Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hard-nosed
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Hard-nosed
hard-nosed
adjective Date: circa 1927 1. being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising 2. hardheaded 2, tough-minded
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1.
1. ам. разг. упрямый, непримиримый 2. ам. разг. вспыльчивый 3. ам. разг. трезвый, сугубо практичный; реалистичный hard-nosed businessman —- весьма практичный делец hard-nosed speech by a hard-nosed politician —- трезвая речь трезвого политика 4. ам. разг. некрасивый, уродливый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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3.
You use hard-nosed to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones. (INFORMAL) If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman. = unsentimental ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ adj usually before noun not affected by emotions, and determined to get what you want (a hard-nosed approach to business negotiations) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
{adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest. * /Joe's father was a hard-nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars./ * /Pete is a good boy; he plays hard-nosed football./ Compare: HARD-BOILED. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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