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duro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "duro"

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈduɾo/
  • Syllabification: du‧ro
  • Rhymes: -uɾo

Adjective

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duro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras)

  1. hard

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  • “duro”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

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Verb

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duro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of durar

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish duro.

Noun

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duro m (plural duros)

  1. (colloquial, historical) coin worth 5 pesetas

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Verb

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duro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of durar

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).

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Adjective

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duro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras)

  1. hard; rigid
    Antonyms: brando, mol
  2. tough, harsh
    John Wayne representaba o arquetípico tipo duro ― John Wayne played the archetypical tough guy part
  3. hard, tough (difficult)
    Synonym: difícil
    • 2019 August 13, Ruth Fernández, “A lembranza dos avós”, in Galicia Hoxe‎[1], archived from the original on 26 October 2019:
      É moi duro dicir adeus, ese adeus para sempre que desgarra o corazón.
      It's very hard to say goodbye, that goodbye forever that breaks your heart.
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Adverb

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duro

  1. hard (with much force or effort)

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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duro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of durar

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ro/
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  • Rhymes: -uro
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ro

Adjective

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duro (feminine dura, masculine plural duri, feminine plural dure, superlative durissimo)

  1. hard
  2. tough, harsh
  3. stringy (of food)
  4. full-size
  5. (vulgar, slang, referring to a penis) erect

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Derived terms

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Verb

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duro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of durare

Noun

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duro m (plural duri)

  1. hardness

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From dūrus (“hard”) +‎ -ō (denominative).

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    dūrō (present infinitive dūrāre, perfect active dūrāvī, supine dūrātum); first conjugation

    1. (transitive) to harden, make hard
      Synonym: obdūrō
      Antonyms: lēniō, dēlēniō, commītigō, mītigō, levō, allevō, alleviō
    2. (intransitive) to last or endure
      Synonyms: maneō, cōnsistō, obdūrō
      • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.207:
        Durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis.
        Endure, and preserve yourselves for better things.
    3. to dry
      Synonyms: siccō, coquō
      Antonyms: rigō, imbuō, perfundō
    4. (Medieval Latin) to extend (to)
    5. (transitive) to make insensible, dull, blunt
    6. (transitive) to bear, endure, resist
      Synonyms: tolerō, sufferō, perferō, sustineō, admittō, perpetior, subeō, recipiō, accipiō, sinō, patiō, sustentō, ferō
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       Conjugation of dūrō (first conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present dūrō dūrās dūrat dūrāmus dūrātis dūrant
    imperfect dūrābam dūrābās dūrābat dūrābāmus dūrābātis dūrābant
    future dūrābō dūrābis dūrābit dūrābimus dūrābitis dūrābunt
    perfect dūrāvī dūrāvistī,
    dūrāstī1     		dūrāvit,
    dūrāt1     		dūrāvimus,
    dūrāmus1     		dūrāvistis,
    dūrāstis1     		dūrāvērunt,
    dūrārunt,
    dūrāvēre1
    pluperfect dūrāveram,
    dūrāram1     		dūrāverās,
    dūrārās1     		dūrāverat,
    dūrārat1     		dūrāverāmus,
    dūrārāmus1     		dūrāverātis,
    dūrārātis1     		dūrāverant,
    dūrārant1
    future perfect dūrāverō,
    dūrārō1     		dūrāveris,
    dūrāris1     		dūrāverit,
    dūrārit1     		dūrāverimus,
    dūrārimus1     		dūrāveritis,
    dūrāritis1     		dūrāverint,
    dūrārint1
    passive present dūror dūrāris,
    dūrāre     		dūrātur dūrāmur dūrāminī dūrantur
    imperfect dūrābar dūrābāris,
    dūrābāre     		dūrābātur dūrābāmur dūrābāminī dūrābantur
    future dūrābor dūrāberis,
    dūrābere     		dūrābitur dūrābimur dūrābiminī dūrābuntur
    perfect dūrātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect dūrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect dūrātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present dūrem dūrēs dūret dūrēmus dūrētis dūrent
    imperfect dūrārem dūrārēs dūrāret dūrārēmus dūrārētis dūrārent
    perfect dūrāverim,
    dūrārim1     		dūrāverīs,
    dūrārīs1     		dūrāverit,
    dūrārit1     		dūrāverīmus,
    dūrārīmus1     		dūrāverītis,
    dūrārītis1     		dūrāverint,
    dūrārint1
    pluperfect dūrāvissem,
    dūrāssem1     		dūrāvissēs,
    dūrāssēs1     		dūrāvisset,
    dūrāsset1     		dūrāvissēmus,
    dūrāssēmus1     		dūrāvissētis,
    dūrāssētis1     		dūrāvissent,
    dūrāssent1
    passive present dūrer dūrēris,
    dūrēre     		dūrētur dūrēmur dūrēminī dūrentur
    imperfect dūrārer dūrārēris,
    dūrārēre     		dūrārētur dūrārēmur dūrārēminī dūrārentur
    perfect dūrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect dūrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — dūrā — — dūrāte —
    future — dūrātō dūrātō — dūrātōte dūrantō
    passive present — dūrāre — — dūrāminī —
    future — dūrātor dūrātor — — dūrantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present dūrāre dūrārī dūrāns —
    future dūrātūrum esse dūrātum īrī dūrātūrus dūrandus
    perfect dūrāvisse,
    dūrāsse1     		dūrātum esse — dūrātus
    future perfect — dūrātum fore — —
    perfect potential dūrātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    dūrandī dūrandō dūrandum dūrandō dūrātum dūrātū

