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A1  hard  sertgüç, zor

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adjective  /hɑːd   / adjective (harder; hardest) hard (adjective)
 /hɑːd  
/ adjective (harder; hardest)
 
NOT SOFT 
1 not
soft to touch; not easy to break or bend
sert
 The bed was so hard that I couldn't sleep.
 Diamonds are the hardest known mineral.
OPPOSITE SOFT
NOT EASY 
2 hard
(for sb) (to do sth)
difficult to do or
understand; not easy
güç; 
zor
 The first question in the exam was very
hard.
 This book is hard to understand./It is a
hard book to understand.
 It's hard to say why he made that decision.
 It's hard for young people to find good
jobs nowadays.
 I find her attitude very hard to take.
SYNONYM TOUGH
OPPOSITE EASY1
 3
needing or using a lot of physical strength or mental effort
zorlu, çetin; 
sıkı
 It's a hard climb to the top of the hill.
 Hard work is said to be good
for you.
 We had some long, hard talks before we came
to an agreement.
 He's a hard worker.
 4
(used about conditions) full of difficulty
güç, zor
 She had a hard time when her parents died.
 to have a hard day/life/childhood
NOT KIND 
5 not
feeling or showing kindness or pity; not gentle
katı, sert; 
acımasız
 You have to be hard to succeed in business.
 My grandfather was a very hard man – we
were all afraid of him.
 She used some very hard words to tell him
what she thought of him.
OPPOSITES SOFT, LENIENT
WEATHER 
6 very
cold
 (hava) çetin
 The forecast is for a hard winter/frost.
OPPOSITE MILD
WATER 
7
containing particular minerals so that soap does not make many bubbles
 (su) sert, kireçli
 a hard water area
OPPOSITE SOFT
IDIOMS
a
hard act to follow
a person or a thing
that it is difficult to do better than
ulaşılması
zor bir başarı/kişi
 Lynn is leaving the firm after ten years
and her successor will certainly find her a hard act to follow.
be
hard at it
to be working very
hard doing sth
çok
çalışmak
 I've been hard at it all day and I still
haven't finished painting the living room.
be
hard on sb/sth 
1 to
treat sb/sth in a very strict or unkind way
insafsız
olmak; 
insafsızlık
etmek
 Don't be too hard on her – she's only a
child.
 2 to
be difficult for or unfair to sb/sth
zor
olmak, yıpratmak
 Moving the office to the country is a bit
hard on the people who haven't got a car.
 Managing with very little money can be hard
on students.
give
sb a hard time
(informal)
to make a situation
unpleasant, embarrassing or difficult for sb
zor
anlar yaşatmak
hard
and fast
(used about rules,
etc.) that cannot be changed
 (kural vb.) katı
 There are no hard and fast rules about
this.
hard
facts
information that is
true, not just people's opinions
somut
bilgiler
bad
luck!; hard luck!
used to show pity for
sb
aksilik; 
talihsizlik
 ‘Bad luck. Maybe you'll win next time.’
hard
of hearing
unable to hear well
ağır
işiten
have
a hard job doing/to do sth; have a hard time doing sth
to do sth with great
difficulty
zorlanmak
 We had a hard time finding accommodation in
London at such short notice.
learn
the hard way
to understand or
realize sth by having an unpleasant experience rather than by being told
yaşayarak
öğrenmek
no
hard feelings
(spoken)
used to tell sb you do
not feel angry after an argument, etc.
darılmak
yok
 ‘No hard feelings, I hope,’ he said,
offering me his hand.
take
a hard line (on sth)
to deal with sth in a
very serious way that you will not allow anyone to change
katı
davranmak
 The government has taken a hard line on
people who drink and drive.

Level	A1
Kind	adjective
Front	hard
IPA	/hɑːd / adjective (harder; hardest)
Back	sert güç, zor
Back 2	hard (adjective) /hɑːd / adjective (harder; hardest) NOT SOFT 1 not soft to touch; not easy to break or bend sert The bed was so hard that I couldn't sleep. Diamonds are the hardest known mineral. *OPPOSITE* SOFT NOT EASY 2 hard (for sb) (to do sth) difficult to do or understand; not easy güç; zor The first question in the exam was very hard. This book is hard to understand./It is a hard book to understand. It's hard to say why he made that decision. It's hard for young people to find good jobs nowadays. I find her attitude very hard to take. *SYNONYM* TOUGH *OPPOSITE* EASY1 3 needing or using a lot of physical strength or mental effort zorlu, çetin; sıkı It's a hard climb to the top of the hill. *Hard work* is said to be good for you. We had some long, hard talks before we came to an agreement. He's a hard worker. 4 (used about conditions) full of difficulty güç, zor She had a hard time when her parents died. to have a hard day/life/childhood NOT KIND 5 not feeling or showing kindness or pity; not gentle katı, sert; acımasız You have to be hard to succeed in business. My grandfather was a very hard man – we were all afraid of him. She used some very hard words to tell him what she thought of him. *OPPOSITES* SOFT, LENIENT WEATHER 6 very cold (hava) çetin The forecast is for a hard winter/frost. *OPPOSITE* MILD WATER 7 containing particular minerals so that soap does not make many bubbles (su) sert, kireçli a hard water* area* *OPPOSITE* SOFT IDIOMS a hard act to follow a person or a thing that it is difficult to do better than ulaşılması zor bir başarı/kişi Lynn is leaving the firm after ten years and her successor will certainly find her a hard act to follow. be hard at it to be working very hard doing sth çok çalışmak I've been hard at it all day and I still haven't finished painting the living room. be hard on sb/sth 1 to treat sb/sth in a very strict or unkind way insafsız olmak; insafsızlık etmek Don't be too hard on her – she's only a child. 2 to be difficult for or unfair to sb/sth zor olmak, yıpratmak Moving the office to the country is a bit hard on the people who haven't got a car. Managing with very little money can be hard on students. give sb a hard time (informal) to make a situation unpleasant, embarrassing or difficult for sb zor anlar yaşatmak hard and fast (used about rules, etc.) that cannot be changed (kural vb.) katı There are no hard and fast rules about this. hard facts information that is true, not just people's opinions somut bilgiler bad luck!; hard luck! used to show pity for sb aksilik; talihsizlik ‘Bad luck. Maybe you'll win next time.’ hard of hearing unable to hear well ağır işiten have a hard job doing/to do sth; have a hard time doing sth to do sth with great difficulty zorlanmak We had a hard time finding accommodation in London at such short notice. learn the hard way to understand or realize sth by having an unpleasant experience rather than by being told yaşayarak öğrenmek no hard feelings (spoken) used to tell sb you do not feel angry after an argument, etc. darılmak yok ‘No hard feelings, I hope,’ he said, offering me his hand. take a hard line (on sth) to deal with sth in a very serious way that you will not allow anyone to change katı davranmak The government has taken a hard line on people who drink and drive.

Hard Zor Sth Soft Sert Easy I Opposite

hard (adjective)