User Contributed Dictionary
Etymology
present participle of dure.Pronunciation
Preposition
during- For all of a given time interval. Also all during.
- I lived with my parents during the 1970's.
- The shop was one of the few able to stay open during the war.
- I lived with my parents during the 1970's.
- Within a given time interval.
- I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980's.
- Many of the best examples were produced during the Restoration.
- I lived with my parents at several points during the 1980's.
Translations
for all of a given time interval
- Danish: i, gennem
- Dutch: gedurende
- Finnish: ajan (postpositional usage)
- French: durant, pendant
- German: während
- Italian: durante
- Portuguese: durante
- Russian: в течение (v t'ečénije), в (v)
- Spanish: durante, a lo largo de
- Swedish: under hela, genom hela (without interruptions)
within a given time interval
- Czech: během
- Danish: i løbet af, i, under
- Dutch: tijdens, in
- Finnish: aikana (postpositional usage)
- French: durant, pendant
- German: während
- Italian: durante
- Portuguese: durante
- Russian: в течение (v t'ečénije), во времена (vo vr'em'ená), при (pri)
- Spanish: durante, a lo largo de
- Swedish: under