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duro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • hardball noun Baseball, as distinguished from softball — or, more commonly, tough, uncompromising tactics.
  • hardcore adj Deeply committed or dedicated to something, often to an extreme degree.
  • harsh adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
  • loud adj Producing a lot of sound; not quiet.
  • rough adj Having an uneven or bumpy surface; not smooth.
  • rugged adj Having a rough, uneven, or harsh terrain.
  • stale adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
  • stark adj Severe, bare, or bleak in appearance.
  • stiff adjective Rigid; not easily bent or moved.

Senses

duro is used for these senses in English:

  • dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • hard Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
  • hard Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
  • hard-boiled Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg)
  • hardcore (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
  • hardcore Resistant to change.
  • hardcore (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.
  • loud (of a sound) Of great intensity.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

hard — full definition

  1. adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  2. adj Difficult; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or endurance.
  3. adj Severe, harsh, or lacking sympathy.
  4. adv With a lot of force or effort.

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