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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| hard adj | (rugged) | svår adj |
| | | mödosam adj |
| | | ansträngande adj |
| | (omodern) | styv adj |
| | This is a very hard hike, over rocks and boulders. |
| hard adj | (inclement) | hård adj |
| | | svår adj |
| | | sträng adj |
| | It was a hard winter, but they survived. |
| hard adj | (stern) | sträng adj |
| | She gave him a very hard stare. |
| hard adj | (vigorous) | hård adj |
| | | häftig adj |
| | They put up a long, hard fight. |
| hard adj | (bad) | dålig adj |
| | (otur) | o- adj |
| | We have had some very hard luck. |
| hard on [sb] adj | (severe) | sträng mot ngn, strikt mot ngn adj + prep |
| | | hård mot ngn adj + prep |
| | He's too hard on his children. |
| hard adj | figurative (person: tough, unemotional) | hård adj |
| | | hårdhjärtad adj |
| | | kallhamrad adj |
| | | känslolös, känslokall adj |
| | The old woman rarely showed any emotion and people said she was hard. |
| hard adj | (sharp, distinct) | hård adj |
| | | grov adj |
| | | skarp adj |
| | Her face has hard features. |
| hard adj | (photograph: high contrast) | hård adj |
| | Print the photo using hard paper. |
| hard adj | figurative (unsentimental) | hård adj |
| | | hårdhjärtad adj |
| | | känslolös, känslokall adj |
| | | kallhamrad adj |
| | When I started to cry in his office, he just gave me a hard look and asked me to leave. |
| hard adj | colloquial (stingy) | snål adj |
| | He won't lend you any money? That's rather hard. |
| hard adj | figurative (currency) | hård- adj |
| | | hårdvaluta s |
| | You'll need hard currency to pay for this. |
| hard adj | figurative (drink: alcoholic) | stark- adj |
| | | ren adj |
| | He only drinks hard liquor, never beer. |
| hard adj | (water: with minerals) | hård adj |
| | | mineralrik adj |
| | Water is hard if it leaves deposits in the shower. |
| hard adj | (baked goods: crusty) | hård adj |
| | | knaprig adj |
| | This bread has a lovely hard crust. |
| hard adj | (baked goods: stale) | hård adj |
| | Ellen used the previous day's hard bread to make breadcrumbs. |
| hard adj | technical (textiles: smooth) | grov adj |
| | The cloth is made with a hard fibre. |
| hard adj | (destructive) | hård adj |
| | | kraftfull adj |
| | | häftig adj |
| | The army made a very hard attack on the enemy town. |
| hard adj | (military installation: protected) (militär) | aktiv adj |
| | | skyddad adj |
| | The location of the army's hard missiles is secret. |
| hard adj | (phonetics) | hård adj |
| | You should pronounce this word with a hard "c", not a soft. |
| be hard on [sb] adj | (treat [sb] harshly, sternly) (bildlig) | vara hård mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | | vara sträng mot ngn vbal uttr |
| | My parents were hard on me when I was growing up. |
| hard adv | (intently) | intensivt adv |
| | She looked hard at the exam question. |
| hard adv | (severely) | strängt adv |
| | | stint adv |
| | The teacher looked at him hard, and told him to leave the room. |
| hard adv | (nautical: to an extreme) | dikt adv |
| | Go hard aport and make sure everything is alright. |
| hard adv | (with difficulty) | svårt adv |
| | | svår- adj |
| | Her victory was all the sweeter for being hard won. |
hard on [sth],
hard upon [sth] adv + prep | (near, coming up to) | nära på ngt adv |
| | It was hard upon nightfall when they arrived. |
| hard n | UK (solid beach) | fast strand s |
| | You can access the hard during low tide. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
blowhard,
blow-hard n | slang, figurative (boastful person) (vardagligt, nedsättande) | skrytmåns s |
| | | skrytmakare s |
| | That guy's such a blowhard! He never stops talking about his achievements. |
cider,
also UK: cyder n | UK (alcoholic apple drink) (generell) | cider s |
| | (äpple) | äppelcider s |
| | After work, we stopped by the pub to have a half pint of cider. |
die-hard,
die hard n | (rigid traditionalist) | traditionalist s |
| | (person) | konservativ s |
| | She's a die hard who believes in the old ways. |
die-hard,
die hard adj | (rigidly traditionalist) | trogen adj |
| | | konservativ adj |
| | | lojal adj |
| | He's a die-hard supporter of the Republican Party. |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) (förhandla tufft) | vara hård i affärer vbal uttr |
