hard time
Difficulties; a difficult time; troubleDifficulties; a difficult time; trouble.
» I work hard all the time.
Я весь час важко працюю.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, countable)Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble.
They had a hard time putting the self-assembly furniture together without a manual.
schwere Zeit
(colloquial, uncountable)A prison term.
Jack got hard time for his part in the robbery.
a term served in a maximum security prison
Examples
456 sentencesI work hard all the time.
Я весь час важко працюю. — deniko
Did Tom give you a hard time?
Том ускладнював тобі життя? — deniko
ruТом доставил тебе проблем? — sharptoothed
We've had a hard time with Tom.
Нам з Томом було важко. — deniko
ruМы с Томом намучились. — marafon
The family had a hard time after the war.
У сім’ї були важкі часи після війни. — uaspeaker
ruУ семьи были трудные времена после войны. — Hellerick
deDie Familie machte nach dem Krieg eine schwere Zeit durch. — Yorwba
You'll have a hard time.
Тобі буде складно. — deniko
ruТебе будет трудно. — marafon
deSie werden es nicht leicht haben. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: hard times| Singular | hard time |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a difficulty that can be overcome with effort:rough sledding
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable