Also means
hard (work hard)
Usage Note
Duramente is formed from duro (hard/harsh) + -mente, the standard Italian adverb suffix. It covers both physical hardship (lavorare duramente = to work hard) and emotional or verbal severity (criticare duramente = to criticise harshly). Unlike English 'hardly' (= scarcely), duramente never means 'barely' — that would be appena or quasi.
Examples
"Ha lavorato duramente per tutta la vita."
Natural Translation
She worked hard her whole life.
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