| | (ej gå ner i pris) | inte låta pruta med sig vbal uttr |
| | The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
| give [sb] a hard time v expr | informal (treat harshly) | vara tuff mot vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ge ngn en omgång vbal uttr |
| | They gave me a hard time at the interview. |
give [sb] a hard time about [sth],
give [sb] a hard time over [sth] v expr | informal (berate) | skälla på ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ge ngn en omgång vbal uttr |
| | My dad gave me a hard time about not finishing my homework. |
| hard as nails adj | (tough, durable) (bildlig) | hård som sten adj |
| | I can't crack the ice, it is as hard as nails. |
| hard as nails adj | ([sb]: tough, without sympathy) (bildlig) | hård som sten adj |
| | | iskall adj |
| | Don't expect any sympathy from him, he is as hard as nails. |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | hårt arbetandes adj |
| | | i sitt anletes svett uttr |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard copy n | (physical copy of data) | utskriven kopia s |
| | | papperskopia s |
| | Can you send me a hard copy of the data? |
hardcore,
hard-core adj | (pornography: obscene) (vardagligt) | hard core, hard-core, hardcore adj |
| | (förled) | hård- adj |
| | That store sells hardcore pornography. |
hardcore,
hard-core adj | (person: staunch, committed) | hard core, hard-core, hardcore adj |
| | | tuff adj |
| | (bildlig) | hård adj |
| | Mike is a hardcore baseball fan. |
| the hard core n | (those most committed to [sth]) | de tuffa spl |
| | (bildlig) | de hårda spl |
| | The arduous ascent soon separated the wimps from the hard core. |
hard credit check,
hard credit search,
hard credit pull,
hard inquiry n | (check: affects credit score) | djupgående kreditupplysning s |
| hard currency n | (coins and bills) | kontanter spl |
| | (vardagligt) | cash spl |
| | We accept only hard currency, no checks or credit cards. |
| hard currency n | (currency unlikely to lose value) | hårdvaluta s |
| | The price of a hard currency tends to remain stable in the short term. |
hard disk,
magnetic disk n | (computing: disk-reading hardware) | hårddisk s |
| hard done by expr | UK (unfairly treated) | orättvist behandlad adj |
| | | särbehandlad adj |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) | hårddisk s |
| | The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| hard drugs npl | (cocaine, heroin, etc.) | tunga droger spl |
| | He started off abusing alcohol and later moved on to hard drugs. |
| hard feelings npl | informal, often neg (resentment) | harm, ilska s |
| | When they broke up there were no hard feelings. |
| hard-fought adj | (achieved through great struggle) | svårvunnen adj |
| | The campaigners were celebrating their hard-fought victory. |
| hard hat n | (protective helmet) | bygghjälm, skyddshjälm s |
| | Visitors to this building site are required to wear a hard hat at all times. |
| hard hat n | US (construction worker) | byggjobbare, byggarbetare s |
| | There was a group of hard hats hanging out at the bar tonight. |
| hard hat n | US, informal (conservative person) (negativ) | bakåtsträvare s |
| | | konservativ person s |
| hard-hat adj | US, informal (conservative) (negativ) | bakåtsträvande adj |
| | | konservativ adj |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (real-life experience) (familjär) | smällar man får ta uttr |
| | Dan brings to the job a life-long experience of hard knocks. |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (difficult experiences) (bildlig) | hård smäll s |
| | | bakslag s |
| | The advertising industry has taken some hard knocks in the recent economic downturn. |
| hard labor n | (physical work done by prisoners) | översättning ej tillgänglig |
| hard life n | (difficult existence) | hårt liv, svår tillvaro adj + s |
| | Working in the coal mines was a hard life. |
| hard luck n | (misfortune) | otur s |
| | (vardagligt) | osis s |
| | | olycka s |
| Hard luck! interj | (showing compassion) | Vilken otur! interj |
| | (slang) | Osis! interj |
| | | Vad trist! interj |
| | Hard luck, guys! Hopefully you'll do better next time. |
| Hard luck! interj | (showing lack of compassion) (sarkasm) | Trist! interj |
| | | Vad synd! interj |
| | You didn't want that? Well, hard luck! |
