Usage examples of "dura" in Spanish with translation to English

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Ha llevado una vida dura. She's had a hard life.
¿Cuánto dura un partido de baloncesto? How long does a basketball game last?
Tenemos que adaptarnos a la dura realidad actual. We must adapt to today's harsh realities.
Los mejores estudiantes de matemáticas también están ahí, y la competencia es dura. The best math students are there too, and the competition is strong.
La primera vez no se le puso dura. The first time, she wasn't very firm with him.
Él vivió una vida dura. He lived a hard life.
La obra dura dos horas y media. The play lasts two and a half hours.
Este escritorio esta hecho de madera dura. This desk is made of hard wood.
La batería de mi portátil no dura tanto como antes. My laptop battery doesn't last as long as it used to.
La vida es dura sin tarjeta de crédito. Life without a credit card is hard.
Debes darte cuenta de que la prosperidad no dura para siempre. You must realize that prosperity does not last forever.
La vida es dura, pero yo soy más duro. Life is hard, but I am harder.
Esta cama es demasiado dura para dormir en ella. This bed is too hard to sleep on.
Cuanto más alto suban, más dura será la caída. The bigger they come, the harder they fall.
La pintura estaba un poco dura, así que tuve que revolverla. The paint was a little hard, so it had to be stirred.
La nieve se acumuló en el suelo, creando un gruesa y dura capa de hielo. The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.
Anoche colgué la ropa afuera para que se secara y por la mañana se ha congelado tan dura como una roca. I hung the laundry out to dry last night and by morning it had frozen hard as a rock.
No seas tan duro conmigo. Don't be too hard on me.
Su discurso duró tres horas. His speech lasted three hours.
Tom es un tipo duro. Tom is a tough guy.
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