WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais | 
| hardening n |  (substance: becoming hard) (substância) | endurecimento sm | 
|   | The hardening of the frost made it difficult to clear the windshield the following morning. | 
| hardening n |  (liquid: solidifying) (líquido: solidificação) | endurecimento sm | 
|   | The hardening of the glue will take several hours. | 
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais | 
| harden⇒ vi |  (become hard) (tornar-se duro) | endurecer-se vp | 
|   |   | enrijecer-se vp | 
|   |   | enrijar-se vp | 
|   | The lava hardened into rock as it cooled. | 
| harden [sth]⇒ vtr |  (make hard) (tornar duro, rijo) | endurecer vt | 
|   |   | enrijecer vt | 
|   |   | enrijar vt | 
|   | The smith hardened the steel by adding carbon. | 
| harden [sb]⇒ vtr |  figurative (desensitize) (figurado) | endurecer vt | 
|   | The sergeant had to work hard to harden the new recruits. | 
| harden [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr |  figurative (desensitize to [sth]) (figurado) | endurecer vt | 
|   | Working as a paramedic for thirty years didn't harden Josh to witnessing pain and death. | 
| Traduções complementares | 
| harden⇒ vi |  figurative (become desensitized) (figurado) | endurecer v int | 
|   | After countless rejections Rick began to harden over the years. | 
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