se durcir, v.r., to harden, to indurate, to grow hard.
durcir, v.n., to harden, to become hard; to stiffen; to indurate.
durcissement (-sis-mān), n.m., hardening, stiffening; induration.
dure, n.f., bare ground; bare floor, bare board. Coucher sur la —; to sleep on the ground, on the bare floor.
durée, n.f., duration, continuance. Être de longue —e; to be durable.
durement (dur-mān), adv., hard; hardly, harshly, sharply, roughly, rigorously.
dure-mère, n.f., (n.p.) (anat.) dura mater.
durer, v.n., to last, to continue; to remain; to endure; to stand, to subsist. Une étoffe qui dure; a stuff that wears well. Le temps lui dure; time hangs heavy upon him. Ne pouvoir — en place; to be unable to sit still. Faire vie qui dure; to take care of one’s money, to think of the morrow. Ne pouvoir — dans sa peau; to be ready to jump out of one’s skin.
duret, -te, adj., (l.u.) somewhat hard, rather tough, toughish.