🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

duradouro

Pronunciation / Transliteration: du-ɾa-do-ɾu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Enduring/ɪnˈdʊr.ɪŋ/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles construíram uma amizade duradoura."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Continuing for a long time; durable and lasting.

    "The two leaders forged an enduring friendship based on mutual respect."
As verb
  1. 1

    Present participle of endure; suffering patiently or remaining in existence.

    "She showed remarkable strength while enduring the hardships of winter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'endure', tracing back through Middle English 'enduren' from Old French 'endurer', ultimately rooted in the Latin 'indurare' (to make hard), from 'in-' (in, upon) plus 'durus' (hard, lasting). Over time, the meaning shifted from physical hardening to the capacity to persist and withstand hardship over long durations.

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