/dy.ʁɑ̃/
Translation
during, for
Word origin
Originally the present participle of the verb durer ('to last'), from Latin durare ('to harden, to endure'). The same root gives English 'durable' and 'endure'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- durare
- English cognates
- durable, endure
Examples
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During the night, the wind blew very hard.
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He lived in Paris for three years.
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During the meeting, nobody dared to speak.
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We walked for hours without stopping.
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Throughout the summer, it rained almost every day.
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