hard court in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] N

II.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] VB trans

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III.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt] VB intr dated

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IV.court [Brit kɔːt, Am kɔrt]

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I.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADJ

2. hard:

hard (difficult, complex) problem, question, puzzle
dur, difficile
hard choice
difficile, dur à faire
hard decision
difficile, dur à prendre
hard (arduous, demanding) task, study, training, climb
dur, difficile
hard bargaining, negotiations, fight
dur, serré
I've had a hard day
j'ai eu une dure journée
a hard day's work/filming
une dure journée de travail/de tournage
to be hard to open/cut/find/read
être dur or difficile à ouvrir/couper/trouver/lire
it's a hard poem to translate
c'est un poème difficile à traduire
to be hard to please
être exigeant
it's hard to do
c'est dur or difficile à faire
it was hard not to laugh
il était dur or difficile de ne pas rire
his decision was hard for us to understand
il était dur or difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision
it is hard for sb to do sth
il est difficile à or pour qn de faire qc
it was hard for us to understand his decision
il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision
it's hard for old people to change their ways
il est difficile pour les personnes âgées de changer leurs habitudes
to find it hard to do sth
avoir du mal à faire qc, trouver dur or difficile de faire qc
to find sth hard to do
trouver qc dur or difficile à faire
it's hard to accept/believe
on a du mal à accepter/croire (that que)
I'm not afraid of hard work
le travail ne me fait pas peur
it was hard work or going
ça a été dur or difficile
it's hard work doing sth
c'est difficile or dur de faire qc
it was hard work persuading her to sell
c'était difficile or dur de la persuader de vendre
I found the article rather hard going
j'ai trouvé l'article plutôt ardu or difficile
he made hard work of moving the table
il a fait tout un plat pour déplacer la table inf
hard work never hurt or killed anybody!
le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne!
it's too much like hard work
c'est trop fatigant
to be a hard worker student, pupil, employee:
être travailleur/-euse
to be a hard worker manual worker:
être dur à la tâche
to do things the hard way
se compliquer la tâche
he got the job the hard way
il a beaucoup travaillé pour en arriver là
to find sth out or learn sth the hard way
apprendre qc à ses dépens

3. hard (harsh, unpleasant):

hard life, childhood, year
difficile
hard blow, knock fig
dur, terrible
hard climate, winter
rude
he has to learn to take the hard knocks
il faut qu'il apprenne à encaisser inf
this is a hard world
nous vivons dans un monde cruel or sans pitié
to be hard on sb person, court:
être dur envers qn
don't be so hard on yourself!
ne sois pas si dur avec toi-même!
this tax is very hard on the unemployed
cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs
this print is hard on the eyes
ces caractères ne ménagent pas la vue
hard luck or lines inf Brit! (sympathetic)
pas de chance!
hard luck or lines inf Brit or cheese inf Brit! (unsympathetic)
tant pis pour toi!
hard luck or lines inf Brit or cheese inf Brit! (unsympathetic)
manque de pot! inf
to take a hard line
adopter une attitude ferme (on sth à propos de qc, with sb envers qn)
it's a hard life (gen) hum, iron
la vie est dure
it's a hard life being a millionaire iron
c'est dur d'être (un) millionnaire
no hard feelings!
sans rancune!
I bear her no hard feelings
je ne lui en veux pas, je ne lui en tiens pas rancune
these are hard times
les temps sont durs
to fall on hard times
connaître des revers de fortune
he's having a hard time (of it)
il traverse une période difficile
to have a hard time (of it) doing sth
avoir du mal à faire qc
to give sb a hard time inf (make things difficult)
rendre la vie impossible à qn
to give sb a hard time (tell off)
passer un savon à qn inf

II.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADV

1. hard (strongly, energetically):

hard push, pull, punch, laugh, cry
fort
hard work
dur
hard study, think
sérieusement
hard rain
fort, à verse
hard snow
abondamment
hard look, listen
attentivement
to hit sb/sth hard lit
frapper qn/qc fort
to hit sb/sth hard fig
frapper qn/qc durement
to be hard hit fig
être durement frappé (by par)
think hard!
réfléchissez bien or sérieusement!
to try hard (intellectually)
faire beaucoup d'efforts
to try hard (physically)
essayer de toutes ses forces
as hard as one can run, try, push, pull, work
de toutes ses forces
no matter how hard I try/work, I…
j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je…
to be hard at it inf or at work
être en plein boulot inf
to be hard at it inf or at work
être en plein travail
she works or drives her students very hard
elle fait travailler très dur ses étudiants
to take sth (very) hard
prendre (très) mal qc

III.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd]

See also heel, hard lens

I.heel [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

III.heel [Brit hiːl, Am hil] VB trans

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to cool or kick one's heels
attendre, faire le pied de grue inf
we left him to cool his heels for an hour
nous l'avons laissé poireauter pendant une heure inf
to dig in one's heels, to dig one's heels in (mulishly)
se braquer inf
I'm prepared to dig my heels in on or over this
je ne suis pas prêt à faire des compromis là-dessus
to fall or go head over heels (tumble)
culbuter
to fall/be head over heels in love with sb
tomber/être éperdument amoureux de qn
to be hard or close on sb's heels
être sur les talons de qn
to be hot on sb's heels
talonner qn
to come or follow hard on the heels of sth
suivre de près qc
to kick up one's heels
se défouler inf
to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels hum
prendre ses jambes à son cou, s'enfuir

hard court in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hard court in the English»French Dictionary

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II.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB trans

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III.court [kɔ:t, Am kɔ:rt] VB intr

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I.hard [hɑ:d, Am hɑ:rd] ADJ

II.hard [hɑ:d, Am hɑ:rd] ADV

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For the year, he went 35 versus top-10 opponents and compiled records of 188 on clay and 1713 on hard court.
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The bounce can be higher or lower than a hard court.
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The first she was a shock exit in the second round on a hard court.
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If a layer of cushioning material is added to a hard court then the performance increases and this is typical of an all weather court.
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During that event, the stadium's surface is hard court instead of usual clay.
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He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay, grass, carpet, and hard court.
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Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used.
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There are eight tennis courts altogether, each one of them being a hard court.
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His favorite surfaces are clay and hard court.
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He plays right-handed, and his favorite surface is hard court.
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