Durerait (en. Would last)

/dy.ʁe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To express a duration that could happen in the future.

This meeting would last longer than expected.

Cette réunion durerait plus longtemps que prévu.

Used to describe the notion of continuity over time.

If he repeated a year, his education would last another two years.

S'il redoublait, sa scolarité durerait encore deux ans.

To indicate a possibility of prolonged duration.

If we do this, the project would last until the end of the year.

Si nous faisons cela, le projet durerait jusqu'à la fin de l'année.

To set a condition for the duration of an event.

If the rain stopped, the party would last all night.

Si la pluie cessait, la fête durerait toute la nuit.

From the verb 'to last', coming from the Latin 'durare', meaning 'to persist' or 'to be continuous'.

at this rate, it would last an eternity

Indicates that something will take a long time.

à ce rythme-là, ça durerait une éternité

when inspiration would last

Used to talk about the duration of a creative or joyful moment.

quand l'inspiration durerait

duration

The measure of time that something takes.

durée

durable

Refers to something that can endure over time.

durable

Stay in one place for a long time.

We can stay here, this plan would last until tomorrow.

On peut rester ici, ce plan durerait jusqu'à demain.