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duras

/ˈduɾas/, [ˈd̪u.ɾas]

hard, tough

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Adjective duras

  1. feminine plural of duro

Verb duras

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of durar.

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Examples

  • No coma cosas duras, por favor.

    Don't eat hard foods.

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  • A duras penas se hacía entender.

    He could hardly make himself understood.

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  • Alguien dijo a las piedras: "Sed humanos!" Las piedras dijeron: "Aún no estamos suficientemente duras!"

    Someone said to the stones: "Be human." The stones said: "We are not hard enough yet."

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  • "Entonces, ¿usted está de acuerdo, alcaldesa?", balbuceó el abad, ocultando a duras penas su dicha.

    "So, do you agree, Madam Mayor?", stammered the abbot, barely hiding his joy.

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