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duro

hard, tough

adjective DOO-rroh Less Common

Origin: From Latin durus, 'hard'.

Also means

harsh, difficult

Usage Note

Duro describes physical hardness (piedra dura) as well as difficulty or harshness (una vida dura, a tough life). As an adverb it means 'hard' (trabajar duro, to work hard). The idiom dar duro means 'to hit hard'. Do not confuse with difícil, which focuses purely on difficulty rather than toughness.

Examples

"El camino es largo y duro."

Natural Translation

The road is long and hard.

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