    1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

    Derived terms
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    Descendants
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    • Italo-Dalmatian:
      • Dalmatian: dorur
      • Italian: durare
      • Venetan: durar
    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Catalan: durar
      • Old French: durer (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Occitan: durar
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Borrowings:

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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    dūrō

    1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dūrus

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    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -uɾu
    • Hyphenation: du‧ro

    Etymology 1

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).

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    duro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras, comparable, comparative mais duro, superlative o mais duro or duríssimo)

    1. hard (resistant to pressure; not soft)
    2. hard (difficult; not easy)
    3. unrelenting, unfriendly, severe, brutal, harsh
      • 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
        Proprietário e estabelecido por sua conta, o rapaz atirou-se à labutação ainda com mais ardor, possuindo-se de tal delírio de enriquecer, que afrontava resignado as mais duras provações.
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      • 13th c., “Don Beeito, home duro”, João Airas de Santiago (lyrics)‎[3]:
        Don Beeito, home duro, / foi beijar pelo obscuro / a mia senhor.
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    4. (Brazil, colloquial) broke, penniless (with little or no money)
      Synonyms: limpo, liso, teso
    5. (Brazil, colloquial, of a penis) erect
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    duro (comparable, comparative mais duro, superlative o mais duro)

    1. hard
      Ele trabalha duro.
      He works hard.

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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    duro

    1. first-person singular present indicative of durar

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).

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

    1. hard
      Antonym: blando
    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. (of a penis or person with a penis) hard, erect
    12. (cooking) hard-boiled
    13. (slang) hardcore
    14. (pornography) hardcore
    15. (Mexico) drunk, tipsy
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
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    Noun

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    duro m (plural duros)

    1. hardball (i.e. a no-nonsense attitude)
    3. (Spain, colloquial, historical) coin worth 5 pesetas
      Coordinate term: pela
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    duro

    1. first-person singular present indicative of durar

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    Compare turo.

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    durò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

    1. act of pricking something with a pin (or another pointed instrument)
      Synonyms: pagduro, pagtusok, pagturok
    2. puncture; prick (made by a sharp point)
    3. poking with one's finger (especially with condescension)
    4. (figurative) condescension toward someone (especially accompanied by finger-pointing)

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    dúró

    1. (intransitive) to wait
      Ìyá mi ń dúró dè wọ́n. ― My mum's waiting for them.
    2. (intransitive) to stay
      Lásìkò kòrónà yìí a gbọ́dọ̀ dúró sílé. ― In these corona times we must stay at home.
    3. (intransitive) to stand
      Ó dúró bí igi. ― It stood like a tree.
      Òdòdó róòsù dúró fún ìfẹ́. ― The rose stands for love.

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    • used with dè (for)

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