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1 harden
1 [drogen] harden, become hard ⇒ 〈 met betrekking tot vloeistoffen〉 dry, 〈 met betrekking tot cement, gelatine enz.〉 setII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 [met betrekking tot het lichaam] toughen (up)♦voorbeelden:2 hij is gehard door weer en wind • he has been hardened/seasoned by wind and weatherzich harden tegen iets • toughen oneself up/harden oneself to stand something -
2 hij kan het in die betrekking best harden
hij kan het in die betrekking best hardenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > hij kan het in die betrekking best harden
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3 закаливать
3) Agriculture: harden off (растения), harden off4) Construction: temper5) Automobile industry: quench (резким охлаждением)6) Metallurgy: heat-strengthen7) Oil: quench9) Oilfield: harden11) Combustion gas turbines: anneal -
4 zahart|ować
pf Ⅰ vt 1. Techn. (nadać twardość) to harden, to temper [stal, żelazo, szkło] ⇒ hartować 2. książk. (uodpornić fizycznie) to harden off [roślinę]; to inure [osobę] ⇒ hartować 3. książk. (uodpornić psychicznie) to harden, to toughen up [osobę]- zahartowany w bojach battle-hardened ⇒ hartowaćⅡ zahartować się książk. (uodpornić się) [osoba] (fizycznie) to harden; (psychicznie) to toughen up ⇒ hartować sięThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zahart|ować
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1) General subject: consolidate, entrench, firm, grow strong, harden, strengthen, tone up, become more entrenched (politically, economically, etc.), gain a foothold, ingrain2) Military: intrench3) Agriculture: harden off4) Mathematics: solidify5) Banking: harden (о конъюнктуре)6) Business: gain ground (To become more powerful or successful. E.g. Sterling continues to gain ground against the dollar. (OALD)) -
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impf ⇒ uodpornić* * *uodparniać, uodporniaćipf.med.1. immunize ( kogoś na coś sb against sth).2. (= czynić niewrażliwym) toughen, harden (sb) ( na coś to sth).3. ogr. uodparniać młode rośliny harden off young plants.ipf.med.1. become immune l. immunized ( na coś against sth).2. toughen, harden ( na coś to sth).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uodparniać
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7 uodporniać
impf ⇒ uodpornić* * *(-niam, -niasz)* * *uodparniać, uodporniaćipf.med.1. immunize ( kogoś na coś sb against sth).2. (= czynić niewrażliwym) toughen, harden (sb) ( na coś to sth).3. ogr. uodparniać młode rośliny harden off young plants.ipf.med.1. become immune l. immunized ( na coś against sth).2. toughen, harden ( na coś to sth).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uodporniać
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8 hart|ować
impf Ⅰ vt 1. Techn. to temper, to harden [żelazo, stal, szkło]- hartować siekierę wodą a. w wodzie to temper an axe (by alternately heating it and immersing it in water); ⇒ zahartować2. (uodparniać) to toughen up [dziecko, organizm]; to harden off [rośliny]- hartowała go kąpielami w chłodnej wodzie she was building up his resistance by giving him lukewarm baths ⇒ zahartować3. przen. (wzmacniać psychicznie) to toughen up, to strengthen [osobę, wolę, charakter]- wierzył, że surowa dyscyplina hartuje młodych he believed that strict discipline toughens youngsters up ⇒ zahartowaćⅡ hartować się 1. Techn. [stal, szkło] to harden ⇒ zahartować się 2. (siebie samego) to build up one’s resistance, to toughen oneself up; (sam z siebie) [dziecko, organizm] to get strong(er), to toughen up- hartować się, śpiąc zimą przy otwartym oknie to build up one’s resistance by sleeping with the window open all winter ⇒ zahartować sięThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > hart|ować
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10 укреплять
1) General subject: brace (нервы), build up (здоровье), clench (нервы), consolidate (что-л.), edify (морально или в вере), fasten, firm, fix, harden, hype, imp, invigorate, invigour, knit, recruit (здоровье), reinforce, rib, screw, screw up, secure (город и т. п.), shore, sinew, stake (с помощью кольев), steady, strengthen, tone up, tonic, wall, bolster, reenforce2) Naval: stay4) Colloquial: beef-up5) American: re-enforce7) Engineering: harness (русло реки), stabilize (грунт, плывун)8) Agriculture: harden off9) Chemistry: solidify12) Architecture: make firm13) Mining: anchor14) Diplomatic term: beef up, tighten, underpin (доводы, заявление и т.п.)15) Forestry: fortify (напр. варочную кислоту), string16) Metallurgy: strut18) Oil: backup, bind (стенки скважины глинистым раствором)19) Official expression: enhance20) Business: establish21) Makarov: back, case, embed (в грунте), enforce, imbed (в грунте), impact, infix (в чем-либо), firm up -
11 рассаду томатов закаливают, постепенно приучая к открытому грунту
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > рассаду томатов закаливают, постепенно приучая к открытому грунту
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12 aklimatyz|ować
impf Ⅰ vt Biol. to acclimatize [zwierzęta] (do czegoś to sth); to harden off [rośliny] ⇒ zaaklimatyzować Ⅱ aklimatyzować się 1. Biol. to acclimatize (do czegoś to sth) 2. przen. to acclimatize (oneself), to acclimate (oneself) US, to adjust- aklimatyzować się w nowej szkole to settle in at a new school- z trudem aklimatyzować się w nowym środowisku to find it difficult to adjust to a new environment ⇒ zaaklimatyzować sięThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > aklimatyz|ować
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13 zaaklimatyz|ować
pf Ⅰ vt Biol. to acclimatize [zwierzęta] (do czegoś to sth); to harden off [rośliny]- udało się zaaklimatyzować tę roślinę w naszych parkach the plant has been successfully naturalized in our parks ⇒ aklimatyzowaćⅡ zaklimatyzować się 1. Biol. to acclimatize (do czegoś to sth) ⇒ aklimatyzować się 2. przen. to acclimatize (oneself), to acclimate (oneself) US, to adjust- zaaklimatyzować się w nowej szkole to settle in at a new school ⇒ aklimatyzować sięThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zaaklimatyz|ować
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14 закаливать
chill, ( растения) harden offРусско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > закаливать
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15 een plant winterhard maken
een plant winterhard makenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een plant winterhard maken
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16 winterhard
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17 endurecer
v.1 to harden.El aire endurece el concreto húmedo The air hardens wet concrete.2 to strengthen.3 to toughen, to make hard, to steel, to temper.Las penurias endurecen al individuo Hardship steels the individual.4 to increase.* * *1 to harden, make hard2 figurado to harden, toughen1 to become hardened, harden2 figurado to become tough, become hardened* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ material, sustancia] (=poner duro) to harden; (=hacer más resistente) to toughen2) [+ persona] (=curtir) to toughen up; (=volver insensible) to harden3) (Jur) [+ ley] to tighten, tighten up; [+ pena, castigo] to make more severehan endurecido la política antiterrorista — they've taken a tougher anti-terrorist line, they're toughening up on terrorism
proponen endurecer las medidas contra el fraude — they're proposing to take tougher o firmer measures against fraud
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <arcilla/cemento> to harden; <músculos/uñas> to strengthen; < arterias> to harden2)a) <persona/carácter> ( volver insensible) to harden; ( fortalecer) to toughen... upb) <actitud/castigo> to toughen2.endurecerse v pronb) persona/carácter ( volverse insensible) to harden; ( fortalecerse) to toughen upc) facciones to become harder o harsher* * *= harden, stiffen, toughen, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex. Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* endurecerse = cake (up).* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <arcilla/cemento> to harden; <músculos/uñas> to strengthen; < arterias> to harden2)a) <persona/carácter> ( volver insensible) to harden; ( fortalecer) to toughen... upb) <actitud/castigo> to toughen2.endurecerse v pronb) persona/carácter ( volverse insensible) to harden; ( fortalecerse) to toughen upc) facciones to become harder o harsher* * *= harden, stiffen, toughen, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* endurecerse = cake (up).* * *endurecer [E3 ]vtA1 ‹arcilla› to harden; ‹cemento› to harden, setlo endurecen para que dure más it is toughened to last longer2 ‹músculos/uñas› to strengthen3 ‹arterias› to hardenB1 ‹persona/carácter› (volver insensible) to harden; (fortalecer) to toughen … upese corte te endurece las facciones that haircut makes your features look harsher2 ‹actitud› to toughenvamos a endurecer nuestra postura frente al terrorismo we are going to toughen our stance on o take a tougher line against terrorism1 «arcilla» to harden; «cemento» to set, harden2 «pan» to go stale3 «persona/carácter» (volverse insensible) to harden, become hard/harder; (fortalecerse) to toughen up, become tough/toughercon la vejez se le han endurecido las facciones his features have become harsher with age* * *
