dura [doo'-rah]
noun
1Duration, continuance. (f)
adjective
1Hard, solid, firm, knotty.
- Más duro que una piedra -> as hard as nails
- Más duro que un mendrugo -> as tough as old boots
2Hard, vexatious, unbearable, unjust.
3Hard, oppressive, rigorous, cruel, hard-hearted, unmerciful.
- Ser duro con uno -> to be tough with somebody
4Stubborn, obstinate.
- Duro de mollera -> dense (lerdo); pig-headed (terco)
5Miserable, avaricious.
6Rude, ill-natured, harsh, peevish, rough, rugged of temper.
7Carrying a stiff sail (barco). (Nautical)
8(Pict.) Harsh and rough, opposite of delicate and soft.
- A duras penas -> with difficulty and labor
Tough (alimentos). Stale (pan). Harsh, unsonorous (música).
