il dura

lasted

d y . ʁ a → durer
dur last, continue + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #27,583
lasted This is the literary past tense, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Le concert dura deux heures.
EN: The concert lasted two hours.
Conjugation of durer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third dura —

Il dura deux mois.

It lasted two months.

Et toute la nuit ce supplice dura.

And this torment lasted all night.

Ce fut amusant le temps que ça dura.

It was fun while it lasted.

Le banquet en l'honneur de la princesse Kaguya dura trois jours et trois nuits.

The banquet in honor of Princess Kaguya lasted for three days and three nights.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Le procès dura encore deux jours.

The trial lasted two more days.

Personne ne parla pendant le trajet, qui dura vingt minutes environ.

No one spoke during the journey, which lasted about twenty minutes.

Le règne de Philippe II dura quarante ans.

The reign of Philip II lasted forty years.

Cela ne dura qu'un moment.

It only lasted a moment.

La pluie dura une semaine.

The rain lasted for a week.

La pluie dura trois jours.

The rain lasted for three days.

La bataille dura une semaine.

The battle lasted a week.

Cela dura environ six mois.

It lasted about six months.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Notre association ne dura pas longtemps.

Our association did not last long.

La tempête dura deux jours.

The storm lasted two days.

Le concert dura à peu près trois heures.

The concert lasted about three hours.

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