Hard

meaning difficult, is like the French dur; as, “hard of hearing,” “qui a lʹoreille dure;” “a hard word,” “un terme dur;” “ʹtis a hard case,” “cʹest une chose bien dure;” “hard times,” “les temps sont durs;” so also “hardly earned,” “quʹon gagne bien durement;” “hard-featured,” “dont les traits sont durs;” “hard-hearted,” “qui a le cœur dur,” and many other phrases.