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duro

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Hear it

adjectiveslang
  1. hard
  2. tough, harsh
  3. stringyof food
  4. full-size
  5. erect
nounmasculine
  1. hardness

Forms

adjective

masculine singularduro
femininedura
masculine pluralduri
feminine pluraldure
superlativedurissimo

noun

singularduro
pluralduri

Used in the library

  • A mezzogiorno il ghiaccio è duro e non tiene più niente.At midday the ice is hard and holds nothing any more.A2Le tracce nella neve (1) — Tracks in the snow (1) (A2)
  • Lo chiamavano "Bestia", perché accettava i lavori più duri per pochi soldi.They called him "Beast", because he took the hardest jobs for little money.A2Rosso Malpelo
  • Il silenzio religioso delle sei dura poco.The religious silence of six o'clock lasts a short time.B1Di nuovo, per favore (17) — Again, please (17) (B1)
  • Un bicchiere di cristallo al campeggio non dura un'estate.A crystal glass at the campsite doesn't last a summer.B1Di nuovo, per favore (18) — Again, please (18) (B1)

Other ways to say it

  • drittostraight, direct; upright, erect, straight
  • erettoerect, upright
  • sodohard, firm
  • solidosolid (not fluid); solid, strong, firm, sound
  • turgidoturgid, swollen

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