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1 dura
f., (m. - duro)* * *
Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar)
dura es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
dura
durar
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?
c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a
durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
duro,-a
I adjetivo
1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
III adverbio hard
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
' dura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- duro
- guarnición
- tarde
- bimestral
- cara
- durar
- faena
- ley
- madera
- mano
- realidad
- semestre
English:
arduous
- day trip
- duration
- hard
- hard line
- heavy-handed
- long
- nightlong
- strong-arm
- take
- tough
- all
- forever
- line
- rusk
- skin
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2 dura realidad
(n.) = fact of life, harsh realityEx. Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with.Ex. Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.* * *(n.) = fact of life, harsh realityEx: Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with.
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3 dura experiencia
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4 dura experiencia
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5 mano dura
f.firm hand, firmness, governing hand, iron hand.* * *a firm hand* * *(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx. Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.Ex. The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.* * *(n.) = iron fist, iron handEx: Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election.
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6 cabeza dura
f. & m.hardheaded person, intransigent, bolthead, stubborn person.* * ** * *a) masculino y femenino (fam): es un cabeza dura he's so stubborn o (colloq) pigheadedb) adjetivo pigheaded (colloq), stubborn* * *(adj.) = pigheadedEx. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.* * *a) masculino y femenino (fam): es un cabeza dura he's so stubborn o (colloq) pigheadedb) adjetivo pigheaded (colloq), stubborn* * *(adj.) = pigheadedEx: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
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7 cara dura
f.shamelessness, chutzpah, hutzpa, hutzpah.* * *figurado cheek, nerve■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!* * *(n.) = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessnessEx. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.* * *(n.) = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessnessEx: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable. -
8 droga blanda/dura
droga blanda/durasoft/hard drug -
9 ser un cabeza dura
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10 droga dura
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11 lámina dura
f.lamina dura. -
12 de línea dura
(adj.) = hard-lineEx. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.* * *(adj.) = hard-lineEx: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
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13 edición en cubierta dura
(n.) = hardback, hardcoverEx. This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export.Ex. Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.* * *(n.) = hardback, hardcoverEx: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export.
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14 la parte más dura de
= brunt of, theEx. However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.* * *= brunt of, theEx: However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.
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15 madera dura
f.hardwood.* * *(n.) = hardwoodEx. Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.* * *(n.) = hardwoodEx: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
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16 mano blanda y mano dura
Ex. The article is entitled 'TI: Carrots and sticks, profits and risks'.* * *Ex: The article is entitled 'TI: Carrots and sticks, profits and risks'.
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17 menos blandeces y más mano dura
= less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stickEx. The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.* * *= less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stickEx: The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.Spanish-English dictionary > menos blandeces y más mano dura
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18 pornografía dura
f.hard porn.* * *(n.) = hard core pornographyEx. Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material ( hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.* * *(n.) = hard core pornographyEx: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material ( hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
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19 prueba dura
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20 puño de hierro, mano de hierro, mano dura
(n.) = iron handEx. The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.* * *(n.) = iron handEx: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
Spanish-English dictionary > puño de hierro, mano de hierro, mano dura
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