This is the 4136th most frequent Catalan word.
dures
"Hard" or "tough."
Here, 'dures' is used as an adjective to describe the feminine plural noun 'condicions', meaning difficult or harsh.
Les condicions del contracte són molt dures.
The contract conditions are very harsh.
In this context, 'dures' serves as an adjective to describe the feminine plural noun 'pomes', meaning harder in terms of physical texture.
Aquestes pomes són més dures que les altres.
These apples are harder than the others.
In this usage, 'dures' characterizes the feminine plural noun 'feines', referring to hard or laborious work.