hard

adjectiveaidiacht 1 not softcrua adj3 cmu lie on a hard surface luigh ar dhromchla crua a hard chair cathaoir chrua 2 difficult to dodo sth the hard waydeacair adj cmudoiligh adj cmucrua adj3 cmudian adj cmu that's a hard question sin ceist dheacair, sin ceist chrua the task is too hard for them tá an tasc ródheacair acu, tá an tasc róchrua dóibh it's hard to believe he's at college is deacair a chreidiúint go bhfuil sé ar an gcoláiste it's hard to say is deacair a rá, is doiligh a rá they're hard to find is deacair iad a fháil, tá siad doiligh a fháil he found it hard to get used to the pressure bhí sé deacair air éirí cleachta leis an mbrú it was hard for her to stop bhí sé dian uirthi stopadh, bhí sé deacair aici stad we had a hard time getting the parts chuaigh sé dian orainn na páirteanna a fháil, bhí obair againn na páirteanna a fháil the salary makes it hard to keep people bíonn sé deacair daoine a choimeád mar gheall ar an tuarastal it was hard to take (also nó it was hard to swallow) ba dheacair cur suas leis, níorbh fhurasta glacadh leis 3 work etcbe hard at itcrua adj3 cmutrom adj cmudian adj cmu it took a lot of hard work bhí go leor obair chrua ag baint leis that was a hard week b'in seachtain chrua they were hard at work bhí siad ag obair go crua, bhí siad ag obair go dícheallach they made hard work of the second half ní gan saothar a chuir siad an dara leath díobh, thug an dara leath a sáith dóibh teaching is too much like hard work tá barraíocht oibre i gceist leis an múinteoireacht, tá an iomarca bráca ag baint leis an múinteoireacht 4 with physical forcecrua adj3 cmu he took a hard blow to the head buaileadh buille crua sa cheann air 5 game, match, etccrua adj3 cmudian adj cmu a hard match cluiche crua 6 person: physically toughcrua adj3 cmuláidir adj cmu he's a hard man is fear crua é she's the hardest player of the lot is ise an t-imreoir is crua ar an iomlán acu 7 lacking kindness or sympathycrua adj3 cmu she a hard woman tá sí cruachroíoch, níl croí ar bith inti he's very hard on the pupils tá sé an-dian ar na daltaí, tá sé an-ghéar ar na daltaí a hard taskmaster (also nó a hard master) máistir géar 8 unpleasant, difficultcrua adj3 cmuanróiteach adj1 cmu he had a hard life bhí saol crua aige times were hard bhí saol crua ann they fell on hard times chuaigh an saol ina n-aghaidh 9 definitely truecinnte adj3 cmudeimhin adj cmu they have no hard evidence níl fianaise chinnte ar bith acu 10 lightláidir adj cmuscéiniúil adj2 cmu 11 looktake a hard look at sb/sthgéar adj1 cmufiata adj3 cmu to give sb a hard stare amharc fiata a thabhairt ar dhuine 12 alcoholic drinkhard drugcrua adj3 cmu he avoids hard drinks ní bhacann sé le deochanna crua the hard stuff an braon crua, an stuif crua 13 chemistryceimic watercrua adj3 cmu hard water uisce crua 14 meteorologymeitéareolaíocht weathercrua adj3 cmufeannta adj3 cmu it's going to be a hard winter beidh geimhreadh crua ann 15 polpol political beliefs a hard right party páirtí atá i bhfad amach ar an eite dheis 16 angle, turngéar adj1 cmu there's a hard right after the bridge tá casadh géar ar dheis tar éis an droichid 17 linguisticsteangeolaíocht in pronunciationcrua adj3 cmu it's a hard C C crua atá ann adverbdobhriathar 18 sharplygo géar cmu take a hard left cas go géar ar chlé 19 work, try, cry, etcbe hard pressed to do sthgo crua cmugo dícheallach cmugo dúthrachtach cmu we're working hard here táimid ag obair go crua anseo we had to fight hard for it b'éigean dúinn troid go crua ar a shon he tried hard rinne sé a mhíle dícheall they were crying hard bhí siad ag caoineadh go géar, bhí siad ag caoineadh go cráite to push hard for sth (also nó to press hard for sth) bheith meáite ar rud a fháil, bheith go diongbháilte ag lorg ruda 20 with a lot of forcego crua cmu pull hard tarraing go crua kick it as hard as you can ciceáil é chomh crua agus atá tú in ann 21 carefullygo cúramach cmu listen hard éist go cúramach, éist go géar to look hard at sth féachaint go géar ar rud I thought long and hard about it rinne mé dianmhachnamh air 22 meteorologymeitéareolaíocht a lotgo trom cmu it was raining hard bhí sé ag báisteach go trom, bhí sé ag gleadhradh báistí it began to snow hard thosaigh sé ag cur sneachta go trom, thosaigh sé ag plúchadh sneachta PhrasesNathanna to be hard at it informalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith ag obair go cruabheith ar do mhíle dícheall hard done by informalneamhfhoirmeálta he felt hard done by dar leis go ndearnadh éagóir air, cheap sé nach bhfuair sé a cheart, mhothaigh sé nach bhfuair sé cothrom na Féinne to be hard hit (also nó to be hit hard) the west has been hard hit tá an t-iarthar buailte go dona, tá buille crua buailte ar an iarthar the place hit hardest by the storm an áit is measa a bhuail an stoirm, an áit is mó a d'fhulaing de bharr na stoirme to be hard on sth bheith crua ar rudbheith dian ar rud the last mile is hard on the legs tá an míle deiridh dian ar na cosa to be hard pressed to do sth (also nó be hard pushed to do sth) hard-pressed they'll be hard pressed to get it finished beidh sé deacair orthu é a chríochnú, rachaidh sé dian orthu é a chríochnú to do sth the hard way rud a bheith ceannaithe go maith agat we did it the hard way shaothraíomar go crua é, ní gan go leor dua a rinneamar é to learn the hard way she learned the hard way cheannaigh sí go maith é, ba dhaor a cheannaigh sí é sometimes you learn the hard way in amanna is taithí dhóite a mhúineann thú, in amanna is ciall cheannaithe a fhaigheann tú to drive a hard bargain (also nó to strike a hard bargain) she strikes a hard bargain ní ligeann sí a cnámh le madra ar bith, ní haon ribín réidh í to give sb a hard time 1 cause problems for sbdrocham a thabhairt do dhuinecaitheamh go dona le duineduine a chrácur isteach ar dhuine 2 criticise sb a lotduine a cháineadhbheith géar ar dhuine to take a hard look at sb/sth (also nó to have a hard look at sb/sth) féachaint go cúramach ar dhuine/rudamharc go géar ar dhuine/rud to take sth hard he took the criticism hard ghoill an cáineadh go mór air, ghoin an cáineadh go géar é

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