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1 harden
1. transitive verb1) (make hard) härten2) (fig.): (reinforce)harden somebody's attitude/conviction — jemanden in seiner Haltung/Überzeugung bestärken
harden somebody/oneself to something — jemanden/sich gegenüber etwas hart machen
2. intransitive verbhe hardened his heart against her — er verhärtete sich gegen sie
1) (become hard) hart werden* * *verb (to make or become hard: Don't touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.) erhärten* * *hard·en[ˈhɑ:dən, AM ˈhɑ:rd-]I. vt▪ to \harden sth2. (make tougher) attitude etw verhärtento \harden one's heart sein Herz verhärtenif she could \harden her heart... wenn sie weniger sensibel wäre...▪ to \harden sb [to sth] jdn [gegen etw akk] abstumpfen pej, jdn [gegen etw akk] unempfindlich machenthe terrorists were \hardened to killing den Terroristen machte das Töten nichts mehr aus3. (make stronger) muscles etw kräftigento \harden one's body seinen Körper stählenII. vithe government has \hardened to the view that... die Regierung ist zu der festen Ansicht gelangt, dass...* * *['hAːdn]1. vtsteel härten; body, muscles kräftigen, stählen (geh); person (physically) abhärten; (emotionally) verhärten (pej), abstumpfen (pej); clay hart werden lassenthis hardened his attitude — dadurch hat sich seine Haltung verhärtet
to harden oneself to sth (physically) — sich gegen etw abhärten; (emotionally) gegen etw unempfindlich werden
war had hardened the soldiers to death and killing — der Krieg hatte die Soldaten gegen den Tod und das Töten abgestumpft
See:→ academic.ru/87696/hardened">hardened2. vi(substance) hart werden; (fig, attitude) sich verhärten; (ST EX = cease to fluctuate) sich festigen, sich stabilisieren; (= rise) anziehenhis voice hardened — seine Stimme wurde hart or bekam einen harten Klang
his eyes/face hardened — seine Augen bekamen/sein Gesicht bekam einen harten Ausdruck
* * *harden [ˈhɑː(r)dn]A v/t2. seinen Griff etc verstärkento gegen):hardened verstockt, abgebrüht umg;a hardened criminal ein(e) hartgesottene(r) Verbrecher(in);a hardened sinner ein(e) verstockte(r) Sünder(in);become hardened abstumpfen4. fig bestärken5. fig abhärten (to gegen)B v/i1. hart werden, erhärten2. TECH erhärten, abbinden (Zement etc)to gegen)to gegen)5. a) WIRTSCH und fig sich festigen* * *1. transitive verb1) (make hard) härten2) (fig.): (reinforce)harden somebody's attitude/conviction — jemanden in seiner Haltung/Überzeugung bestärken
3) (make robust) abhärten (to gegen)4) (make tough) unempfindlich machen (to gegen)2. intransitive verbharden somebody/oneself to something — jemanden/sich gegenüber etwas hart machen
1) (become hard) hart werden2) (become confirmed) sich verhärten3) (become severe) [Gesicht:] einen harten Ausdruck annehmen; [Gesichtsausdruck:] hart werden* * *v.abhärten v.härten v.verhärten v. -
2 harden
hard·en [ʼhɑ:dən, Am ʼhɑ:rd-] vtto \harden sthto \harden one's heart sein Herz verhärten;if she could \harden her heart... wenn sie weniger sensibel wäre...;to \harden sb [to sth] jdn [gegen etw akk] abstumpfen ( pej), jdn [gegen etw akk] unempfindlich machen;the terrorists were \hardened to killing den Terroristen machte das Töten nichts mehr austo \harden one's body seinen Körper stählen;the government has \hardened to the view that... die Regierung ist zu der festen Ansicht gelangt, dass...
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