1 firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: “The ground is too hard to dig.”
hard, stevig

2 not easy to do, learn, solve etc: “Is English a hard language to learn?”
moeilijk

3 not feeling or showing kindness: “a hard master.”
hard(vochtig)

4 (of weather) severe: “a hard winter.”
streng

5 having or causing suffering: “a hard life”
hard, zwaar, moeilijk

6 (of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: “The water is hard in this part of the country.”
hard (water)

1 with great effort: “He works very hard”
hard werken, hard nadenken

2 with great force; heavily: “Don't hit him too hard”
hard, zwaar

3 with great attention: “He stared hard at the man.”
met grote aandacht

4 to the full extent; completely: “The car turned hard right.”
helemaal

'harden (Werkwoord)

to make or become hard: “Don't touch the toffee till it hardens”
(ver)harden

'hardness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

hardheid

'hardship (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

(something which causes) pain, suffering etc: “a life full of hardship.”
lijden

'hard-and-fast (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

(of rules) that can never be changed or ignored.
vuurvast, ijzeren

'hard-back (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a book with a hard cover: “Hard-backs are more expensive than paperbacks.”
harde omslag, harde cover

'hard-'boiled (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

(of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.
hardgekookt

hard'disk (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a device that is fixed inside a computer and is used for storing information.
harddisk

'hard-earned (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

earned by hard work or with difficulty: “I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.”
zuurverdiend

'hard-'headed (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

practical; shrewd; not influenced by emotion: “a hard-headed businessman.”
(kei)hard

'hard-'hearted (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

not feeling or showing pity or kindness: “a hard-hearted employer.”
hardvochtig

'hardware (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 metal goods such as pots, tools etc: “This shop sells hardware.”
hardware

2 the mechanical parts of a computer.
hardware

'hard-'wearing (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

that will not wear out easily: “a hard-wearing fabric.”
stevig, solide, bestand tegen slijt

be hard on

1 to punish or criticize severely: “Don't be too hard on the boy †“ he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.”
zwaar straffen; streng bekritiseren; iemand hard vallen

2 to be unfair to: “If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.”
onrechtvaardig zijn tegen

hard at it

busy doing (something): “I've been hard at it all day, trying to get this report finished.”
hard bezig zijn

hard done by

unfairly treated: “You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.”
onrechtvaardig behandeld

hard lines/luck

bad luck: “Hard lines/luck! I'm afraid you haven't won this time”
pech, ongeluk

hard of hearing

rather deaf: “He is a bit hard of hearing now.”
dovig

a hard time (of it)

trouble, difficulty, worry etc: “The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting”
het moeilijk maken voor; iemand moeilijk vallen<
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hard

onzacht ; kritiek ; kritisch ; lastig ; moeilijk ; niet makkelijk ; onbarmhartig ; ongemakkelijk ; ongenadig ; keihard ; penibel ; problematisch ; ruw ; staalhard ; steenhard ; zorgelijk ; zorgwekkend ; zwaar ; kalkhoudend ; benard ; benauwd ; bikkelhard ; ernstig ; hachelijk ; hard ; hardhandig ; hardvochtig ; ijzerhard ; kalkachtig ; durus ; stug in de zin van straf geveerd ; stug ; slim ; inspannend ; hard afgesteld ; hard

Bronnen: interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Autowoordenboek; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: complex
EN: complicated
EN: concrete
EN: easier said than done
EN: firm
EN: frozen
EN: intricate
EN: knotty
EN: not easy
EN: rock-hard

EN: drive a hard bargain NL: onderhandelen 'met het mes op tafel'
EN: hard by NL: vlak bij
EN: hard case NL: moeilijk geval, netelig punt
EN: hard cash NL: klinkende munt
EN: hard core NL: harde kern
EN: hard cover NL: ingebonden
EN: hard facts NL: nuchtere feiten
EN: hard-and-fast rule NL: regel waar niet van afgeweken wordt
EN: hard frost NL: strenge vorst
EN: it's hard going NL: het valt niet mee
EN: hard labour NL: dwangarbeid
EN: hard nut to crack, hard row to hoe NL: moeilijke zaak
EN: hard of hearing NL: hardhorend
EN: hard of heart NL: hardvochtig
EN: hard (up)on NL: hard, meedogenloos voor NL: vlakbij, naderend
EN: hard set NL: vast, gestold NL: hongerig NL: bebroed
EN: hard swearing NL: meineed
EN: hard tack NL: scheepsbeschuit