Hard - Dur (The 1029th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Hard is Dur. This word often comes up when talking about measures, materials & quality, lifestyle & free time, emotions. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1029th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as adjective, adverb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: hard

French: dur

Examples


Don't be so hard on your son.	Ne soyez pas si dur avec votre fils.
You have to work very hard	Tu dois travailler très dur
I know it's been really hard for you.	Je sais que ça a été vraiment dur pour toi.
I know it might be hard.	Je sais que ça risque d'être dur.
You don't have to work so hard.	Vous ne devez pas travailler si dur.
My father is so old that he is hard of hearing.	Mon père est si vieux qu'il est dur d'oreille.
I have to work hard to pass the test.	Je dois travailler dur pour réussir le test.
It was harder than I expected.	Ce fut plus dur que je ne le pensais.

If he will not work hard, he will be fired.	S'il ne travaille pas dur, on le virera.
He has to work hard in order to support his family.	Il doit travailler dur pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille.
You cannot make a good mark without working hard.	Vous ne pouvez pas faire une bonne note sans travailler dur.
Work hard so that you can succeed.	Travaillez dur pour réussir.
The bread is old and hard.	Le pain est vieux et dur.
They will be working hard on the field tomorrow.	Ils travailleront dur sur le terrain demain.
It was hard as rock.	C'était dur comme de la pierre.
I know that I've been hard on you.	Je sais que j'ai été dur avec toi.
This bed is too hard to sleep on.	Ce lit est trop dur pour y dormir.
My hard drive is almost full.	Mon disque dur est presque plein.
You work hard	Tu bosses dur
You work too hard.	Tu travailles trop dur.
You are working too hard. Take it easy for a while.	Tu travailles trop dur. Repose-toi un peu.