hard, solid difficult 16 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 23537)
type Polysemy
language Chukchee
lexeme кытгыргын
meaning 1 firmness, hardness
direction
meaning 2 difficulty
reference Moll, Inènlikèj 1957: 58
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 36251)
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme tvrd
meaning 1 hard, solid

tvrdo drvo


hard wood

direction
meaning 2 difficult

tvrd život


difficult life

reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 11380)
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme hård
meaning 1 hard, solid hård som sten
hard as a stone
direction
meaning 2 difficult hårdt arbejde
hard work
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 8189)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme hard
meaning 1 resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut or penetrate This candy is so hard no one can chew it.

direction
meaning 2 difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with It is a hard thing to manage.

reference ODE
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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 10650)
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme سخت saxt
meaning 1 hard زمین سخت zamin-e saxt

hard ground

direction
meaning 2 hard, difficult
reference Rubinčik 1970: 2, 24
comment ПРС 444.
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 11383)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme dur
meaning 1 hard, solid Le granit est une roche dure
Granit is a hard stone
direction
meaning 2 difficult Le sommet est dur à atteindre
This peak is hard to reach
reference Larousse online
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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 34863)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme hart
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 difficult

ein hartes Dasein, harter Dienst, Verlust
eine harte Arbeit, Drangsal, Jugend
es war ein harter Winter
keuchend unter einer harten Bürde



reference DWDS
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 11382)
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme harður
meaning 1 hard, solid ég missti bollann á harða stéttina
I dropped the cup on the hard pavement
direction
meaning 2 difficult mér finnst það hart að vakna kl. 5
I think it is hard to wake up at 5 o’clock
reference ISLEX
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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 11379)
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme hard
meaning 1 hard, solid en hard seng; snøen var blitt hard
a hard bed; the snow has become hard
direction
meaning 2 difficult hardt arbeid
hard work
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 36250)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme тврд (tvrd)
meaning 1 hard, solid

тврд метал, тврда земља


hard metal, hard ground

direction
meaning 2 difficult

тврд живот


difficult life

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1305
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ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 11381)
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme hård
meaning 1 hard, solid en skjorta med hård krage
a shirt with a stiff collar
direction
meaning 2 difficult en hård strid
a hard fight
reference SAO
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ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 23924)
type Polysemy
language Tundra Yukaghir
lexeme икльал-
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 difficult
reference Kurilov 2001: 91
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 10050)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme çetin
meaning 1 hard (for sowing)
direction
meaning 2 hard, difficult, challenging
reference
comment ТуРС 182.
NEW Realization 14 (ID: 42029)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme sert
meaning 1 hard, solid, firm

sert arazi


hard soil

direction
meaning 2 difficult, harsh, severe (of nature objects or circumstances)

sert iklim


severe climate

reference Baskakov 1977: 765
comment


NEW Realization 15 (ID: 40522)
type Polysemy
language Welsh
lexeme caled
meaning 1 hard

Mae'r bisgedi'n galed iawn


The biscuits are very hard

direction
meaning 2 difficult

Mae'r gwaith yn galed iawn


The work is very hard

reference Geiriadur English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 7145)
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme кытаанах
meaning 1 hard, firm кытаанах эттиктэр
solid bodies
direction
meaning 2 hard, difficult кытаанах кэм
hard time
reference
comment ЯРС 213.