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duro meaning in English

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duro adjective

erect(vertical in position)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈrekt] [US: ɪ.ˈrekt]

harsh [harsher, harshest](severe or cruel)
adjective
[UK: hɑːʃ] [US: ˈhɑːrʃ]
You're harsh. = Lei è duro.

severe [severer, severest](very bad or intense)
adjective
[UK: sɪ.ˈvɪə(r)] [US: sə.ˈvɪr]
His patience had been severely tried. = La sua pazienza era stata messa a dura prova.

stark [starker, starkest]((obsolete) hard, firm; obdurate)
adjective
[UK: stɑːk] [US: ˈstɑːrk]

stern [sterner, sternest](having a hardness and severity of nature or manner)
adjective
[UK: stɜːn] [US: ˈstɝːn]

stiff [stiffer, stiffest](colloquial: harsh, severe)
adjective
[UK: stɪf] [US: ˈstɪf]

tough [tougher, toughest](difficult to chew)
adjective
[UK: tʌf] [US: ˈtəf]
John was tough. = John era duro.

duro noun
{m}

macho man(masculine man)
noun

tough [toughs]noun
[UK: tʌf] [US: ˈtəf]
John was tough. = John era duro.

duro adjective
{m}

hard [harder, hardest](resistant to pressure)
adjective
[UK: hɑːd] [US: ˈhɑːrd]
He is used to hard work. = È abituato al lavoro duro.

duro colpo noun
{m}

whammy(a serious or devastating setback)
noun
[UK: ˈwæ.mi] [US: ˈwæ.mi]

durona noun
{f}

clingstone(stone fruit)
noun
[UK: ˈklɪŋ.stəʊn] [US: ˈklɪŋˌstoʊn]

durone noun
{m}

corn [corns](type of callus)
noun
[UK: kɔːn] [US: ˈkɔːrn]

cianammiduro noun
{m}

cyanimidenoun

Dorsoduro proper noun

Dorsoduro(sestieri of Venice)
proper noun

grano duro noun
{m}

durum wheat(hard variety of wheat)
noun
[UK: ˈdʊ.rəm ˈwiːt] [US: ˈdʊ.rəm ˈhwiːt]

ioduro noun
{m}

iodide [iodides](binary compound)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪə.daɪd] [US: ˈaɪə.ˌdaɪd]

osso duro noun
{m}

tall order(big job, difficult challenge)
noun
[UK: tɔːl ˈɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈtɒl ˈɔːr.dər]

tough cookie(person who can endure physical or mental hardship)
noun

palato duro noun
{m}

hard palate [hard palates](tissue)
noun
[UK: hɑːd ˈpæ.lət] [US: ˈhɑːrd ˈpæ.lət]

quando il gioco si fa duro phrase

when the going gets tough, the tough get going(in difficult times the strong-willed take action)
phrase

segno duro noun
{m}

hard sign(Cyrillic letter "Ъ/ъ")
noun

tenere duro verb

stick to one's guns(to maintain one's viewpoint when faced with opposition)
verb
[UK: stɪk tuː wʌnz ɡʌnz] [US: ˈstɪk ˈtuː wʌnz ˈɡənz]

tetraioduro noun
{m}

tetraiodide(an iodide with four iodine atoms)
noun

tetraioduro di carbonio noun

carbon tetraiodide(the halogenated hydrocarbon tetraiodomethane)
noun