durar

last, to last


Verb durar (first-person singular present duro, first-person singular preterite duré, past participle durado)

  1. to last
    Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos.
    A football match lasts 90 minutes.
  2. to take time

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Examples
  • Tal vez esto no va a durar.

    Maybe it's not going to last.

  • Ese momento pareció durar una eternidad.

    It felt like that moment lasted an eternity.

  • Ni la alegría ni el dolor pueden durar para siempre.

    Neither joy nor sorrow can last forever.

  • «¿Cuánto tiempo va a durar la reunión?» «Dos horas.»

    "How long will the meeting last?" "For two hours."

  • No sé cuánto va a durar esta situación.

    I don't know how long this situation is going to last.

  • Trata de hacerlo durar un poco más.

    Try to make it last a little longer.

  • Tom no sabe cuánto va a durar la fiesta.

    Tom doesn't know how long the party is going to last.

  • Algunas personas parecían pensar que los buenos tiempos iban a durar para siempre.

    Some people seemed to think the good times were going to last forever.

  • Algo me dice que ellos no van a durar mucho.

    Something tells me they aren't going to last long.

  • ¿Cuánto va a durar más o menos?

    How long does it last more or less?

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