a hard-core Communist.
hard-core unemployment.
hard-core drugs.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hard-core — UK US (also hardcore) adjective [usually before noun] ► serious or difficult to deal with and unlikely to change: »Hard core unemployment usually results when a worker is disabled and is not able to work. »He will focus more on fighting hard core … Financial and business terms
hard core — ˈhard core noun [countable usually singular] those who are most involved or active in something, or who support something very strongly: • There is a hard core of users for videoconferencing, but it is certainly not a mass medium. * * * hard core … Financial and business terms
*hard-core — ● hard core adjectif invariable et nom masculin invariable (américain hard core pornography, pornographie dure, de hard, dur, et core, noyau) Se dit d un film pornographique où sont représentés des actes sexuels non simulés. ● hard core nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hard-core — hard|core [ˈha:dko: US ˈha:rdko:r] adj 1.) [only before noun] having an extreme way of life or an extreme belief that is very unlikely to change ▪ a hard core drug addict ▪ hard core racists 2.) hard core pornography magazines, films etc that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-core — hard|core [ˈha:dko: US ˈha:rdko:r] adj 1.) [only before noun] having an extreme way of life or an extreme belief that is very unlikely to change ▪ a hard core drug addict ▪ hard core racists 2.) hard core pornography magazines, films etc that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-core — [härd′kôr′] adj. 1. constituting or of a hard core 2. absolute; unqualified [a hard core radical] 3. explicit, rather than suggestive, in the portrayal of sexual acts; graphic [hard core pornography] … English World dictionary
hard-core — UK / US or hardcore UK [ˈhɑː(r)dˌkɔː(r)] / US [ˈhɑrdˌkɔr] adjective [usually before noun] 1) hard core pornography shows sex in a very detailed way that looks real, and often involves violence 2) very determined and completely unwilling to change … English dictionary
hard-core — hard′ core′ adj. 1) soc unswervingly committed; uncompromising: a hard core conservative[/ex] 2) pruriently explicit; graphically depicted: hard core pornography 3) cvb soc being so without apparent change or remedy; chronic: hard core… … From formal English to slang
hard core — [ aʀdkɔʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1975; expr. angl. des États Unis, de core « noyau », et hard « dur ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Genre pornographique explicite, obscène. ⇒ 2 … Encyclopédie Universelle
hard core — n [singular] BrE a) the small group of people that are most active within a group or organization ▪ the hard core of the Communist party b) a group of people who cannot be persuaded to change their behaviour or beliefs ▪ There is still a small… … Dictionary of contemporary English
