Sentence examples of "dur" in French with translation "tough"

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Ce steak est trop dur. This steak is too tough.
C'est un endroit dur. It's a tough place to be.
Il était dur de temps en temps. He gets tough at times.
Ce steak est aussi dur que de la semelle. This steak is as tough as shoe leather.
C'est dur de faire des prédictions, surtout concernant le futur ! It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future!
Le cœur lui-même n'est ni plus ni moins qu'un muscle gros et dur, ressemblant à du cuir. The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle.
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