Does the word hard in 'stop hard' mean 'suddenly'?

[Van Khanh]

1/ Does "hard" in "stop hard" mean "suddenly"?

Ex: The car stopped hard at the corner?

2/ Please read:

a.Turn hard right at the next junction.
b.Turn right hard at the next junction.

Does "hard" in (a) and (b)also mean "suddenly"?
What is the meaning of "right"?

(a) and (b) have the same meaning? What is the wrong sentence? Or both are right?

Thanks
K

[Yankee]

Hi K

Where did you get the "stop hard" sentence from? Is there more context? The sentence sounds a bit odd to me.

It sounds like it means that the driver applied sudden and intense pressure to the brake pedal (and, of course, that would result in a sudden stop).

Did you write the "hard right" sentences yourself?
If yes, what meaning did you have in mind when you wrote "right"?
If you didn't write the sentences yourself, what context did you find them in? Have you checked the dictionary definitions of hard? What do you think "right" means?

A
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[Van Khanh]

Hi,

1/
I saw "hard" in "stop hard" in a newspaper written by a Vietnamese journalist.
I can't find the meaning of "hard" in the dictionary and I posted this sentence in the forum. Personally, I thought this sentence with "stopped hard" strange. Do you think "stop hard" is a standard expression? If yes, what's its meaning? If no, what's its meaning? it's acceptable when writing?

2/I took the sentence Turn hard right at the next junction (a)in the Oxford dictionary when looking for the meaning of "hard". Personally, I think "right" is exactly.However, in the dictionary, people says:

Hard: at a sharp angle to the left/right.
But personally I think "hard" in both cases has the meaning of "suddenly". How do you think?

3/Does "right" herẽ have the meaning of "on or to the right side"?

4/If so, can I say:
Turn right hard at the next junction (b) ?

5/In this case, do (a) and (b) have the same meaning?

Thanks
K

[Tom]

It reminds me of a sentence of a movie:

(advice to heroine from hero)

"Ride hard; don't look back."

What does hard mean here?

Tom

[Van Khanh]

Hi Tom,

For the movie, there is a film called "Die harder".

Do you know what's the meaning of "harder"?

K

[Tom]

I think the movie's name is Die Hard, not Harder!. It simply means die, but not easily! :shock:

Old customs die hard...a famous saying in English

Tom

[Van Khanh]

Hi Tom,

What do Old customs die hard...mean?

K

[Yankee]

Hi Khahn

[Yankee]