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dur

hard

adjective DYUR Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin durus (hard, tough).

Also means

tough

Usage Note

Dur describes both physical hardness and figurative difficulty or harshness. The feminine form is dure. It also functions as an adverb meaning 'hard' (travailler dur = to work hard). The adverb durement means 'harshly,' and endurer (to endure) shares the Latin root.

Examples

"Ce travail est vraiment dur."

Natural Translation

This work is really hard.

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