| Sammansatta former: |
| application n | (diligence) (med mycket verksamhet) | flit, arbetsamhet s |
| | (som utförts med möda) | hårt arbete s |
| | The application with which he pursued his studies resulted in top grades. |
| bash sb/sth vtr | informal, figurative (criticize severely) | kritisera ngn hårt vtr + adv |
| | (bildlig, slang) | slakta⇒ vtr |
| | Hector bashed the presentation for nearly an hour afterwards. |
| bash n | literal, informal (hard hit) | våldsamt slag, hårt slag s |
| | The player had to go off after a bash to the head. |
| chore n | (boring, tedious task) | grovgöra s |
| | | hårt arbete s |
| | Doing math problems is a chore. |
| coldly adv | (in an unemotional way) (bildlig) | kallt adv |
| | (bildlig) | hårt adv |
| | | okänsligt adv |
| | The nurse coldly took the patient's temperature and vital signs. |
| coldly adv | (in an unfriendly way) (bildlig) | kallt adv |
| | (bildlig) | hårt adv |
| | "We don't need your help," the woman told me coldly. |
| compactly adv | (physique: firmly, solidly) | kompakt adv |
| | | massivt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | The boxer is short, but he is built compactly. |
| congested adj | figurative (traffic: jammed) | hårt traffikerad adv + adj |
| | The roads are congested because of the big game. |
| crudely adv | (in a coarse or vulgar way) | hårt adv |
| | | rått adv |
| | | ociviliserat adv |
| | The men crudely whistled and shouted sexual comments at the women. |
| elbow grease n | figurative (physical effort) | slitgöra s |
| | | hårt arbete adj + s |
| | It takes a considerable amount of elbow grease to clean the oven. |
| fast adv | (firmly) | fast adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | (jobb) | plikttroget adv |
| | You must adhere fast to the rules of the organization. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Han planerar att hålla fast vid sitt utropspris. |
| firmly adv | (physically) | fast adv |
| | | stadigt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | Kyle held on to the rope firmly. |
| flat out adv | informal (intensively) | hårt adv |
| | | intensivt adv |
| | | febrilt adv |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adverb precedes the noun or verb |
| | We're working flat out to secure the best possible results. |
| go at sb fiercely v expr | (attack) | attackera ngn hårt vbal uttr |
| | | ge sig på hårt vbal uttr |
| | The boxers were going at each other fiercely. |
| go at sth fiercely v expr | (do energetically) | gå på ngt hårt, gå på ngt starkt vbal uttr |
| | Veronica went at her workout fiercely. |
| hard adv | (with impact) | hårt adv |
| | | våldsamt adv |
| | He hit the ground hard with the pickaxe. |
| | Han slog marken hårt med hackan. |
| hard adv | figurative (with deep emotion) | hårt adv |
| | | svårt adv |
| | His death hit them hard. |
| | Hans död tog hårt på dem. |
| hard adv | (solid) | hårt adv |
| | (vatten: frusit till is) | till is adv |
| | | hård- adj |
| | | genom- adj |
| | The lake was frozen hard. |
| | Sjön hade fryst till is. |
| hard adv | (with effort, energy) | hårt adv |
| | | häftigt adv |
| | | intensivt adv |
| | She exercises hard to keep in shape. |
| | Hon tränar hårt för att hålla sig i form. |
| hardly adv | archaic (harshly) | hårt adv |
| | | strängt adv |
| | (mycket hård) | rigoröst adv |
| | The policeman treated the vagrant very hardly. |
| harshly adv | (sternly, severely) | strängt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | (bildlig) | kallt adv |
| | He disciplined the children harshly and sent them to bed. |
| heavily adv | (excessively) | kraftigt adv |
| | | tungt adv |
| | | starkt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | After his mother died, Alex started drinking heavily. |
jam sth in sth,
jam sth into sth vtr | (push hard, wedge) (trycka ngt in i ngt) | klämma⇒ vtr |
| | | pressa⇒ vtr |
| | | trycka hårt vtr + adv |
| | Paul tried to jam a dollar into the vending machine, but it didn't work. |
| | Paul försökte klämma in en dollar i automaten men det funkade inte. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (hard work) | hårt arbete s |
| | | slit, möda s |
| | | kroppsarbete s |
| | (slang) | hundgöra s |
| | Only dedicated labor will make this project successful. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) vi | (do hard work) | arbeta hårt vitr |
| | | slita, slita ont vitr |
| | Medieval peasants spent their whole lives laboring. |
| line sth vtr | (baseball: hit a line drive) (baseboll: slag) | slå ngt hårt och lågt vbal uttr |
| | He lined the ball to center field and got to first base. |
