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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