hard

/hˈɑːd/

/ˈhɑɹd/

hard

difficile

needing a lot of skill or effort to do

Synonymes : difficult

Antonymes : easy

dur

not easily cut, bent, or broken; firm and solid

Antonymes : soft

dur

(phonetics) (of speech sounds) pronounced by moving the back of the tongue toward the velum

Antonymes : soft

hard

dur

with a lot of difficulty or effort

toute

to the full extent possible; all the way

Exemples

1. This disaster comes hard on the heels of last week’s train crash.

2. For Walter, disaster followed hard on the heels of his initial success.

3. She prefers hard cheese like cheddar over soft cheese.

4. She worked hard toward her degree.