| hard-luck adj | (relating to unfavorable conditions) (förled) | oturs- adj |
| | | olycklig adj |
| | Tired of all the hard-luck updates her friend kept posting on social media, Tania unfriended him. |
hard of hearing,
hard-of-hearing adj | (partially deaf) | dålig hörsel, nedsatt hörsel adj + s |
| | | hör illa vitr + adv |
| Anmärkning: hyphens used when term is before a noun |
| | My grandfather is hard of hearing, so don't bother talking to him from across the room. |
| the hard of hearing npl | invariable (partially-deaf people) | person med nedsatt hörsel s |
| | Subtitles are provided for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| the hard sell n | informal (aggressive sales) | aggressiv marknadsföring adj + s |
| | (poetiskt) | mördande reklam adj + s |
| | The hard sell is a tactic designed to quickly close a sale. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative ([sth]: hard to make desirable) (även bildlig) | svår att sälja uttr |
| | | ngt som är svårt att sälja s |
| | It will be a hard sell to convince the rebels to back a plan to end the civil war. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative (person: hard to persuade) | ngn som är svår att övertyga s |
| | (person) | svårövertalad substadj |
| | Mike was a hard sell I, but I eventually won him over. |
| hard times npl | (financial hardship) (främst finansiellt) | svåra tider, bistra tider adj + spl |
| | Both he and she are unemployed and they're going through some hard times. |
| hard times npl | (difficult period) | svår tid, svår period adj + s |
| | These are hard times for those wanting to start their own business. |
| hard to avoid adj | (found or seen everywhere) | svår att undvika adj |
| | (bildlig) | omöjlig att undvika adj |
| | Those advertisements are hard to avoid; we see them on any page with Google ads. |
| hard to believe adj | (not credible) | svårt att tro adj |
| | It's hard to believe that this was once all open fields. |
| hard to come by adj | (rare, difficult to find) | svår att få tag i uttr |
| | First editions of the book are hard to come by. |
| hard to please adj | (fussy, not easily satisfied) | svår att behaga adj |
| | | oförnöjsam adj |
| | My boss has very high expectations of our work and as a result is very hard to please. |
| hard to understand adj | (not reasonable) | svår att förstå adj |
| | | svårbegriplig, svårfattlig adj |
| | His motives are hard to understand. |
hard up,
hard-up adj | informal (poor) | fattig adj |
| | (litterärt, formell) | i armod, i svårmod adj |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | I'm not exactly hard up, but I still don't like to waste money. |
hard up,
hard-up adj | slang (desperate for sex) | desperat adj |
| | (vardagligt) | sugen adj |
| | Go on a date with John? No thanks, I'm not that hard up! |
| hard work n | (great effort) | hårt arbete s |
| | (vardagligt) | slit s |
| | | jobb s |
| | | möda s |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | mycket jobb s |
| | | hårt arbete s |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| hard worker n | ([sb] who works diligently) | flitig arbetare s |
| | | ihärdig knegare s |
| | Julie is a hard worker who does everything that's asked of her. |
| hard-and-fast rule n | (rule: unbreakable) | regler huggna i sten uttr |
| | There's no hard-and-fast rule about what makes good picnic food. |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until yolk is firm) | hårdkokt ägg s |
| | Hard-boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) (bildlig) | hårdnackad adj |
| | | envis adj |
| | | tjurskallig adj |
| | | enveten adj |
| | He is so hard-headed he refused to turn back even when it was obvious we were on the wrong road. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (unsentimental, pragmatic) | okänslig adj |
| | (bildlig) | hård adj |
| | | kall adj |
| | Some people find them unsentimental, but my hard-headed methods have always been effective. |
| hard-hitting adj | (blunt, honest) | ärlig adj |
| | | rättfram adj |
| | (positiv) | öppen adj |
| | The hard-hitting documentary about climate change has already won several prestigious awards. |
| hard line n | (staunch position) | orubblig position adj + s |
| | | envis åsikt adj + s |
| hard-nosed adj | figurative, informal (tough, uncompromising) (bildlig) | hård adj |