| peppermint n | (peppermint sweet) | mintkaramell, hårt mintgodis s |
| | Would you like a peppermint with your coffee? |
| pound sth vtr | (beat, strike hard) | dunka på, banka på, hamra mot vtr partikel oskj |
| | | slå hårt på v uttr |
| | Lydia pounded the door, demanding to be let in. The waves pounded the rocks. |
| | Lydia bankade på dörren och krävde att bli insläppt. |
| pound on sth vi + prep | (hit hard) | dunka på ngt, banka på ngt, hamra på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | slå hårt på ngt vbal uttr |
| | Woken by his neighbour's loud music, Leon pounded on the wall in protest. |
| punish sth vtr | (treat harshly) | tilltyga⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | gå hårt åt ngn vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | mörbulta⇒ vtr |
| | The rider was really punishing his horse, pushing him ever faster even though it was obvious the poor animal was exhausted. |
| rifle sth vtr | (ball: throw fast) | kasta hårt⇒ vtr |
| | (bildligt) | skjuta iväg⇒ vtr |
| | The player rifled the ball towards his team mate. |
| rigorously adv | (painstakingly, diligently) | rigoröst adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | Meredith trained rigorously for the upcoming triathlon. |
| rigorously adv | (roughly, harshly) | strängt adv |
| | | stelt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | Matt scrubbed the grill rigorously because it was covered in char. |
rip into sb,
tear into sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (criticize, berate) | kritisera hårt vtr + adv |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Nancy was furious with Jane and ripped into her. |
| roast sb vtr | figurative, informal (criticize harshly) | kritisera hårt⇒ vtr |
| | | ge dräpande kritik uttr |
| | | skälla ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | The critics roasted the director over his latest film. |
| rough adv | US, informal (roughly) | tufft adv |
| | | omilt adv |
| | | hårt, hårdhänt adv |
| | | råbarkat adv |
| | The sergeant treated us real rough. |
| roughly adv | (in a forceful manner) | hårt adv |
| | (fysiskt) | hårdhänt adv |
| | | omilt adv |
| | Tess grabbed her brother's arm roughly. |
| | Tess grep omilt tag i sin brors arm. |
| roundly adv | (criticized: forcefully) (bildlig) | hårt adv |
| | | starkt adv |
| | The politician roundly criticized the opposition to his proposal. |
savage sth,
savage sb vtr | figurative (attack: with words) | kritisera hårt vtr + adv |
| | (även fysiskt) | attackera⇒ vtr |
| | (bildlig) | trycka ner ngt, göra ner ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The critics savaged the director's latest film. |
| severely adv | (sternly) (bildlig) | hårt adv |
| | Mandy's father reprimanded her severely when she came home drunk. |
| slugger n | informal (boxer who punches hard) | slugger s |
| | | boxare som slår hårt s |
| | The slugger hits hard, but he lacks form. |
| snugly adv | (tightly) (om kläder) | tight, tajt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | Monica wrapped the blanket snugly around her shoulders. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
receive a bashing,
be given a bashing v expr | figurative, informal (be attacked verbally, in writing) | bli sågad vtr + adj |
| | | bli hårt kritiserad vbal uttr |
| | The movie took a bashing from the critics. |
| tight adj | (allowing no leakage) | tät adj |
| | | hårt åtdragen adv + adj |
| | The joint needs to be tight so the pipe doesn't leak. |
| | Fogen måste vara tät så att röret inte läcker. |
| tightly adv | (in tight manner) | tätt, trångt adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | | fast adv |
| | Harriet tied the parcel tightly. |
| tightly adv | (snugly) | tight adv |
| | | hårt adv |
| | The jacket fitted tightly across Robert's shoulders. |
| toil n | (work, labor) | hårt arbete s |
| | (vard, något ålderdomligt) | knog s |
| | (omodernt) | släp s |
| | | slit s |
| | It's nice to relax, once the day's toil is done. |
| toil vi | (work, labor) | arbeta hårt vitr + adv |
| | (vard, något ålderdomligt) | knoga vitr |
| | (omodernt) | släpa vitr |
| | | slita vitr |
| | The workers have been toiling in the fields all day. |
| travail n | literary, often plural (ordeal or toil) | slit s |
| | | hårt arbete s |
| | (vardagligt) | jobb s |
| | | möda s |
| | After years of travail, they finally completed the project. |
welly sth,
wellie sth vtr | UK, slang (kick hard) | sparka ngt hårt vtr + adv |
| | The striker wellied the ball straight to the back of the net. |