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hard nut to crack
Language:
Meanings:
1.
International
literal
A physical nut that is difficult to break open.
2.
International
idiomatic
figurative
informal
A problem or puzzle that is difficult to solve or resolve.
3.
International
idiomatic
figurative
informal
A person or group who is difficult to understand, persuade, or deal with.
4.
International
idiomatic
figurative
informal
A place, opportunity, or situation that is difficult to gain access to or enter.
5.
International
idiomatic
figurative
informal
An amount of money or financial condition that is difficult to finance or meet.
Examples:
EN:
The nut I refer to is going to be a hard nut to crack.
ES:
La mencionada nuez será una difícil de romper.
EN:
A very hard nut to crack.
ES:
- Y muy dura de pelar.
EN:
This fellow Dexter's a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Nada más. Dexter es un hueso duro de roer.
EN:
Yes, sir. That's a hard nut to crack, Brick. Statistics show that our losses are four times greater in low-altitude operations...
ES:
Sí, de acuerdo, pero según las estadísticas, nuestras pérdidas se triplican cuando operamos a baja altitud.
EN:
He's a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Quiere echarlo todo a perder.
EN:
But, excuse me, why do you want to give right to me this hard nut to crack?
ES:
Disculpe, ¿por qué quiere pasarme a mí este problema?
EN:
You're a hard nut to crack.
ES:
¿Qué más necesita?
EN:
- But he's a hard nut to crack.
ES:
- Pero es un hueso duro de roer.
EN:
They're hard nut to crack, aren't they?
ES:
Son nueces difíciles de roer, ¿no?
EN:
You are a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Eres dura.
EN:
Yes, I know, but it's a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Intente distraerse. Vaya a Egipto.
EN:
It's a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Es un hueso duro de roer.
EN:
Let me tell you. She's one hard nut to crack.
ES:
Te digo que es un hueso duro de roer
EN:
They feed entirely on palm nuts a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Se alimentan exclusivamente de nueces de palmera, una nuez dura.
EN:
This alley is a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Este callejón es difícil de sortear.
EN:
The nut I refer to is going to be a hard nut to crack.
ES:
La mencionada nuez será una difícil de romper.
EN:
A very hard nut to crack.
ES:
- Y muy dura de pelar.
EN:
This fellow Dexter's a hard nut to crack.
ES:
Nada más. Dexter es un hueso duro de roer.
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