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1 incallito
incallito agg.1 hardened, callous, horny: mani incallite, callous hands2 (fig.) hardened, inveterate; (insensibile) callous, hard: sono un bevitore incallito, I'm an inveterate drinker; un criminale incallito, a hardened criminal.* * *[inkal'lito]1) (insensibile) [ criminale] hardened2) (accanito) [fumatore, giocatore, bevitore] inveterate, confirmed* * *incallito/inkal'lito/1 (insensibile) [ criminale] hardened2 (accanito) [fumatore, giocatore, bevitore] inveterate, confirmed -
2 calloso
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3 disumano
inhuman* * *disumano agg.1 ( crudele, spietato) inhuman, cruel: una ferocia disumana, inhuman ferocity; per me è disumano usare questi metodi, I think it's inhuman to use these methods2 (fig.) inhumane, cruel: leggi disumane, inhumane laws; perderla sarebbe per me un dolore disumano, it would be a cruel blow if I lost her // (dir.) pena disumana, cruel and unusual punishment.* * *[dizu'mano]1) (inumano) inhuman(e), callous2) fig. (eccessivo) inhuman, terrible* * *disumano/dizu'mano/1 (inumano) inhuman(e), callous; in condizioni -e in inhumane conditions2 fig. (eccessivo) inhuman, terrible. -
4 indurire
"to harden;Aushärten;Härten;enudrecer"* * *1. v/t hardenfig cuore hardencorpo toughen (up)2. v/i indurirsi go hard, harden* * *indurire v.tr. to harden (anche fig.): l'egoismo gli ha indurito il cuore, selfishness has hardened his heart; il gelo ha indurito il terreno, the frost has hardened the ground; indurire il corpo alle fatiche, to harden one's body to fatigue◆ v. intr. → indurirsi.◘ indurirsi v.intr.pron.1 to harden, to get* hard (anche fig.); (fig.) to grow* callous, to become* impervious (to sthg.): durante la notte la neve (si) indurì, during the night the snow hardened; con gli anni il suo carattere si è indurito, he has grown callous over the years; indurire alle disgrazie, to become impervious (o hardened) to misfortune2 (di malta, cemento, colla ecc.) to set*.* * *1. [indu'rire]vb irreg vt(anche, fig : cuore) to harden2. vi* * *[indu'rire] 1.verbo transitivo to harden (anche fig.)2. 3.verbo pronominale indurirsi1) [colla, argilla] to harden; [ cemento] to set* (hard)2) fig. to harden* * *indurire/indu'rire/ [102]to harden (anche fig.)(aus. essere) [argilla, pane] to hardenIII indurirsi verbo pronominale1 [colla, argilla] to harden; [ cemento] to set* (hard)2 fig. to harden. -
5 incallire
incallire v.tr.1 (rendere calloso) to make* callous, to make* horny2 (fig.) (indurire) to harden◆ v. intr. → incallirsi.◘ incallirsi v.intr.pron.1 to harden, to become* callous2 (fig.) to become* hardened, to grow* inveterate: incallire nel fumare, to become an inveterate smoker; incallire nel vizio, to become a hardened sinner. -
6 durone
m callous* * *durone s.m. callosity, hard skin.* * *[du'rone]sostantivo maschile corn* * *durone/du'rone/sostantivo m.corn. -
7 facchino
m porter* * *facchino s.m.1 porter; ( di traslochi) remover (man) // mani da facchino, coarse (o callous) hands; vita da facchino, dog's life; lavorare come un facchino, to work like a slave2 (fig.) ( persona rozza) boor: modi da facchino, coarse manners; parlare da facchino, to use scurrilous (o foul) language.* * *[fak'kino]sostantivo maschile porterda facchino — [modi, linguaggio] coarse, vulgar
* * *facchino/fak'kino/ ⇒ 18sostantivo m.porter; da facchino [modi, linguaggio] coarse, vulgar. -
8 calloso agg
[kal'loso] calloso (-a)(mano) callous -
9 calloso
agg [kal'loso] calloso (-a)(mano) callous
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Callous — Cal lous, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum, callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.] 1. Hardened; indurated. A callous hand. Goldsmith. A callous ulcer. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
callous — [kal′əs] adj. [ME < L callosus < callum, hard skin] 1. a) having calluses b) thick and hardened: usually calloused 2. lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling vt., vi. to make or become callous n … English World dictionary
callous — I adjective adamant, adamantine, brutal, callosus, cold, cold of heart, cold blooded, coldhearted, durus, hard, hard of heart, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, impassive, impenetrable, impenitent, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, inclement … Law dictionary
callous — (adj.) c.1400, hardened, in the physical sense, from L. callosus thick skinned, from callus, callum hard skin (see CALLUS (Cf. callus)). The figurative sense of unfeeling appeared in English by 1670s … Etymology dictionary
callous — *hardened, indurated Analogous words: tough, tenacious, stout, *strong: *firm, solid, hard: *inflexible, adamant, obdurate, inexorable: insensitive, impassible, *insensible, anesthetic Antonyms: tender … New Dictionary of Synonyms
callous — [adj] cruel, insensitive apathetic, blind to, careless, case hardened, cold, cold blooded, deaf to, hard, hard bitten, hard boiled, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, impassive, impenitent, indifferent, indurated, inflexible, insensate, insensible … New thesaurus
callous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ insensitive and cruel. ► NOUN variant spelling of CALLUS(Cf. ↑callused). DERIVATIVES callously adverb callousness noun. ORIGIN Latin callosus hard skinned … English terms dictionary
callous — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin callosus, from callum, callus callous skin Date: 15th century 1. a. being hardened and thickened b. having calluses < callous hands > 2. a. feeling no emotion b. feeli … New Collegiate Dictionary
callous — adj. 1) callous to (callous to suffering) 2) callous to + int. (it was callous of him to say that) … Combinatory dictionary
callous — cal|lous [ˈkæləs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: calleux, from Latin callosus, from callus; CALLUS] not caring that other people are suffering ▪ We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life. ▪ a callous attitude ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
callous — callously, adv. callousness, n. /kal euhs/, adj. 1. made hard; hardened. 2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. 3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to… … Universalium