smpl |
| | Some people like beer or wine, but others prefer the hard stuff. |
| hard times npl | (financial hardship) | tempos difíceis sm pl |
| | | má situação sf |
| | Both he and she are unemployed and they're going through some hard times. |
| hard times npl | (difficult period) | tempos difíceis sm pl |
| | These are hard times for those wanting to start their own business. |
| hard to avoid adj | (found or seen everywhere) | difícil de evitar expres |
| | Those advertisements are hard to avoid; we see them on any page with Google ads. |
| hard to believe adj | (not credible) | difícil de acreditar expres v |
| | It's hard to believe that this was once all open fields. |
| hard to come by adj | (rare, difficult to find) | achar vt |
| | (informal: raro, difícil de achar) | achado sm |
| | First editions of the book are hard to come by. |
hard to find,
hard-to-find adj | (rare, elusive) (raro) | difícil de encontrar expres |
| Nota: 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) (difícil de localizar) | difícil de encontrar expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| hard to gauge adj | (difficult to measure or judge) | difícil de calcular expres |
| | | difícil de estimar expres |
| | Because it is hard to gauge the depth of the water, it is dangerous to dive in. |
| hard to please adj | (fussy, not easily satisfied) | difícil de agradar expres |
| | | exigente adj |
| | My boss has very high expectations of our work and as a result is very hard to please. |
| hard to say adj | (not easy to determine) (difícil de determinar) | difícil de dizer, difícil saber expres |
| | It's hard to say who will win this year's World Cup. |
| hard to understand adj | (not reasonable) | incompreensível adj |
| | His motives are hard to understand. |
| hard to wear adj | US, figurative (person: not easy to tolerate) (figurado) | difícil de engolir expres |
hard up,
hard-up adj | informal (poor) (informal, figurado) | duro adj |
| | | pobre adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | I'm not exactly hard up, but I still don't like to waste money. |
| | Eu não sou exatamente duro, mas continuo não gostando de desperdiçar dinheiro. |
hard up,
hard-up adj | slang (desperate for sex) (figurado, para transar) | desesperado adj |
| | Go on a date with John? No thanks, I'm not that hard up! |
| | Ir a um encontro com John? Não, obrigado, eu não estou tão desesperada! |
| hard water n | (water with high mineral content) (água com alto teor de minerais) | água dura sf |
| | If you live in a hard water area you will get lime deposits in your kettle. |
| hard work n | (great effort) | trabalho árduo sm + adj |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| | Gostaríamos de te elogiar por seu trabalho árduo pela empresa ao longo dos anos. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | trabalho árduo sm + adj |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| | Guiar uma bicicleta morro acima é um trabalho árduo. |
| hard worker n | ([sb] who works diligently) | trabalhador empenhado sm |
| | Julie is a hard worker who does everything that's asked of her. |
| hard-and-fast adj | (rule: strictly enforced) (regras: estritas, rígidas) | rigoroso, imutável, inflexível adj |
| | The company has no hard-and-fast dress code, but everyone wears a business suit. |
| hard-bitten adj | figurative, informal (tough, experienced) | implacável adj |
| | (informal) | durão, calejado adj |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until yolk is firm) (com gema dura) | ovo cozido sm + adj |
| | Hard-boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| hard-copy n as adj | (data: physical form) | cópia impressa sf + adj |
| | We sell music in digital and hard-copy formats. |
| hard-copy documents npl | (papers) (documentos) | cópia impressa sf + adj |
| | (informal) | papéis smpl |
| hard-drinking adj | (consumes a lot of alcohol) | beberrão adj |
| hard-driving adj | (aggressive, pushy) | agressivo adj |
| | | rude adj |
| hard-earned wisdom n | (knowledge gained through life experience) (adquirido por experiência) | sabedoria adquirida sf |
| hard-edged adj | (having hard or sharp edges) | de borda dura loc adj |
| hard-edged adj | figurative (personality: severe, intense) (personalidade) | intenso, severo adj |
| hard-faced adj | (person, face: stern) (pessoa, rosto) | sisudo adj |
| | | circunspecto adj |
| | Mr Henderson was a hard-faced man who never smiled. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) (obstinado) | cabeça-dura, cabeçudo, teimoso 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) (não sentimental, impassível) | de pé no chão loc adj |
| | | pragmático adj |
| | Some people find them unsentimental, but my hard-headed methods have always been effective. |
| | Algumas pessoas os insensíveis, mas meus métodos pragmáticos sempre foram eficazes. |
| hard-hitting adj | (blunt, honest) | duro, contundente adj |
| | The hard-hitting documentary about climate change has already won several prestigious awards. |
| hard line n | (staunch position) (convicto) | linha-dura smf |
| hard-luck story n | (account of [sb]'s misfortune) | história de azar sf + prep + sm |
| | The man told us a hard-luck story, before asking us for money. |
| hard-nosed adj | figurative, informal (tough, uncompromising) | intransigente adj |
| | (informal) | durão adj |
| | The journalist is a hard-nosed critic of the current administration. |
| hard-on n | slang (erection) | ereção sf |
| | (informal, ofensivo) | pau duro sm |
| | 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) (experimentando dificuldades) | pressionado, apertado adj |
| | He knew that if asked to justify himself, he would be hard-pressed. |