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durement

harshly

adverb dyoor-MAHN Rare
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Origin: from 'dur' (hard) + '-ment'

Also means

hard, severely

Usage Note

Durement means in a hard or harsh manner and is used with verbs like frapper (to hit), toucher (to affect), or éprouver (to test). The related adjective dur has the feminine dure and colloquially means tough or difficult as well as hard.

Examples

"Cette famille a été durement touchée par la crise."

Natural Translation

This family was harshly affected by the crisis.

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