endurecer ( conjugate endurecer) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to harden
2 ‹persona/carácter› ( volver insensible) to harden;
( fortalecer) to toughen … up;
endurecerse verbo pronominal
[ pan] to go stale
( fortalecerse) to toughen up
endurecer verbo transitivo to harden: los problemas familiares endurecieron su carácter, he became distant and cold as a result of all the family conflicts
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harden
- toughen
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer más duro] [pasta, mezcla, alimento] to harden2. [fortalecer] [persona] to toughen, to strengthen;[músculo] to strengthen3. [insensibilizar] to harden;el sufrimiento endureció su corazón suffering hardened his heart4. [hacer más severo] [ley, pena, requisitos] to toughen;[actitud, posturas] to harden* * *v/t harden; figtoughen up* * *endurecer {53} vt: to harden, to toughen* * *endurecer vb to harden -
18 fermer
fermer [fεʀme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbto close ; [+ magasin, café, musée] (après le travail) to shut ; (définitivement) to close (down) ; [+ manteau, gilet] to do up ; [+ chemin, passage] to block ; [+ accès] to close off ; [+ aéroport] to close ; [+ gaz, électricité, eau, robinet] to turn off• fermer à clé [+ porte, chambre] to lock• on ferme ! closing time!• la ferme ! (inf!) ferme-la ! (inf!) shut up! (inf!)• fermer les yeux sur [+ misère, scandale] to close one's eyes to ; [+ abus, fraude, défaut] to turn a blind eye to2. intransitive verba. [fenêtre, porte, boîte] to close• cette porte/boîte ferme mal this door/box doesn't close properly3. reflexive verb* * *fɛʀme
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1) gén to close, to shut [porte, fenêtre, livre, parapluie]; to close, to shut [yeux, bouche]; to clench [poing]; to draw [rideau]; to seal [lettre]; to turn off [robinet, gaz, radio]; to switch off [électricité]; to do up [vêtement]; to close off [passage]fermer à clé — to lock up [maison]; to lock [voiture, valise]
fermer à double tour — lit to double-lock [maison]; fig to lock securely [voiture, valise]
2) Administration, Commerce ( temporairement) to close [magasin, aéroport, frontière]; ( définitivement) to close down [entreprise]; to close [mine, compte bancaire]3) ( terminer) to bring [something] to a close [débat]
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se fermer verbe pronominal1) lit [porte] to shut; [fleur] to close up; [manteau, bracelet] to fasten2) fig [personne] to clam up; [visage] to harden••* * *fɛʀme1. vt1) [porte, volet] to close, to shutN'oublie pas de fermer la fenêtre. — Don't forget to close the window., Don't forget to shut the window.
2) [valise, boîte] to shutfermer les yeux — to close one's eyes, to shut one's eyes
3) fig, [coeur, esprit] to closeCe drame l'a fermé à la pitié. — This incident had made him immune to pity.
4) (= cesser l'exploitation de) to close down, to shut down5) [eau, électricité, robinet] to turn off6) (= interdire l'accès à) [aéroport, route] to close2. vi1) [porte, fenêtre] to close, to shutCette porte ne ferme pas bien. — This door won't close properly., This door won't shut properly.
2) (non-ouverture au public) [magasin, commerce] to close, to shutVous fermez à quelle heure? — What time do you close?, What time do you shut?
Les musées ferment à 18h. — The museums close at 6pm.
3) (cessation d'activité) [magasin, commerce] to close down, to shut down* * *fermer verb table: aimerA vtr1 gén to close, to shut [porte, fenêtre, boîte, valise, tiroir, livre, parapluie]; to close, to shut [yeux, bouche]; to clench [poing]; to draw [rideau]; to seal [lettre]; to turn off [robinet, gaz, eau, radio]; to switch off [électricité]; to do up [vêtement, chaussure]; to close off [conduit, passage]; la porte est bien/mal fermée the door is/is not shut properly; fermer sa chemise jusqu'au cou to button one's shirt right up to the neck; fermer à clé to lock up [maison, appartement]; to lock [voiture, valise, tiroir]; fermer à double tour lit to double-lock [maison]; fig to lock securely [voiture, valise]; fermer le jeu Sport to play a defensive game; fermer son cœur to steel one's heart (à against); une chaîne de