callous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæləs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkæləs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kal′əs)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
callous adj (person: merciless)cruel adj mf
  insensible adj mf
  desalmado adj
 Henry VIII was said to be a callous ruler.
 Se dice que Enrique VIII fue un gobernante cruel.
callous adj (action: insensitive)cruel adj mf
  despiadado/a adj
  insensible adj mf
 Ignoring that old lady in need of help was very callous.
 Ignorar a esa anciana necesitada de ayuda fue muy cruel.
callous adj (hard)calloso adj
  duro/a adj
 The patient has a callous spot on her elbow.
 La paciente tiene una formación callosa en el codo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
callous⇒ vi (become hard)encallecer⇒ vi
  formar callo loc verb
 The raw skin will soon callous.
 La piel en carne viva encallecerá pronto.
callous [sth]⇒ vtr (make hard) (una parte del cuerpo)encallecer⇒ vtr
  endurecer⇒ vtr
 Years of manual labour had calloused his hands.
 Años de trabajo manual encallecieron sus manos.
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'callous' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
hardhearted - have the heart - jaded
Spanish:
callicida - encallecer - insensible - madrastra - ruin

Collocations: my [skin] has started to callous, my [fingers, hands, feet] are starting to callous, the [wound, bunion] is callousing over, more...

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