kemény dió

Hungarian

Etymology

kemény (“hard”) + dió (“nut”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛmeːɲdiʲoː]

Noun

kemény dió (plural kemény diók)

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

Declension
  • See at dió. The adjective kemény is not declined but may be used in comparative:
    keményebb dió ― a harder nut to crack

Synonyms
  • (challenging problem): fogas kérdés
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