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The French word for hard is
dur





hard

French Definition


hard
     1. adj. Dur.
           A hard diamond.
     2. adj. Difficile.
           A hard problem.
     3. adj. Pénible.
           A hard life.
     4. adj. Indubitable.
           A hard evidence.
     5. adj. Fort, en parlant d'alcool, fortement alcoolisé en parlant de boisson.
     6. adj. (Familier) Qui bande.
           I'm hard.
     7. v. Dur, fort.
           She works very hard. (Elle travaille très dur.)
           Strike hard. (Frappez fort.)



Translations for hard and their definitions

dur
     1. adj. hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
     2. adj. hard (not soft)
     3. adj. hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
     4. adj. harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
     5. adj. (arts) harsh (of a penstroke)
     6. adv. hard
           travailler dur - to work hard
     7. n-m. firmness, solidity
     8. n-m. hard case (tough person)


difficile
     1. adj. difficult
     2. adj. choosy, fussy, picky


irréfutable
     1. adj. incontrovertible, irrefutable (undeniable, unable to be disproved)


fort
     1. adj. strong; powerful
           Arnie est fort. - Arnie is strong.
           hommes forts - strong men
     2. adj. (indtr, en) informal skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)
           Je suis fort en anglais - I am good at English
     3. adj. (indtr, de) who can count on
           fort d'une solide expérience - based on solid experience
     4. adv. strongly
     5. adv. much, a lot
     6. adv. (when preceding certain adjectives and adverbs) very (intensifier)
           Je lui parle fort souvent. - I speak with her very often.
     7. n-m. a fort


dure
     1. v. first-person singular present of durer
     2. v. third-person singular present of durer
     3. v. second-person singular imperative of durer
     4. adj. feminine singular of dur


durement
     1. adv. sternly, harshly
     2. adv. with difficulty


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