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hardliner

A person who pursues an uncompromising policy.

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hardliner - a conservative who is uncompromising

conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

hardliner

noun extremist, radical, fanatic, zealot Unionist hardliners warned the President he would not be welcome.

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keményvonalas

avversario intransigente

hardliner

hard-liner [ˌhɑː^rdˈlaɪnə^r] n → jusqu'au-boutiste mfhard liquor n → alcools mpl forts
I never touch hard liquor → Je ne touche jamais aux alcools forts.hard luck

(= bad luck) → malchance f
We had a bit of hard luck this season → On a un peu joué de malchance cette saison.
to be hard luck on sb
It was hard luck on him → Ce n'était vraiment pas de chance pour lui., Ce n'était vraiment pas de bol pour lui.

excl → pas de chance, pas de bol hard-luck story hard luck story n → récit m des déboires

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hardliner

[ˌhɑːdˈlaɪnəʳ] n → sostenitore/trice or fautore/trice della linea dura

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