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Portuguese citations of duro
Noun: "not soft"
Noun: "difficult"
1899, Machado de Assis, chapter XX, in Dom Casmurro, Obliqpress, published 2013:Era muito duro subir uma ladeira de joelhos; devia feril-os por força. A Terra-Santa ficava muito longe. As missas eram numerosas, podiam empenhar-me outra vez a alma....- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun: "severe"
1890, Aluísio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:Proprietário e estabelecido por sua conta, o rapaz atirou-se à labutação ainda com mais ardor, possuindo-se de tal delírio de enriquecer, que afrontava resignado as mais duras provações.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun: "unfriendly person"
13th c., “Don Beeito, home duro”, João Airas de Santiago (lyrics):