La Palabra del Día: "duro"
duro ( doo'-roh )
adjective ( hard )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
1. Dejé el pan afuera anoche y ahora está duro como una roca.
I left the bread uncovered last night and now it's hard as a rock.
2. Hay que trabajar duro para ser competitivo en este mercado laboral.
You have to work hard to be competitive in this job market.
Until we have an official Spanish corrector, please help with any suggestions to the Spanish sentences as you are able. It is very much appreciated. Thank you all for being here at SD and for participating in La Palabra Del Dia!
20 Answers
Vale la pena trabajar duro para establecer un matrimonio estable y amoroso.
It is worth it to work hard to establish a stable and loving marriage.
A buen hambre no hay pan duro.
Anything tastes good when you're hungry.
Para enseñar a los demás, primero has de hacer tú algo muy duro: has de enderezarte a ti mismo. (Buda)
To teach other people, first, you have to make hard work: you hace to straighten yourself.
(sorry the bad traslation, I'm traying to learn)
The diamond is the hardest natural material. Sometimes it is call 'the king of the gemstones'. It is so hard that it is the only thing that is able to cut glass. Diamonds are no longer used only in jewellery. Nowadays you can also see a diamond car, a golf or a football ball, or even chess figures with diamonds.
El diamante es el material natural más duro. A veces se llama 'el rey de las gemas'. Es tan duro que es la única cosa que puede cortar el vidrio. Los diamantes ya no se utilizan solamente en joyería. Hoy en día se puede ver también un coche de diamante, una pelota de golf o de fútbol o hasta figuras de ajedrez con diamantes.
a diamond golf ball
A veces la vida es dura.
At times, life is hard.
Para preparar una verdadera ensalada rusa también necesita huevos duros.
To prepare a real Russian salad you also need hard-boiled eggs .
I knew our marriage would be hard when we singed each other with the unity candles. Yo sabía que nuestro matrimonio sería duro cuando nos chamuscamos mutuamente con las velas de la unidad.
I love a beautiful hardwood floor.
Me encanta un hermoso piso de madera dura.
Usamos llantas más o menos duras acuedadas del asfalto de la pista, para evitar desgaste anormal.
We use softer or harder tires appropriate to the surface of the track to avoid abnormal wear.
"The man who can make hard things easy is the educator."(Ralph Waldo Emerson).
El hombre que puede hacer cosas duras fáciles es el educador.
Harina dura hace la mejor pasta.
Hard flour makes the best pasta.
Esta bebé ha estado trabajando demasiado duro y está a punto de rendirse.
This baby has been working too hard and is about to give up.
Trabajo duro construye carácter.
Hard work builds character.
¡El trabajo duro da resultado, recibe peniques por hora!
Hard work pays off, receive pennies per hour!
"Ella trabaje duro por el dinero"
"She works hard for the money"
(Anyone remember that song???) 
