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Usages of hard
Ik wil mijn documenten veilig opslaan, dus ik bewaar alles op een externe harde schijf.
I want to save my documents securely, so I keep everything on an external hard drive.
Hij werkt hard.
He works hard.
De auto kan beschadigd raken als hij te hard botst.
The car can get damaged if it crashes too hard.
Het regent hard; de tiener wil echter nog steeds zonder regenjas naar buiten gaan.
It is raining hard; however, the teenager still wants to go outside without a raincoat.
We gaan naar de bioscoop wanneer het buiten hard regent.
We go to the cinema when it is raining hard outside.
Ik schuil in de schuur als het hard regent.
I shelter in the shed when it rains heavily.
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