Sentence examples of "dure" in French

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Elle est dure avec eux. She is hard on them.
Tu dois comprendre que la prospérité ne dure pas éternellement. You must realize that prosperity does not last forever.
Il s'attendait à ce que la conversation dure longtemps. He expected that their talk was going to be long.
Plus dure sera la chute. The bigger they come, the harder they fall.
La floraison des cerisiers ne dure que quelques jours, une semaine tout au plus. Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.
Les insectes ont une peau dure. Insects have a hard skin.
La batterie de mon ordinateur portable ne dure plus aussi longtemps qu'elle en avait l'habitude. My laptop battery doesn't last as long as it used to.
La glace est trop dure à briser. The ice is too hard to crack.
La vie est un éclair, la beauté dure un jour ! Songe aux têtes de mort qui se ressemblent toutes. Life is but a flash of lightning, beauty lasts for a single day! Think about the skulls of the dead that are all alike.
Ne sois pas si dure avec toi-même. Don't be so hard on yourself.
Le son d'un baiser n'est pas aussi fort que celui d'un canon, mais son écho dure beaucoup plus longtemps. The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a deal longer.
Ne soyez pas si dure avec vous-même. Don't be so hard on yourself.
La remontrance de mon père était dure à encaisser. My father's admonishment was hard to bear.
La vie est dure, mais je suis encore plus dur. Life is hard, but I am harder.
Trop de pages rendent la vie dure à vos visiteurs. Too many pages makes life hard for your visitors.
Ne soyez pas aussi dure avec elle. Elle voulait bien faire. Don't be so hard on her. She meant well.
Ne sois pas aussi dure avec elle. Elle voulait bien faire. Don't be so hard on her. She meant well.
Nous apprécions votre dur labeur. We appreciate your hard work.
La pluie dura une semaine. The rain lasted a week.
Étudiez dur, et vous réussirez. Study hard, and you'll succeed.
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