Be hard up Meaning, Examples, Pronunciation & Usage

Be hard up

Meaning: To have very little money; to be in a difficult financial situation.

Estar sin dinero

Significado: Tener muy poco dinero; estar en una situación financiera difícil.

Estar apertado

Significado: Ter muito pouco dinheiro; estar numa situação financeira difícil.

Être dans la dèche

Signification: Avoir très peu d'argent ; être dans une situation financière difficile.

Knapp bei Kasse sein

Bedeutung: Sehr wenig Geld haben; in einer finanziell schwierigen Situation sein.

Essere al verde

Significato: Avere pochissimi soldi; essere in una situazione finanziaria difficile.

Zor durumda olmak

Anlam: Çok az parası olmak; maddi zorluk içinde olmak.

拮据

意思: 钱很少；处于经济困难中。

お金に困っている

意味: お金が乏しい状態。

돈에 쪼들리다

의미: 돈이 매우 부족한 상태.

Dialogue

15:45:10 - Can you lend me $20? I'm a bit hard up this week.

15:45:13 - Sure. I can help you out.

15:45:16 - Thanks. I'll pay you back on Friday.

15:45:19 - Don't worry about it.

18:50:22 - He's been hard up since he lost his job.

18:50:25 - That's really tough.

18:50:28 - He's trying to find work.

18:50:31 - I hope something comes up soon.

09:10:45 - I can't afford to go out tonight. I'm hard up right now.

09:10:48 - I understand. We can just stay in.

09:10:51 - That sounds like a good plan.

09:10:54 - I'll bring some snacks.

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