WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
hardened adj | figurative (criminal: habitual) | reincidente adj mf |
| | habitual adj mf |
| Hardened convicts sometimes find it hard to return to life outside prison. |
| Los convictos reincidentes encuentran difícil volver a la vida fuera de la prisión. |
hardened adj | figurative (person: desensitized) | fortalecido adj |
| | insensibilizado adj |
| Her heart was hardened against us and she never wrote again. |
| Su corazón estaba fortalecido contra nosotros y nunca más nos escribió. |
hardened adj | (material: tempered, made hard) | endurecido adj |
| | curtido/a adj |
| Hardened steel is excellent for knife blades. |
| El acero endurecido es excelente para hojas de cuchillo. |
hardened adj | (substance: solidified) | endurecido adj |
| The concrete is not fully hardened for three days. |
| El cemento no estará totalmente endurecido por tres días. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
harden⇒ vi | (become hard) | endurecerse⇒ v prnl |
| The lava hardened into rock as it cooled. |
| La lava se endureció y se convirtió en roca al enfriarse. |
harden [sth]⇒ vtr | (make hard) (metal) | templar⇒ vtr |
| | endurecer⇒ vtr |
| The smith hardened the steel by adding carbon. |
| El herrero templó el acero añadiéndole carbón |
harden [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (desensitize) (figurado) | endurecer a vtr + prep |
| The sergeant had to work hard to harden the new recruits. |
| El sargento tuvo que esforzarse para endurecer a los nuevos reclutas. |
harden [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (desensitize to [sth]) | acostumbrar a alguien a loc verb |
| Working as a paramedic for thirty years didn't harden Josh to witnessing pain and death. |
| Trabajar como paramédico durante treinta años no acostumbró a Josh a ser testigo del dolor y la muerte. |
Additional Translations |
harden⇒ vi | figurative (become desensitized) (figurado) | endurecerse⇒ v prnl |
| | insenbilizarse⇒ v prnl |
| After countless rejections Rick began to harden over the years. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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