Sentence examples of "durante" in Spanish with translation "for"

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Él siguió esperando durante horas. He kept waiting for hours and hours.
Llovió durante tres días seguidos. It kept raining for three days.
No he comido durante días. I haven't eaten for days.
Siguió lloviendo durante una semana. It kept on raining for a week.
Hemos estado esperando durante horas. We’ve been waiting for hours.
Ellos continuaron discutiendo durante horas. They went on arguing for hours.
Él trabajo durante varias horas. He worked for several hours.
Fui profesor durante quince años. I was a teacher for fifteen years.
Nevó durante diez días consecutivos. It snowed for ten consecutive days.
Discutimos durante horas qué poner. We disputed for hours about what to write.
Contemplé el mar durante horas. I gazed at the sea for hours.
Tom lloró durante una hora. Tom cried for an hour.
Lo esperé durante una hora. I'll wait for him for an hour.
Él trabajó durante cinco horas continuas. He worked for five hours on end.
Planeamos el día durante el desayuno. While having breakfast, we made a plan for the day.
He sido profesor durante 15 años. I have been a teacher for 15 years.
Everett habló durante casi dos horas. Everett spoke for almost two hours.
Ella os esperó durante dos horas. She waited for you for two hours.
Lleva deambulando por Europa durante meses. He has been wandering over Europe for months.
¿Dónde estuviste durante toda la tarde? Where were you for the whole afternoon?
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