- hard
- adj.demanding
1) (cannot stand alone)hard on (she's very hard on herself)
difficult2) hard to + inf. (this book is hard to translate = it is hard to translate this book = it is a hard book to translate; she is hard to understand = it is hard to understand her; it is hard to get them to participate = it is hard getting them to participate)
3) hard for (this job will be hard for me; it is hard for us to concentrate)
misc.4) to play hard to get ('to pretend to be uninterested in an invitation or proposal')
* * *[hɑːd]['misc,'] to play hard to get ('to pretend to be uninterested in an invitation or proposal')['demanding'] (cannot stand alone) hard on (she's very hard on herself)['difficult'] hard to + inf. (this book is hard to translate = it is hard to translate this book = it is a hard book to translate; she is hard to understand = it is hard to understand her; it is hard to get them to participate = it is hard getting them to participate)hard for (this job will be hard for me; it is hard for us to concentrate)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.