TIMES WERE HARD

Meaning of TIMES WERE HARD in English

it was a time of poverty, hard times

It was 1850. Times were hard in Sweden then.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TIMES WERE HARD — it was a time of poverty, hard times It was 1850. Times were hard in Sweden then.
English Idioms vocab
TIMES — preposition Date: 14th century multiplied by
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
TIMES — I. (ˌ)tīmz preposition Etymology: Middle English, from plural of time (I) : multiplied by two times two is four II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WERE — Etymology: Middle English were (2d singular past indicative and 1st, 2d, & 3d singular past subjunctive), weren (past plural indicative …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIMES — (pl. ) of Time
Английский словарь Webster
TIMES — ( pl. ) of Time
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIMES — /tuymz/ , prep. multiplied by: Two times four is eight. [ 1350-1400; ME; see TIME (def. 21) ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WERE — Etymology: Middle English were (suppletive singular past subjunctive & 2d singular past indicative of been to be), weren (suppletive past …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIMES — preposition Date: 14th century : multiplied by two times two is four
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WERE — noun a man. 2. were ·noun a weir. ·see weir. 3. were ·vt & ·vi to wear. ·see 3d wear. …
Webster English vocab
TIMES — pl of time.
Webster English vocab
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
Webster English vocab
TIMES — ~ (following a number) expressing multiplication. → time ———————— ~ ■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) informal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WERE — [were] [ME were (suppletive sing. past subj. & 2d sing. past indic. of been to be), weren (suppletive past pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIMES — [times] prep (14c): multiplied by "two ~ two is four"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WERE — were strong forms BrE AmE wɜː weə AmE wɝː , weak form wə AmE w ə r — Preference poll …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIMES — Times BrE AmE taɪmz ▶ ˌ Times ˈ Roman BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIMES — / taɪmz; NAmE / 1. preposition ( informal ) multiplied by : Five times two is / equals ten (= …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WERE — were /wə; strong wɜː $ wər strong wɜːr/ BrE AmE [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wære , wæron , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIMES — I. times 1 /taɪmz/ BrE AmE preposition multiplied by: two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4) II. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIMES — Times, The BrE AmE trademark 1 . an old and famous British daily newspaper. The Times is a serious paper, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARD
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARD
Oxford English vocab
WERE — 1. Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be . 2. Were is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WERE — 1. Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of be . 2. Were is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WERE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIMES — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES biblical times ▪ The disease dates back to biblical times . changing times (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIMES — (HISTORY) [plural] [noun] - another word for time (HISTORICAL PERIOD)
Cambridge English vocab
TIMES — Synonyms and related words : affairs, circumstances, concerns, condition of things, conditions, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, dealings, doings, goings-on, historical present, life, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TIMES — n. pl. 1. Seasons, spells. 2. Periods, epochs, ages. 3. State of things ( at a particular period ), general …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIMES — See ↑ COUNT/CALCULATE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at all times • ↑ at times • ↑ behind the times • …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIMES — a British national daily newspaper, the oldest in England. It was first published (as the Daily Universal Register ) in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TIMES — Таймс (ежедневная газета консервативного направления; имеет широкую сеть собственных корреспондентов за рубежом; тир. ок. 432 тыс. экз.; издаётся в Лондоне; …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TIMES — mites
Anagrams English vocabulary
TIMES — (C-, D-, M-days end at 2400 hours Universal Time (Zulu time) and are assumed to be 24 hours long for …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
WERE — мн. ч. прош. вр. от be 1-е, 2-е и 3-е л. мн. ч. прошедшего времени гл. to be (историческое) вира …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — время base times height ≈ произведение основания на высоту many times used ≈ многоразовый schedule of operating times ≈ график …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Хронологическая таблица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Хронологическая Таблица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Раз
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TIMES — Век
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WERE — were.ogg _I wɜ: (полная форма); wə (редуцированная форма) 1-е, 2-е и 3-е л. мн. ч. прошедшего времени гл. to be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIMES — (n) времена; раз
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
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