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hard-and-fast

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adj.1.invariable; firmly established; as, hard-and-fast regulations.
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Adj.1.hard-and-fast - (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"
strict
invariable - not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy"
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hard-and-fast [ˈhɑːdənˈfɑːst] ADJ [rule] → rígido; [decision] → definitivo, irrevocable
hard-and-fast [ˌhɑːdənˈfɑːst] adj → ferreo/a
hard-and-fast [ˌhɑːdənˈfɑːst] adj → ferreo/a


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