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hardship [ˈhɑːdʃɪp] n
1. conditions of life difficult to endure 2. something that causes suffering or privation ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
hardship noun suffering, want, need, trouble, trial, difficulty, burden, misery, torment, oppression, persecution, grievance, misfortune, austerity, adversity, calamity, affliction, tribulation, privation, destitution Many people are suffering economic hardship. help, aid, relief, ease, comfort, blessing, happiness, prosperity, boon, good fortune Translations hardship [ˈhɑːdʃɪp] A. N (= deprivation) → privación f; (financial) → apuro m; (= condition of life) → miseria f to suffer hardship(s) → pasar apuros it's no hardship to him (to give up the car) → no le cuesta nada(dejar de usar el coche) B. CPD hardship clause N (Jur) → cláusula f de salvaguarda hardship [ˈhɑːrdʃɪp] n → épreuves fpl, privations fpl the hardship experienced by many who are out of work → les épreuves qu'endurent beaucoup de gens sans emploi, les privations qu'endurent beaucoup de gens sans emploi economic hardship (for country) → difficultés mpl économiques; (for person) → problèmes mpl d'argent to suffer hardship → traverser des épreuves Many people are suffering economic hardship → Beaucoup de gens ont des difficultés financières. it's no hardship to do sth → ce n'est pas la mer à boire de faire qch hard shoulder n (British) → bande f d'arrêt d'urgence hard up hard-up adj (= not well-off) → sans le sou, fauché(e) > hardship n (= condition) → Not f, → Elend nt; (= instance) → Härte f; (= deprivation) → Entbehrung f; economic/financial hardship → wirtschaftliche/finanzielle Not; to suffer great hardships → große Not leiden; the hardships of war → das Elend/die Entbehrungen des Kriegs; is that such a great hardship? → ist das wirklich ein solches Unglück?; it was no hardship at all → es hat überhaupt keine Mühe gemacht; if it’s not too much (of a) hardship for you … (also iro) → wenn es dir nichts ausmacht or nicht zu viel Mühe macht …; the hardship(s) of life in the country → die Entbehrungen pl → des Landlebens hardship [ˈhɑːdʃɪp] n → privazioni fpl, avversità f inv; (suffering) → sofferenze fpl a life of hardship → una vita di sacrifici e privazioni hardship [ˈhɑːdʃɪp] n → privazioni fpl, avversità f inv; (suffering) → sofferenze fpl a life of hardship → una vita di sacrifici e privazioni How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I don't know about the white apron, but I dare say she will make pies and puddings now and then; but that will be no great hardship, as she has done it before. Possessed myself of a strong stomach and a hard head, inured to hardship, cruelty, and brutality, nevertheless I found, as I came to manhood, that I unconsciously protected myself from the hurt of the trained-animal turn by getting up and leaving the theatre whenever such turns came on the stage. Nor could the peculiar hardship of her situation, and the necessity of the case, at all reconcile her mind to her conduct; for the frame of her mind was too delicate to bear the thought of having been guilty of a falsehood, however qualified by circumstances. |
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