crua1, m. (gs. ~). Hard. An bog is an ~, the soft and the hard. Ní scarfainn leis ar bhog ná ar chrua, I would not part with it under any circumstances. Rachaidh sé idir a bhog is a chrua air é a dhéanamh, it will go very hard with him, he will have to use every means to do it. ~ a chur ar dhuine (le, faoi, rud), to press s.o. unduly (with, on account of, sth.). Chuir sé ~ orm an obair a dhéanamh, I found it hard to do the work. Nuair a tháinig ~ air, when he was hard pressed.
crua2, f. (gs. ~).Hardness.
crua3, a3. Hard. 1. Firm, solid. Talamh ~, hard ground. Clúdach ~, hard cover. Chomh ~ le cloch, as hard as stone. 2. Difficult. Ceist chrua, difficult question. Fadhb chrua le réiteach, difficult problem to solve. ~ le déanamh, hard to do. 3. Strenuous. Rás ~, hard race. Troid, coimhlint, chrua, hard fight, contest. Tarraingt chrua, hard pull. Ag obair go ~, working hard. 4. Tight. Greim ~, tight grip. Snaidhm chrua, fast knot. 5. Forceful. Buille ~, hard blow. 6. Hard to bear. Saol ~, hard life, times. 7. Severe. Aimsir chrua, severe weather. Lá ~ geimhridh, hard winter’s day. Oíche chrua sheaca, hard frosty night. 8. Harsh, unfeeling. Croí ~, hard heart. Duine ~ cadránta, hard obstinate person. Ná bí ~ air, leis, don’t be hard on him. 9. Stingy. ~ faoi airgead, stingy about money. 10. Hardy. Gasúr caol ~, thin hardy boy. ~ gasta, hard and swift. ~ láidir, tough and strong. 11. Uisce ~, hard water. 12. Deoch chrua, drink of strong spirits. Deoch a ól ~, to take a drink neat. 13. Med:~ sa chorp, sa bholg, constipated. 14. (In phrases) Rachaidh sé ~ air, it will go hard with him. Bhí lá ~ agam (leo), I had a hard day of it (dealing with them). Tá sé ~ air a chlann a thógáil, he finds it hard to rear his family. Tá sé ~ air a bheith chomh láidir leat, he is hardly as strong as you. Chuaigh mé go bog is go ~ air, I tried every means of persuasion with him. Lámh chrua a choinneáil le duine, to treat s.o. harshly. S.a. arán 1, braon 1(b), ceann11(k), téad 1(b).