kemény dió

Hungarian

Etymology

kemény (“hard”) +‎ dió (“nut”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛmeːɲ ˌdijoː]

Noun

kemény dió (plural kemény diók)

  1. (idiomatic) hard nut to crack, toughie (a problem that is challenging to solve)
    Synonym: fogas kérdés
  2. (idiomatic) hard nut to crack (a situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with)

Declension
  • For the noun, see dió.
  • The adjective kemény is not declined but may be used in the comparative:
    keményebb dió ― a harder nut to crack
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