dura

/ˈduɾa/, [ˈd̪u.ɾa]

hard


Examples
  • Sé que he sido dura contigo.

    I know I've been hard on you.

  • La fealdad tiene una ventaja sobre la belleza: dura.

    Ugliness has one advantage over beauty: it lasts.

  • Ella es dura con él.

    She is hard on him.

  • La vida es dura, pero yo soy más dura.

    Life is hard, but I am harder.

  • Él se pasó con la mano dura.

    He erred on the side of severity.

  • Ella me dio una patada dura en la pierna derecha.

    She gave me a hard kick on my right leg.

  • Nada dura para siempre.

    Nothing lasts forever.

  • La carne está dura.

    The meat is tough.

  • ¿Cuánto dura un partido de baloncesto?

    How long does a basketball game last?

  • Los mejores estudiantes de matemáticas también están ahí, y la competencia es dura.

    The best math students are there too, and the competition is strong.

  • Nuestra profesora es muy dura de cabeza, ¿o no?

    Our teacher is a real idiot.

  • Él vivió una vida dura.

    He lived a hard life.

  • El salario es como la menstruación. Llega cada mes pero solo dura una semana.

    A paycheque is like menstruation. It comes once a month but only lasts a week.

  • La película dura dos horas y media.

    The movie is two and a half hours long.

  • Tenemos que adaptarnos a la dura realidad actual.

    We must adapt to today's harsh realities.

  • La amistad verdadera dura por siempre.

    True friendships last forever.

  • La pintura estaba un poco dura, así que tuve que revolverla.

    The paint was a little hard, so it had to be stirred.

  • La obra dura dos horas y media.

    The play lasts two and a half hours.

  • La vida es dura sin tarjeta de crédito.

    Life without a credit card is hard.

  • ¿Cuánto tiempo dura?

    How long does it take?


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