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durão

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See also: durao

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From duro-ão.

Adjective

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durão (feminine durona, masculine plural durões, feminine plural duronas)

  1. (colloquial) tough (in character); brave
  2. Augmentative of duro

Noun

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durão m (plural durões, feminine durona, feminine plural duronas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a tough guy
    Ele dá uma de durão, mas no fundo é muito emotivo e chora com qualquer filme comovente.
    He acts like he's the tough guy, but deep down he's very emotional and cries at any moving film.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: du‧rão

Verb

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durão

  1. Obsolete spelling of duram.