| | | sträng adj |
| | | bestämd adj |
| | | obeveklig adj |
| | The journalist is a hard-nosed critic of the current administration. |
| hard-on n | slang (erection) | stånd s |
| | | erektion s |
| | (vulgärt) | ståkuk s |
| | He got a hard-on when she came through the door in nothing but high-heels. |
hard-pressed,
hard pressed,
also US: hardpressed adj | (finding [sth] difficult) | hårt ansatt adv + adj |
| | (bildlig) | i klistret prep + s |
| | He knew that if asked to justify himself, he would be hard-pressed. |
be hard-pressed to do [sth],
be hard pressed to do [sth],
also US: be hardpressed to do [sth] v expr | (finding [sth] difficult) | ha svårt för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | tycka att det är svårt att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | I would be hard-pressed to tell you the capital of Azerbaijan if you asked me. |
hardhat,
hard hat,
hard-hat n | (protective helmet) | skyddshjälm s |
hardhat,
hard hat,
hard-hat n | US, informal, figurative (construction worker, etc.) | byggnadsarbetare s |
hardhat,
hard hat,
hard-hat n | US, slang, figurative (very conservative or patriotic person) | reaktionär s |
| | | doktrinär s |
hardhearted,
hard-hearted adj | figurative (callous, uncaring) (bildlig) | hårdhjärtad adj |
| | | kall adj |
| | (bildlig) | stenhjärtad adj |
hardline,
hard-line n as adj | (staunch, uncompromising) | envis adj |
| | | kompromisslös adj |
| | | sträng adj |
| | | hård adj |
hardliner,
hard-liner n | (staunch traditionalist) | dogmatiker s |
| | Howard is a Republican, but he's not a hardliner. |
hardwire [sth],
hard-wire [sth]⇒ vtr | (circuit: connect directly) | koppla ihop ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | bygga in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
hardwire [sth] into [sb],
hard-wire [sth] into [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (inculcate) (bildlig) | slå in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | få ngt att slå rot i ngt vbal uttr |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | (computer terminal: directly circuited) | inbyggd adj |
| | Hard-wired terminals are generally considered more reliable than wireless alternatives. |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | (computing: built into hardware) | programmerad adj |
| | That is a hard-wired component that cannot be changed or upgraded. |
hardwired,
hard-wired adj | figurative (psychology: innate) | medfödd adj |
| | | naturlig adj |
| | Many of our fears are hard-wired, such as fear of the unknown. |
hardworking,
also UK: hard-working adj | (diligent) | flitig adj |
| | | arbetsam adj |
| | The seasonal workers employed to help with the harvest are very hardworking indeed. |
| have a hard time v expr | (experience difficulties) | gå igenom svårigheter, ha problem vbal uttr |
| | Be kind to her - she's having a really hard time right now. |
| have a hard time doing [sth] v expr | informal (find difficult) | ha svårigheter med att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | tycka ngt är jobbigt vbal uttr |
| | We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
take a hard line,
take the hard line v expr | (be staunch, uncompromising) | föra en hård linje vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | sätta hårt mot hårt vbal uttr |
| | | visa var skåpet ska stå vbal uttr |
take a hard line on [sth],
take the hard line on [sth] v expr | (be staunch about [sth]) (bildlig) | sätta hårt mot hårt vbal uttr |
| | | föra en hård linje vbal uttr |
think long and hard,
think long and hard about [sth] v expr | (deliberate at length) | tänka länge och väl vbal uttr |
| | | tänka igenom ngt grundligt vbal uttr |
| try hard vi + adv | informal (make an effort) | anstränga sig vitr + refl |
| | | försöka sitt bästa vbal uttr |
| | Try hard to be on your best behavior at the party. |
| try-hard n | UK, AU, pejorative, informal (person: show-off) (ogillande) | besserwisser s |
| | | näsvis person s |
| work hard vi + adv | (be diligent, apply yourself) | arbeta hårt vitr + adv |
| | (vardagligt) | jobba hårt vitr + adv |
| | When studying for exams it is important to work hard. |
| work hard vi + adv | (be devoted to your job) | arbeta hårt vitr + adv |
| | (vardagligt) | jobba hårt vitr + adv |
| | | slita vitr |
| | Mick works hard for very little pay. |