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durată
duration /duˈra.tə/
noun#3989 most common
Also: length (of time), lifespan, term
Example sentences
Filmul are o durată de două ore.
The movie has a duration of two hours.
Care este durata călătoriei?
What is the duration of the trip?
Durata contractului este de un an.
The duration of the contract is one year.
Bateria are o durată de viață mai lungă decât mă așteptam.
The battery has a longer lifespan than I expected.
Pe durata întregii ședințe, nimeni nu a spus nimic.
Throughout the entire meeting, no one said anything.
Autoritățile au prelungit starea de urgență pe o durată nedeterminată.
The authorities extended the state of emergency for an indefinite duration.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | durată | durate |
| Genitive | durate | durate |
| Accusative | durată | durate |
| Vocative | durată | durate |
Word family
a durato last, to take (a certain amount of time)
durabildurable, long-lasting
durabilitatedurability
îndurato endure, to bear
perdurabilenduring, lasting through time
Etymology
Durată was formed in Romanian from the verb a dura, meaning to last, on the model of the French noun durée. A dura itself descends from Latin durare, to harden or to last, which is related to durus, hard. The underlying idea is that something firm or solid holds up over time.
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