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hard case

Meaning of "hard case" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HARD CASE

hɑːd keɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD CASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard case is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARD CASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hard case in the English dictionary

The definition of hard case in the dictionary is a tough person not swayed by sentiment. Other definition of hard case is someone incorrigible or disreputable.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARD CASE

bookcase · briefcase · cardcase · case · case-by-case · crankcase · hardcase · incase · lower-case · pillowcase · showcase · slipcase · staircase · suitcase · upper-case · worst-case

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD CASE

hard and fast · hard as nails · hard at it · hard bop · hard by · hard card · hard cash · hard cheese · hard cider · hard coal · hard copy · hard core · hard court · hard currency · hard disk · hard disk drive · hard doer · hard done by · hard drive · hard drug

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD CASE

basket case · court case · day case · display case · document case · in any case · in case · in no case · jewel case · lower case · make-up case · murder case · packing case · pencil case · prosecution case · special case · test case · upper case · violin case · winding staircase · worst case

Synonyms and antonyms of hard case in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hard case» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HARD CASE

Find out the translation of hard case to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hard case from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard case» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

硬盒
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

estuche rígido
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hard case
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कठिन मामला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحالة الصلبة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

жесткий кейс
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

caso difícil
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

হার্ড কেস
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cas dur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kes keras
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Hartschalenkoffer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ハードケース
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

하드 케이스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hard case
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trường hợp khó khăn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கடினமான வழக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कठीण परिस्थिती
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zor olay
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

caso duro
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

twarde etui
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорсткий кейс
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

caz greu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρή περίπτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard geval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hård väska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vanskelig sak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard case

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD CASE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hard case
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hard case».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard case

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD CASE»

Discover the use of hard case in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard case and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hard Case Cowboy (Mills & Boon Vintage Intrigue)
After a lifetime of losing--his mother, his rodeo career and nearly his sanity--Redhawk Jackson was finally a winner.
Nina Bruhns, 2014
2
Hard Case
Hard Case J. Hali Steele Case couldn't believe his security expert hired the tantalizing female cat to manage his newest voyeur club.
J. Hali Steele, 2009
3
Joyland
In a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child and the ways both will change his life forever. Original.
Stephen King, 2013
4
The Colorado Kid
Was it an impossible crime? Or something stranger still...? No one but Stephen King could tell this story about the darkness at the heart of the unknown and our compulsion to investigate the unexplained.
Stephen King, 2005
5
A Hard Case
Leo Bronski, an alcoholic Vietnam vet, is on shaky ground with his employer, the U.S. Postal Service in Anchorage.
Ron Hess, 2012
6
The Twenty-Year Death
Told in the form of three complete novels that, together, tell an epic story of a young actress and her writer husband, whose lives are intruded upon by violence three times in twenty years.
Ariel S. Winter, 2012
7
Trusts Law: Text and Materials
(3) The 'hard case' point. When all the technical arguments have been thoroughly aired it is still apparent that the Court of Appeal in Vandervell (No 2) was influenced by the perceived merits of the case and that a 'hard case' be avoided if  ...
Graham Moffat, 2005
8
Jurisprudence: A Descriptive and Normative Analysis of Law
Still trying to preserve the "model of rules," Dworkin argues that if we give effect to policies and principles we may find that in a hard case what looks like a decision contrary to a preexisting rule may be made consistent by a wider view of "rule.
Anthony A. D'Amato, 1984
9
Gun Work
It was time to call in some favors. Because some situations call for negotiation, but some… call for gun work.
David J. Schow, 2011
10
Popular Photography
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD CASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard case is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kentucky Author Publishes New Murder Mystery Novel - Press …
Independent publisher BAA is releasing the newest murder-mystery Hard Case on the 15th, the second book in the Alice White, Investigator ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
2
Tiny change in genes gave us corn on the cob - Redorbit
Teosinte has a rock-hard case making the seeds almost impossible to eat. But over a few thousand years, those ancient plant breeders ... «RedOrbit, Jul 15»
3
Everything tech dealers need to know about Virtual Reality (VR) - PCR
Unlike the Cardboard and Dodocase it's a hard case plastic headset and is uprooted by the VR One Cinema app, which allows the user to ... «PCR-online.biz, Jul 15»
4
SEC Commissioner: League Leading The Way On Social Issues …
So much so it's not a hard case to make that every SEC team has at least a couple of losses by December. Sankey said that he was “proud” of ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
5
Teenager jailed for 17 years (updated) - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail
It was a hard case and a hard sentencing decision. Stiff sentence for a minor. Had the case been tried in England Anstasiou would have gotten ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
6
Review: Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 headphones - Gizmag
Sure, most would prefer a custom-fit hard case, but the bag is nice and certainly better than nothing. Besides, sound quality trumps accessories, ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
7
Indigenous leaders appeal to Canberrans after Aboriginal heritage …
"I think to vandalise something you have to have a pretty hard case against [Indigenous people], to actually want to destroy that. So we don't ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
Judge hears arguments in Kelly Rutherford custody case
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas told attorneys he will issue a ruling as soon as possible, but called it a "hard case." ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
9
Greece deal coming, but what about debt forgiveness?
All this means Yellen has a hard case to make to raise rates in September—not that she will give us a clue either way today or next week. «FXStreet, Jul 15»
10
“Jason was more than a missing poster” – Jason Richards' family …
Those hard case facts that the public knows don't tell the story of a young man whose life was ended too soon. “You know, he's not just a name ... «whnt.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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