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1 harden
verb (to make or become hard: Don't touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.) endurecer(se)harden vb endurecersetr['hɑːdən]1 endurecer2 figurative use insensibilizar1 endurecerseharden ['hɑrdən] vt: endurecerv.• aguerrir v.• curtir v.• empedernir v.• endurecer v.• helar v.• solidificar v.• templar (Metalurgia) v.'hɑːrdṇ, 'hɑːdṇ
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a) ( make hard) \<\<clay/cement\>\> endurecer*; \<\<skin\>\> endurecer*, curtir; \<\<steel/glass\>\> templarb) (make tough, unfeeling) \<\<person\>\> endurecer*to harden one's heart: you must harden your heart and tell him to go — tienes que hacerte fuerte y decirle que se vaya
c) ( make firm) \<\<resolve\>\> afianzar*
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via) (become hard, rigid) endurecerse*b) ( become inflexible) \<\<attitude\>\> volverse* inflexible['hɑːdn]1. VT1) (=make hard) [+ substance] endurecer; [+ steel] templar; [+ skin] curtir, endurecer2) (=make tough, harsh) endurecerto harden one's heart —
years of putting up with his violent outbursts had hardened her heart — después de años de sufrir sus arranques de violencia se le había endurecido el corazón
she hardened her heart and refused to have him back — hizo de tripas corazón or se hizo fuerte y se negó a aceptarlo de nuevo
3) (=make determined)the workers' behaviour only served to harden the attitude of the managers — el comportamiento de los obreros solo contribuyó a reforzar la actitud de la dirección
4) (Comm) (=stabilize) estabilizar, consolidar2. VI1) (=become hard) [clay, arteries, icing] endurecerse; [cement] fraguar2) (=become harsh, severe) [person, expression, eyes] endurecersehis voice hardened — el tono de su voz se endureció, adoptó un tono más áspero
what happened only caused him to harden in his determination to continue — lo que sucedió solo le afianzó más en su propósito de seguir
3) (Comm) (=stabilize) [prices, economy] estabilizarse, consolidarse* * *['hɑːrdṇ, 'hɑːdṇ]
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a) ( make hard) \<\<clay/cement\>\> endurecer*; \<\<skin\>\> endurecer*, curtir; \<\<steel/glass\>\> templarb) (make tough, unfeeling) \<\<person\>\> endurecer*to harden one's heart: you must harden your heart and tell him to go — tienes que hacerte fuerte y decirle que se vaya
c) ( make firm) \<\<resolve\>\> afianzar*
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via) (become hard, rigid) endurecerse*b) ( become inflexible) \<\<attitude\>\> volverse* inflexible -
2 raidir
raidir [ʀediʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb2. reflexive verba. [corde] to grow taut ; [position] to hardenb. [personne] ( = perdre sa souplesse) to become stiff ; ( = bander ses muscles) to stiffen* * *ʀɛdiʀ
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1) lit to tighten [cordage]; to tense [bras, corps]2) fig to harden [attitude]
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se raidir verbe pronominal1) lit [cordage] to get tighter; [bras, corps] to tense up; [tissu] to stiffen2) fig* * *ʀediʀ vt1) [muscles] to stiffen2) [câble] to pull taut, to tighten* * *raidir verb table: finirA vtr2 fig to harden [attitude].B se raidir vpr1 lit [cordage] to get tighter; [bras, corps] to tense up; [tissu] to stiffen; les membres raidis par le froid limbs stiffened by the cold;2 fig [attitude, mouvement] to harden; se raidir contre la douleur to brace oneself against pain.[rɛdir] verbe transitif1. [tendre] to stiffen2. [faire perdre sa souplesse à] to stiffen————————se raidir verbe pronominal intransitif3. [rassembler sa volonté] to steel ou to brace oneself
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