hard
 adjective
 duro
EN His eyes were hard and cruel and bitter.
PT O seu olhar era duro, cruel e amargo.
 Fonte: APE (1203)
obstinado
EN "So the doctor knew," he said, but he said it for himself as well as for his wife, for his mind was hard and suspicious and he was remembering the white powder.
PT Afinal o médico sabia. Disse-o tanto para si próprio como para a mulher, porque a sua mente continuava obstinada e desconfiada e não se esquecia do pó branco.
Fonte: APE (560)
difícil
EN Stephen tried his best, but the sum was too hard and he felt confused.
PT Stephen aplicou-se o melhor que pôde, mas o problema era muito difícil e atrapalhou-se.
Fonte: JOV (127)
penoso
EN It was a hard trip, with the mail behind them, and the heavy work wore them down.
PT Fora uma viagem penosa, com todo aquele correio a reboque, e o trabalho pesado arrasava-os.
Fonte: SEL (769)
..... hard as iron
rijo como aço
EN His muscles became hard as iron, and he grew callous to all ordinary pain.
PT Os músculos tornaram-se-lhe rijos como aço e acabou por ficar insensível à dor vulgar.
Fonte: SEL (348)
rijo como ferro
EN Men felt these muscles and proclaimed them hard as iron, and the odds went down to two to one.
PT Alguns dos homens apalparam-lhe os músculos e proclamaram-nos rijos como ferro, e as apostas desceram de dois contra um.
Fonte: SEL (1355)
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