dures

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.

Ens hem despertat a les primeres llums del dia, com les dures feines del camp demanen.

We woke up at the first lights of the day, as the hard labors of the countryside demand.