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1 hardened
hardened ['hɑ:dənd]∎ to become hardened to sth se blinder contre qch;∎ a hardened criminal un criminel endurci ou invétéré -
2 hardened
2 fig [criminal, terrorist, miser] endurci ; [drinker, addict] invétéré ; to become hardened to s'accoutumer à [pain, climate] ; devenir indifférent à [insults]. -
3 harden
A vtr2 fig [time, experience] endurcir [person] (to à) ; raffermir, renforcer [resolve, opposition] ; durcir [attitude, stance] ; to harden one's heart s'endurcir (to à).B vi1 lit [paint, glue, butter, wax, muscle, skin] durcir ;2 fig [face, voice] se faire dur, se durcir ; [opposition, resolve, attitude, stance] se durcir ; his eyes hardened son regard se durcit ; to harden into [suspicions, dislike, guidelines] se cristalliser en [certainty, hatred, strict rules] ;■ harden off Hort:▶ harden off [plant] s'endurcir ;▶ harden [sth] off, harden off [sth] endurcir [plant]. -
4 harden
harden ['hɑ:dən](person → physically, emotionally) endurcir; (steel) tremper; Linguistics (consonant) durcir; Medicine (arteries) durcir, scléroser;∎ to harden oneself to sth s'endurcir à qch;∎ to harden one's heart endurcir son cœur;∎ she hardened her heart against him elle lui a fermé son cœur(a) (snow, skin, steel) durcir; (concrete, mortar) prendre; Medicine (arteries) durcir, se scléroser; (person → emotionally) s'endurcir, se durcir; (→ physically) s'endurcir; (attitude) se durcir(plant) mettre en jauge, habituer à des conditions plus dures(plant) s'habituer à des conditions plus dures(toughen → person) endurcir
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