duro

Meaning

Adj

1. hard
2. firm, solid
3. hard, difficult
4. tough, resilient, strong
5. harsh, cruel, severe
6. unbearable, heavy
7. rude, offensive
8. mean, stingy, ungenerous
9. rough, uncouth
10. stiff, rigid
11. hard, erect
12. hard-boiled
13. (slang) hardcore
14. hardcore
15. (Mexico) drunk, tipsy

Noun

1. (masculine) hardball (i.e. a no-nonsense attitude)
2. (Spain, colloquial, historical, masculine) coin worth 5 pesetas

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of durar

durar

1. to last
2. to take time

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Concepts

hard

tough

rough

stiff

difficult

solid

hardcore

adamant

hard-boiled

dour

strong

stern

stale

callous

harsh

unkind

arduous

cruel

firm

grim

gruelling

heartless

resistant

severe

stark

tight

pachydermatous

durable

cut

consistent

hardhearted

hard-hearted

hardness

chewy

healthy

⚕️

operose

heavy

inconvenient

indurate

infertile

knockout

laborious

mean

miserly

obdurate

punishing

stonyhearted

resistent

rigid

rigorous

Opposite of

blando

Synonyms

fuerte

severo

difícil

resistente

sólido

dificil

dura

vino astringente

crudo

inflexible

cruel

pasado

recio

violento

estricto

caprichoso

rígido

consistente

riguroso

rudo

seco

tacaño

teso

tieso

austero

brutal

cantera

correoso

despiadado

drogado

endurecido

esforzado

fatigoso

inhábil

inmaduro

insensible

intrépido

mezquino

muy duro

penoso

rancio

renuente

reseco

sin corazón

trabajoso

valeroso

vigoroso

infértil

duro y secado

muy resistente

Translations

dur

hart

duro

duro

dur

hard

difficile

difícil

fest

σκληρός

sévère

difficile

schwierig

schwer

Hyphenated as

du‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈduɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: duro

Inherited from Latin: dūrus

Cognate with Ancient Greek: δηρός

Cognate with Sanskrit: दूर

In summary

Inherited 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”). Compare English dour & English durable.