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dur·ing  (drng, dyr-)
prep.
1. Throughout the course or duration of: suffered food shortages during the war.
2. At some time in: was born during a blizzard.
[Middle English, from present participle of duren, to last, from Old French durer, from Latin drre; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]
during
prep
throughout or within the limit of (a period of time) [Latin durare to last]
Translations
Spanish during [ˈdjuərɪŋ] prep → durante
French during [ˈdjuərɪŋ] prep → pendant, au cours de
German during [ˈdjuərɪŋ] prep → während +gen
Italian during [ˈdjuərɪŋ] prep → durante, nel corso di
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