harte Nuss
German, noun/ˈhaʁtə nʊs/
harte Nuss is spelled H-A-R-T-E-N-U-S-S (9 letters). Harte Nuss is a German feminine noun meaning “tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does harte Nuss mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetough nut to crack, hard nut to crack
- 2
feminineUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hart, Nuss.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of harte Nuss
- die harte Nuss definite nominative
- harter Nuss genitive
- der harten Nuss definite genitive
- harte Nüsse plural
- die harten Nüsse definite plural
- harter Nüsse genitive plural strong
- harten Nüssen dative plural strong
- harten Nüsse nominative plural weak
- harten Nuss genitive singular weak
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce harte Nuss?
- /ˈhaʁtə nʊs/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to harte Nuss
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.