montagnes fermait l'horizon the horizon was bounded by a range of mountains;2 Admin, Comm, Entr ( temporairement) to close [magasin, aéroport, accès, route, frontière]; ( définitivement) to close down [entreprise, succursale, centrale]; to close [mine, compte bancaire]; ‘on ferme’ ‘we're closing’; fermé le lundi/au public closed on Mondays/to the public; région fermée aux étrangers area not open to foreigners;3 ( terminer) to bring [sth] to a close [débat, audience].B vi [magasin, usine, théâtre] ( temporairement) to close; ( définitivement) to close down; fermer bien/mal [porte, valise] to close/not to close properly; armoire qui ferme à clé wardrobe that can be locked; le musée ferme en août the museum is closed in August.C se fermer vpr1 lit [porte] to shut; [fleur] to close up; [manteau, bracelet] to fasten; ma jupe se ferme sur le côté my skirt fastens at the side;2 fig [personne] to clam up; [visage] to harden.la fermer◑ to shut up○; la ferme◑!, ferme-la◑! shut up!; fermer les yeux sur to turn a blind eye to.[fɛrme] verbe transitif[poing, main] to close[robinet] to turn off (separable)fermer les rideaux to close ou draw the curtainsfermer sa bouche (familier) ou sa gueule (très familier) ou son bec (familier) to shut up, to shut one's trap3. (familier) [éteindre - électricité, lumière, compteur] to turn ou to switch off (separable) ; [ - robinet] to turn off (separable)5. [interdire - frontière, port] to closecette filière vous fermerait toutes les carrières scientifiques this course would prevent you from following any scientific career6. [faire cesser l'activité de]fermer un restaurant/théâtrea. [pour un congé] to close a restaurant/theatreb. [définitivement] to close a restaurant/theatre (down)a. [pour un congé] to shut up shopb. [pour cause de faillite] to stop ou to cease trading, to close down7. [rendre insensible]8. [être à la fin de]9. [délimiter]les montagnes qui ferment l'horizon/la vue the mountains which shut off the horizon/block the view11. SPORT————————[fɛrme] verbe intransitif1. [se verrouiller - couvercle, fenêtre, porte] to closele portail ferme mal the gate is difficult to close ou won't close properly2. [cesser son activité - temporairement] to close ; [ - définitivement] to close down————————se fermer verbe pronominal————————se fermer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être verrouillé - porte, fenêtre] to closese fermer à [être inaccessible à]: les sociétés occidentales se ferment à l'immigration Western societies are closing their doors to immigrants2. [se serrer, se plier - bras, fleur, huître, main] to close (up) ; [ - aile] to fold ; [ - bouche, œil, paupière, livre, rideau] to close ; [ - blessure] to close (up), to heal3. [être impénétrable]on ne peut pas lui parler, elle se ferme aussitôt there's no talking to her, she just switches off ou freezes up -
19 asciugare
dry* * *asciugare v.tr. to dry (up); ( con un panno, con una mano) to wipe, to dry: asciugati le mani, wipe your hands; asciugarsi le lacrime, to wipe away one's tears // asciugare una bottiglia, (fig.) to drain a bottle◆ v. intr. → asciugarsi.◘ asciugarsi v.intr.pron.1 to dry (up), to get* dry◆ v.rifl. ( con un panno) to wipe oneself (dry); to dry oneself.* * *[aʃʃu'ɡare]1. vt(gen) to dry, (sudore) to wipeasciugare i piatti — to wipe o dry the dishes
asciugarsi le mani/le lacrime — to dry one's hands/one's eyes
2. vip (asciugarsi)(panni) to dry3. vr (asciugarsi)(persona) to dry o.s.* * *[aʃʃu'gare] 1.verbo transitivo (rendere asciutto) to dry (off) [capelli, bambino, biancheria]; (strofinando) to wipe [piatti, mani]; to wipe away [lacrime, sudore]; to mop up, to sop up [ liquido versato]; (con il fon) to blow-dry [ capelli]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. essere) (diventare asciutto) [capelli, biancheria, inchiostro, dipinto] to dry; [ colla] to set*, to harden3.verbo pronominale asciugarsi1) (diventare asciutto) [capelli, biancheria, inchiostro, dipinto] to dry; [ colla] to set*, to harden2) (togliersi di dosso l'acqua) to dry oneself (off)- rsi i capelli — to dry one's hair; (con il fon) to blow-dry one's hair
-rsi le mani, gli occhi — to dry o wipe one's hands, eyes
