hard (1) — EN↔HI

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/hɑːd हाड्‌/ adj.

1 not soft to touch; not easy to break or bend कड़ा; जिसे तोड़ना या मोड़ना आसान न हो, कठोर, सख्‍़त

The bed was so hard that I couldn’t sleep.

Diamonds are the hardest known mineral.

✪ विलोम soft

2 hard (for somebody) (to do something) difficult to do or understand; not easy जिसे करना या समझना कठिन हो, दुष्‍कर और दुर्बोध; कठिन

The first question in the exam was very hard.

It’s hard for young people to find good jobs nowadays.

I find his attitude very hard to take [difficult to accept].

✪ विलोम easy

3 needing or using a lot of physical strength or mental effort अत्‍यधिक शारीरिक या बौद्धिक श्रम की अपेक्षा वाला; श्रमसाध्य

Hard work is said to be good for you.

He's a hard worker.

4 (used about a person) not feeling or showing kindness or pity; not gentle (व्‍यक्ति) निष्‍करुण, दयाहीन, कठोर हृदय

You have to be hard to succeed in business.

✪ विलोम soft या lenient

5 (used about conditions) unpleasant or unhappy; full of difficulty (परिस्थितियाँ) परेशानी भरी; कठिनाई भरी

He had a hard time when his parents died.

to have a hard day/life/childhood

6 (used about the weather) very cold (मौसम) बहुत ठंडा

The forecast is for a hard winter/frost.

✪ विलोम mild

7 (used about water) containing particular minerals so that soap does not make many bubbles (पानी) जिसमें ऐसे खनिज हों कि साबुन के बुलबुले नहीं बनें, कठोर

We live in a hard water area.

✪ विलोम soft

▶ hardness noun [U] कड़ापन, कठोरता

IDM

a hard act to follow a person or a thing that it is difficult to do better than व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु जिससे बेहतर होना कठिन हो

be hard at it to be working very hard doing something किसी बात के लिए बहुत परिश्रम करना

be hard on somebody/something

1 to treat somebody/something in a harsh way or to make things difficult किसी पर कड़ाई करना या उसके लिए मुश्किलें पैदा करना

Don’t be too hard on her—she’s only a child.

2 to be unfair to somebody किसी के साथ अन्‍याय करना

Moving the office to the country is a bit hard on the people who haven’t got a car.

give somebody a hard time ( informal ) to make a situation unpleasant, embarrassing or difficult for somebody किसी को परेशानी में डाल देना

hard and fast (used about rules, etc.) that cannot be changed (नियम आदि) कठोर, अनुल्‍लंघनीय, दृढ़बद्घ

There are no hard and fast rules about this.

hard facts information that is true, not just people’s opinions जानकारी, जनमत मात्र नहीं

hard luck ⇨ luck देखिए।

hard of hearing unable to hear well कुछ-कुछ बहरा, ऊँचा सुनने वाला

hard to swallow difficult to believe जिस पर विश्‍वास करना कठिन हो; अविश्‍वसनीय

have a hard job doing/to do something; have a hard time doing something to do something with great difficulty बहुत कठिनाई से कुछ कर पाना

no hard feelings ( spoken ) used to tell somebody you do not feel angry after an argument, etc. विवाद के बाद शिष्‍टाचार में कहने के लिए प्रयुक्त कि नाराज़गी नहीं है

‘No hard feelings, I hope,’ he said, offering me his hand.

the hard way through having unpleasant or difficult experiences, rather than learning from what you are told अप्रिय या कठिन अनुभवों में से स्‍वयं गुज़रकर (न कि दूसरे के बताए से सीखना)

She won’t listen to my advice so she’ll just have to learn the hard way.

take a hard line (on something) to deal with something in a very serious way that you will not allow anyone to change कठोर रुख अपनाते हुए काम करना

The government has taken a hard line on people who drink and drive.