hard up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADJ

2. hard:

hard (difficult, complex) problem, question, puzzle, bargaining, negotiations
difficile, complesso
hard choice, decision
difficile, sofferto
hard (arduous, demanding) task
arduo, duro
hard study
impegnativo, gravoso
hard climb, training
duro, impegnativo, faticoso
hard fight
duro, accanito
I've had a hard day
ho avuto una giornata dura
a hard day's work, filming
una dura giornata di lavoro, di riprese
to be hard to open, cut, find, read
essere difficile da aprire, tagliare, trovare, leggere
it's a hard poem to translate
è una poesia difficile da tradurre
to be hard to please
essere difficile da accontentare or essere esigente
it's hard to do
è difficile da fare
it was hard not to laugh
era difficile trattenersi dal ridere
his choice was hard for me to understand
fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta
it is hard for sb to do sth
è difficile per qn fare qc
it was hard for us to understand his decision
fu difficile per noi comprendere la sua decisione
it's hard for old people to change their ways
è difficile per le persone anziane cambiare le proprie abitudini
to find it hard to do sth
avere molte difficoltà a fare qc
to find sth hard to do
trovare qc difficile da fare
it's hard to accept, believe
è difficile accettare, credere (that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work
il lavoro duro or la fatica non mi spaventa
it was hard work or going
è stata una sfacchinata
it's hard work doing sth
è una faticata fare qc
it was hard work persuading her to sell
è stata dura convincerla a vendere
I found the article rather hard going
ho trovato l'articolo un po' tosto
he made hard work of moving the table
ha fatto una gran fatica a spostare il tavolo
hard work never hurt, killed anybody!
lavorare sodo non ha mai fatto male a nessuno, non ha mai ammazzato nessuno!
it's too much like hard work
è troppo faticoso
to be a hard worker student, pupil:
essere uno sgobbone
to be a hard worker employee, manual worker:
essere un gran lavoratore or essere un lavoratore indefesso
to do things the hard way
complicarsi la vita
he got the job the hard way
si è sudato or si è guadagnato il suo posto
to find sth out or learn sth the hard way
imparare qc a proprie spese

3. hard (harsh, unpleasant):

hard life, childhood, year
difficile
hard blow, knock fig
duro, brutto
hard climate, winter
rigido
he has to learn to take the hard knocks
deve imparare a incassare i colpi duri
this is a hard world
viviamo in un mondo difficile
to be hard on sb person, court:
essere duro, severo con qn
don't be so hard on yourself!
non essere così duro con te stesso!
this tax is very hard on the unemployed
questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati
this print is hard on the eyes
questo carattere è difficile da leggere or non si legge bene
hard luck or lines! Brit (sympathetic) inf
che sfortuna!
hard luck or lines or cheese! Brit (unsympathetic) inf
tanto peggio!
to take a hard line
seguire la linea dura (on sth in qc; with sb con qn)
it's a hard life! hum, iron
dura la vita!
it's a hard life being a millionaire iron
è dura la vita del miliardario
these are hard times
questi sono tempi difficili
to fall on hard times
cadere in miseria or andare a finire male
he's having a hard time (of it)
sta attraversando un periodo difficile
to have a hard time (of it) doing sth
passare un brutto periodo facendo qc
to give sb a hard time inf (make things difficult)
rendere la vita difficile a qn
to give sb a hard time (tell off)
dare una lavata di capo a qn

II.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADV

1. hard (strongly, energetically):

hard push, pull, punch
forte, energicamente
hard laugh, cry
forte
hard work
duro, duramente, sodo
hard study
molto, con impegno, sodo
hard rain
forte, a dirotto
hard snow
fitto
hard think, look
intensamente
hard listen
attentamente
to hit sb, sth hard
colpire forte qn, qn
to hit sb, sth hard fig
colpire qn, qc duramente
to be hard hit fig
essere duramente colpito (by da)
think hard!
pensaci bene or rifletti attentamente!
to try hard (intellectually)
fare tutti gli sforzi possibili
to try hard (physically)
sforzarsi
as hard as one can run, push, pull, work
a più non posso
as hard as one can try
il più possibile
no matter how hard I try, work, I…
per quanto ci provi, lavori, io…
to be hard at it inf, at work
darci dentro or lavorare sodo
she works or drives her students very hard
fa lavorare moltissimo i suoi studenti
to take sth (very) hard
prendere (molto) male qc

III.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd]

also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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hard up in the PONS Dictionary

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It was very hard up the final climb.
velonews.competitor.com
Besides, it's not like he's hard up for money.
ottawacitizen.com
We were only a couple of years out of the financial crisis and it did seem that a lot of clubs were quite hard up.
www.telegraph.co.uk
We were really hard up at that time and was just the loveliest, loveliest thing, he went back to that market...
www.stuff.co.nz
The heart specialist has applied to have his suspension lifted, claiming he is hard up and has to rely on handouts from friends.
www.irishmirror.ie
Is she really this hard up for dates?
www.avclub.com
The researchers found that parents invest more resources in a daughter whose partner is hard up or uncaring, eventually leading to conflict.
www.telegraph.co.uk
And seriously, if you were worth only $9.0 billion rather than $10 billion would you really be that hard up?
www.country-guide.ca
She soon finds herself hard up for cash as her party lifestyle in the coastal town spirals out of control.
www.deccanherald.com
As he pedalled hard up the steep hill near the town, he passed a group of stragglers from the first group who were pushing their machines.
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