* * *asciugare/a∫∫u'gare/ [1](rendere asciutto) to dry (off) [capelli, bambino, biancheria]; (strofinando) to wipe [piatti, mani]; to wipe away [lacrime, sudore]; to mop up, to sop up [ liquido versato]; (con il fon) to blow-dry [ capelli](aus. essere) (diventare asciutto) [capelli, biancheria, inchiostro, dipinto] to dry; [ colla] to set*, to harden; stendere il bucato ad asciugare to hang out the washingIII asciugarsi verbo pronominale1 (diventare asciutto) [capelli, biancheria, inchiostro, dipinto] to dry; [ colla] to set*, to harden2 (togliersi di dosso l'acqua) to dry oneself (off)3 (rendere asciutto) - rsi i capelli to dry one's hair; (con il fon) to blow-dry one's hair; -rsi le mani, gli occhi to dry o wipe one's hands, eyes. -
20 verschließen
(unreg.)I v/t shut, close; mit einem Schlüssel: lock (up); (einschließen) auch put under lock and key; mit einem Riegel: bolt; die Augen / Ohren vor etw. verschließen fig. shut one’s eyes / ears to s.th.; sein Herz verschließen shut ( oder harden) one’s heart ( vor + Dat to)II v/refl: sich einer Sache verschließen close one’s mind to s.th.; sich jemandem verschließen (seine Gefühle verbergen) hide one’s feelings from s.o.; (keinen Kontakt wünschen) shut o.s. off from s.o.; das Land verschließt sich Neuerungen / Fremden the country rejects reform / closes itself off to foreigners; ich kann mich dieser Überlegung / Tatsache nicht verschließen I can’t ignore this thought / fact* * *to shut; to seal; to lock; to close; to shut up; to close up* * *ver|schlie|ßen ptp verschlo\#ssen [fɛɐ'ʃlɔsn] irreg1. vt1) (= abschließen) to lock (up); (fig) to close, to shut; (= versperren) to bar; (mit Riegel) to boltjdm etw verschlíéßen (fig) — to deny sb sth
See:→ auch verschlossen2) (= wegschließen) to lock up or away3) (= zumachen) to close; (dauerhaft) Einmachglas, Karton, Brief to seal; (mit Pfropfen) Flasche to corkverschlíéßen — to shut one's eyes/ears/heart (to sth)
verschlíéßen — to keep one's thoughts/one's worries to oneself
2. vr(Reize, Sprache, Möglichkeit) to be closed (+dat toMensch = reserviert sein) to shut oneself off (+dat from)sich vor jdm verschlíéßen — to shut oneself off from sb
or gegen etw verschlíéßen — to close one's mind to sth
ich kann mich der Tatsache nicht verschlíéßen, dass... — I can't close my eyes to the fact that...
* * *(to shut completely: He closed up the house when he went on holiday.) close up* * *ver·schlie·ßen *I. vt2. (zumachen)eine Flasche [wieder] \verschließen to put the top [back] on a bottleeine Flasche mit einem Korken \verschließen to cork a bottle, to put a/the cork in a bottledie Gedanken/Gefühle in sich dat/in seinem Herzen \verschließen to keep one's thoughts/feelings to oneself▪ jdm verschlossen bleiben to be closed off to sbII. vr* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) close <package, tin, pores, mouth, etc>; close up <blood vessel, aperture, etc.>; stop < bottle>; (mit einem Korken) cork < bottle>etwas luftdicht verschließen — make something airtight; put an airtight seal on something
die Augen/Ohren [vor etwas (Dat.)] verschließen — (fig.) close one's eyes or be blind/turn a deaf ear or be deaf [to something]
3) (wegschließen) lock away (in + Dat. od. Akk. in)4) (versperren) bar <way etc.>2.1)sich jemandem verschließen — be closed to somebody; < person> shut oneself off from somebody
2) insich einer Sache (Dat.) verschließen — close one's mind to something; (ignorieren) ignore something
* * *verschließen (irr)A. v/t shut, close; mit einem Schlüssel: lock (up); (einschließen) auch put under lock and key; mit einem Riegel: bolt;die Augen/Ohren vor etwas verschließen fig shut one’s eyes/ears to sth;sein Herz verschließen shut ( oder harden) one’s heart (vor +dat to)B. v/r:sich einer Sache verschließen close one’s mind to sth;sich jemandem verschließen (seine Gefühle verbergen) hide one’s feelings from sb; (keinen Kontakt wünschen) shut o.s. off from sb;das Land verschließt sich Neuerungen/Fremden the country rejects reform/closes itself off to foreigners;ich kann mich dieser Überlegung/Tatsache nicht verschließen I can’t ignore this thought/fact* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) close <package, tin, pores, mouth, etc>; close up <blood vessel, aperture, etc.>; stop < bottle>; (mit einem Korken) cork < bottle>etwas luftdicht verschließen — make something airtight; put an airtight seal on something
die Augen/Ohren [vor etwas (Dat.)] verschließen — (fig.) close one's eyes or be blind/turn a deaf ear or be deaf [to something]
3) (wegschließen) lock away (in + Dat. od. Akk. in)4) (versperren) bar <way etc.>2.1)sich jemandem verschließen — be closed to somebody; < person> shut oneself off from somebody
2) insich einer Sache (Dat.) verschließen — close one's mind to something; (ignorieren) ignore something
* * *adj.shut adj. v.to closure v.to lock v.to trap v.
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