dur

Meaning

1. hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
2. hard (not soft)
3. hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
4. harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
5. harsh (of a penstroke)

hard

tough

become hard

very hard

hard man

half-ripe

make hard

become dry

hardfisted

très dur

arrache-pied

devenir sec

éreintant

être méchant

être sec

penible

rendre dur

rigoriste

sans coeur

sans scrupule

tanné

écriture brouillonne

comme du cuir

de bonne qualité

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dyʁ/

Inherited from Old French, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (“hard, fast”).

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Sentences

C’est en travaillant dur qu’il a

réussi .

It was by working hard that he succeeded.

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