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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDuracao
/duɾaˈsãw/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The length of time that something continues or lasts.
"The duration of the movie was over two hours." - 2
A specified period during which something occurs.
"The duration of the event was extended due to popular demand."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'duração' originates from the Latin 'duratio', which means 'duration' or 'continuance'. It evolved through Old Portuguese before being adopted into modern Portuguese, retaining its meaning related to the length of time something lasts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Duracao" is said worldwide
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durée
Transliteration: dyʁe
"La durée du film était de plus de deux heures."
Dauer
Transliteration: ˈdaʊ̯ɐ
"Die Dauer des Films betrug über zwei Stunden."
durata
Transliteration: duˈrata
"La durata del film era di oltre due ore."
duración
Transliteration: duɾaˈθjon
"La duración de la película fue de más de dos horas."
duração
Transliteration: duɾaˈsãw
"A duração do filme foi de mais de duas horas."
अवधि
Transliteration: avadhi
"फिल्म की अवधि दो घंटे से अधिक थी।"
持续时间
Transliteration: chíxù shíjiān
"电影的持续时间超过两个小时。"
지속 시간
Transliteration: jisok sigan
"영화의 지속 시간은 두 시간 이상이었습니다."
期間
Transliteration: kikan
"映画の期間は2時間を超えていました。"
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