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hard-pressed

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hard-pressed (härdprst)
adj.
Experiencing great difficulty or distress: financially hard-pressed.

hard-pressed
adj
1. in difficulties the swimmer was hard-pressed
2. subject to severe competition
3. subject to severe attack
4. closely pursued
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hard-pressed - facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

hard-pressed
adjective under pressure, pushed (informal), harried, in difficulties, up against it (informal), with your back to the wall Hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
pushed (informal), in difficulties, up against it (informal) This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
Translations
hard-pressed [ˈhɑːdprest] ADJ to be hard-pressedestar en apuros
our hard-pressed economynuestra agobiada economía
you'd be hard-pressed to find a better deal than thatle va a ser difícil encontrar una oferta mejor
hard-pressed [ˌhɑːdˈprɛst] adjin difficoltà
hard-pressed [ˌhɑːdˈprɛst] adjin difficoltà


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The American farmers in our county were quite as hard-pressed as their neighbours from other countries.
At last the fugitive, hard-pressed, takes to a narrow passage and a court which has no thoroughfare.
But early in the fifth century the Romans, hard-pressed even in Italy by other barbarian invaders, withdrew all their troops and completely abandoned Britain.
 
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