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Meaning of hard water | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Cymraeg dŵr caled
Deutsch hartes Wasser
Español agua dura
Français eau dure
Gaeilge uisce crua
ગુજરાતી કઠિન પાણી
Bahasa Indonesia air sadah
日本語 硬水
한국어 경수 센물
Bahasa Melayu air liat
Nederlands hard water
Polski twarda woda
Português água dura
Română apă dură
Русский жёсткая вода́
ไทย น้ำกระด้าง
Türkçe sert su
Tiếng Việt nước cứng

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hard wheat hard white hard word hard work hard X-ray hard yakka

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