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hardened

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
harden⇒ vi	figurative (become desensitized) (figurado)	endurecerse⇒ v prnl
		insenbilizarse⇒ v prnl
	After countless rejections Rick began to harden over the years.

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Compound Forms: hardened | harden
Inglés		Español
battle-hardened adj	(having war experience)	aguerrido/a adj
		curtido en mil batallas loc adj
		endurecido por la batalla loc adj

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