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duro

/ˈduɾo/, [ˈd̪u.ɾo]

hard, lasted

Adjective duro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras) (superlative durísimo)

  1. hard
  2. firm, solid
  3. hard, difficult
  4. tough, resilient, strong
  5. harsh, cruel, severe
  6. unbearable, heavy
  7. rude, offensive
  8. mean, stingy, ungenerous
  9. rough, uncouth
  10. stiff, rigid
  11. (cooking) hard-boiled
  12. (colloquial) hardcore
  13. (Mexico) drunk, tipsy

Noun duro m (plural duros)

  1. hardball (i.e. a no-nonsense attitude)
  2. (Spain, colloquial) a coin worth 5 pesetas

Verb duro

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of durar

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Examples

  • Era duro como piedra.

    It was hard as rock.

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  • Fue duro terminar el trabajo.

    It was tough to finish the work.

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  • Mi hijo está trabajando duro en el campo ahora mismo.

    My son is working hard on the field right now.

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  • La capacidad de trabajar duro es una característica admirable, pero la capacidad de relajarse es igualmente importante.

    The ability to work hard is an admirable quality, but the ability to relax is equally important.

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  • ¿Por qué no trabajas más duro?

    Why don't you work harder?

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  • De alguna manera ha sido un día duro.

    Somehow it's been a rough day.

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  • Él trabaja duro y nunca se queja.

    He works hard and never complains.

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  • Él no es vago, al contrario, pienso que trabaja duro.

    He's not lazy. On the contrary, I think he's a hard worker.

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  • El profesor nos advirtió que el test sería duro.

    The teacher warned us that the test would be hard.

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  • Tengo que trabajar duro para pasar la prueba.

    I have to work hard to pass the test.

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