duro
Aragonese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAkin to Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editduro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras)
References
edit- “duro”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Asturian
editVerb
editduro
Catalan
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editduro m (plural duros)
- (colloquial, historical) coin worth 5 pesetas
Etymology 2
editVerb
editduro
Further reading
edit- “duro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Galician
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editduro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras)
- hard; rigid
- tough, harsh
- John Wayne representaba o arquetípico tipo duro ― John Wayne played the archetypical tough guy part
- hard, tough (difficult)
- Synonym: difícil
- 2019 August 13, Ruth Fernández, “A lembranza dos avós”, in Galicia Hoxe[1], archived from the original on 26 October 2019:
- É moi duro dicir adeus, ese adeus para sempre que desgarra o corazón.
- It's very hard to say goodbye, that goodbye forever that breaks your heart.
Related terms
editAdverb
editduro
- hard (with much force or effort)
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “duro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “duro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “duro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “duro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “duro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
edit- “duro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Etymology 2
editVerb
editduro
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editduro (feminine dura, masculine plural duri, feminine plural dure, superlative durissimo)
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editVerb
editduro
Noun
editduro m (plural duri)
Anagrams
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈduː.roː/, [ˈd̪uːroː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.ro/, [ˈd̪uːro]
Etymology 1
editFrom dūrus (“hard”) + -ō (denominative).
Verb
editdūrō (present infinitive dūrāre, perfect active dūrāvī, supine dūrātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to harden, make hard
- (intransitive) to last or endure
- to dry
- (Medieval Latin) to extend (to)
- (transitive) to make insensible, dull, blunt
- (transitive) to bear, endure, resist
Conjugation
edit1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editdūrō
References
edit- “duro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “duro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- durare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- duro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “durable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC..
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -uɾu
- Hyphenation: du‧ro
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).
Adjective
editduro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras, comparable, comparative mais duro, superlative o mais duro or duríssimo)
- hard (resistant to pressure; not soft)
- 1910, João Simões Lopes Neto, “No mais duro pau d'espinho”, in Cancioneiro Guasca:
- No mais duro pau d'espinho / Nasce uma rosa fragrante, / Quem não tem peito valoroso / Não conquista a lei de amante.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- hard (difficult; not easy)
- 1899, Machado de Assis, chapter XX, in Dom Casmurro[2], Obliqpress, published 2013:
- Era muito duro subir uma ladeira de joelhos; devia feril-os por força. A Terra-Santa ficava muito longe. As missas eram numerosas, podiam empenhar-me outra vez a alma....
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1927, Humberto de Campos, “O escravo coroado”, in O Brasil Anedótico:
- — Ah, meu senhor grande, — lamentava-se o mísero, — como é duro ser escravo!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- unrelenting, unfriendly, severe, brutal, harsh
- 1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
- Proprietário e estabelecido por sua conta, o rapaz atirou-se à labutação ainda com mais ardor, possuindo-se de tal delírio de enriquecer, que afrontava resignado as mais duras provações.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 13th c., “Don Beeito, home duro”, João Airas de Santiago (lyrics)[3]:
- Don Beeito, home duro, / foi beijar pelo obscuro / a mia senhor.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Brazil, colloquial) broke, penniless (with little or no money)
- (Brazil, colloquial, of a penis) erect
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:duro.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editAdverb
editduro (comparable, comparative mais duro, superlative o mais duro)
- hard
- Ele trabalha duro.
- He works hard.
Further reading
edit- “duro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “duro”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “duro”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “duro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “duro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “duro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Etymology 2
editVerb
editduro
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:durar.
Further reading
edit- “duro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Spanish duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).
Adjective
editduro (feminine dura, masculine plural duros, feminine plural duras, superlative durísimo)
- hard
- Antonym: blando
- firm, solid
- hard, difficult
- tough, resilient, strong
- harsh, cruel, severe
- unbearable, heavy
- rude, offensive
- mean, stingy, ungenerous
- rough, uncouth
- stiff, rigid
- (of a penis or person with a penis) hard, erect
- (cooking) hard-boiled
- (slang) hardcore
- (pornography) hardcore
- (Mexico) drunk, tipsy
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editNoun
editduro m (plural duros)
- hardball (i.e. a no-nonsense attitude)
- (Spain, colloquial, historical) coin worth 5 pesetas
- Coordinate term: pela
Derived terms
edit- faltar el canto de un duro (“to be a close shave, to be a close call”)
- no importar lo duro, no importar cuan duro (“no matter how hard”)
- nadie da duros a pesetas (“you get what you pay for”)
- jugar duro (“to play hardball”)
Descendants
edit- → Catalan: duro
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editduro
Further reading
edit- “duro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Anagrams
editTagalog
editEtymology
editCompare turo.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈduɾoʔ/ [ˈd̪uː.ɾoʔ]
- Rhymes: -uɾoʔ
- Syllabification: du‧ro
Noun
editdurò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)
- act of pricking something with a pin (or another pointed instrument)
- puncture; prick (made by a sharp point)
- poking with one's finger (especially with condescension)
- (figurative) condescension toward someone (especially accompanied by finger-pointing)
Derived terms
editYoruba
editAlternative forms
edit- dúó (Oǹdó)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdúró
- (intransitive) to wait
- Ìyá mi ń dúró dè wọ́n. ― My mum's waiting for them.
- (intransitive) to stay
- Lásìkò kòrónà yìí a gbọ́dọ̀ dúró sílé. ― In these corona times we must stay at home.
- (intransitive) to stand
- Ó dúró bí igi. ― It stood like a tree.
- Òdòdó róòsù dúró fún ìfẹ́. ― The rose stands for love.
Usage notes
edit- used with dè (for)
Derived terms
edit- Aragonese terms inherited from Latin
- Aragonese terms derived from Latin
- Aragonese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Aragonese/uɾo
- Rhymes:Aragonese/uɾo/2 syllables
- Aragonese lemmas
- Aragonese adjectives
- Asturian non-lemma forms
- Asturian verb forms
- Catalan terms borrowed from Spanish
- Catalan terms derived from Spanish
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan colloquialisms
- Catalan terms with historical senses
- Catalan non-lemma forms
- Catalan verb forms
- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Galician terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician adjectives
- Galician terms with usage examples
- Galician terms with quotations
- Galician adverbs
- Galician non-lemma forms
- Galician verb forms
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/uro
- Rhymes:Italian/uro/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian adjectives
- Italian vulgarities
- Italian slang
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian verb forms
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms suffixed with -o (denominative)
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin lemmas
- Latin verbs
- Latin transitive verbs
- Latin intransitive verbs
- Latin terms with quotations
- Medieval Latin
- Latin first conjugation verbs
- Latin first conjugation verbs with perfect in -av-
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin adjective forms
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/uɾu
- Rhymes:Portuguese/uɾu/2 syllables
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Portuguese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese adjectives
- Portuguese comparable adjectives
- Portuguese terms with quotations
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Portuguese colloquialisms
- Portuguese adverbs
- Portuguese comparable adverbs
- Portuguese terms with usage examples
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese verb forms
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/uɾo
- Rhymes:Spanish/uɾo/2 syllables
- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish adjectives
- es:Cooking
- Spanish slang
- es:Pornography
- Mexican Spanish
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Peninsular Spanish
- Spanish colloquialisms
- Spanish terms with historical senses
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish verb forms
- es:Coins
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uɾoʔ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uɾoʔ/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba verbs
- Yoruba intransitive verbs
- Yoruba terms with usage examples