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härd — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fireplace noun An open recess at the base of a chimney where a fire is built for heat.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • hearth noun The floor or area around a fireplace, often used to represent home and family life.
  • rocky adj Covered with or made up of rocks.
  • sclerotic adj Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.
  • severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
  • stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.

Senses

härd is used for these senses in English:

  • fireplace An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
  • hard Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
  • hard Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
  • rocky (figuratively, archaic) Not easily affected or impressed; stony; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.
  • sclerotic (figurative) Hard and insular; resistant to change.
  • severe Very bad or intense.
  • stern Grim and forbidding in appearance.

hard — full definition

  1. adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  2. adj Difficult; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or endurance.
  3. adj Severe, harsh, or lacking sympathy.
  4. adv With a lot of force or effort.

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