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Durante


Du-ran′te

,
p
rep.
[L., abl. case of the p. pr. of
durare
to last.]
(Law)
During;
as,
durante vita
, during life;
durante bene placito
, during pleasure.

Definition 2024


Durante

Durante

See also: durante

Italian

Proper noun

Durante m

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.

Derived terms

References

  1. Durán; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, ISBN 978-84-670-2375-6

durante

durante

See also: Durante

Galician

Preposition

durante

  1. during

Ido

Verb

durante

  1. adverbial present active participle of durar

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Preposition

durante

  1. during

Italian

Preposition

durante

  1. during
  2. in the course of

Verb

durante

  1. present participle of durare

Ladino

Preposition

durante (Latin spelling)

  1. during

Latin

Participle

dūrante

  1. dative masculine singular of dūrāns
  2. dative feminine singular of dūrāns
  3. dative neuter singular of dūrāns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /du.ˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /du.ˈɾɐ̃.te/
    • (Carioca) IPA(key): /du.ˈɾɐ̃tʃ/
    • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /du.ˈɾɐ̃.ti/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrantem (enduring), from dūrō (last, endure), from dūrus (hard), from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (hard, fest).

Preposition

durante

  1. during (for all of a given time interval)
    O preço das maçãs subiu durante a guerra.
    The price of apples rose during the war.
  2. during (at any point within a given time interval)
    Um aluno dormiu durante a aula.
    A student fell asleep during class.
  3. for (introduces the duration of an occurrence)
    Corri durante vinte minutos hoje cedo.
    I ran for twenty minutes this morning.
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:durante.

Synonyms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Italian durante.

Noun

durante m (plural durantes)

  1. a type of glossy wool fabric

Spanish

Etymology

From the Latin durans.

Preposition

durante

  1. during
  2. for (as a duration)