This is the 16035th most frequent Polish word.
twarde
"Hard" or "firm."
Twarde is used as an adjective describing a physical property of the table, 'hard'.
Stół jest twardy.
The table is hard.
Twarde is used metaphorically to describe a person's character or resilience, 'tough'.
Musisz być twardy w trudnych sytuacjach.
You need to be tough in difficult situations.
Twarde describes the texture of the bread, 'hard', usually implying it is old or overbaked.