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1 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. -
2 indurire
1. [indu'rire]vb irreg vt(anche, fig : cuore) to harden2. vi -
3 temprare
"to harden;Härten;Aushärten;temperar"* * *temprare v.tr.1 (tecn.) to harden, to temper; ( con raffreddamento in liquido) to quench: temprare il vetro, to temper glass; temprare acciaio, to harden (o to quench) steel2 (fig.) ( fortificare) to strengthen, to harden, to toughen; ( plasmare) to form, to mould: le difficoltà temprano l'animo, hardships strengthen the soul; la disciplina tempra il carattere, discipline toughens the character; è temprato a tutte le difficoltà, he is hardened to all the difficulties.◘ temprarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to strengthen oneself, to toughen oneself; to be strengthened; to get* harder: si è temprato nelle avversità, he was tempered (o toughened) by hardship.* * *[tem'prare]1. vt(gen) Tecn to temper, fig to strengthen, toughen2. vr vip (temprarsi)(anche), fig to become stronger o tougher* * *[tem'prare] 1.verbo transitivo2) fig. to harden, to case-harden, to toughen2.* * *temprare/tem'prare/ [1]2 fig. to harden, to case-harden, to toughenII temprarsi verbo pronominalefig. to toughen up. -
4 corazzare
corazzare v.tr.1 to armour, to armour plate: corazzare una nave, to armour plate a ship2 (fig.) ( fortificare, difendere) to strengthen, to harden, to steel: corazzare l'organismo contro un'epidemia, to strengthen the body against an epidemic.◘ corazzarsi v.rifl. ( premunirsi) to harden oneself, to protect oneself, to arm oneself: si è corazzato contro il freddo, he protected himself against the cold; corazzare contro le maldicenze, to protect oneself against slander; corazzare contro le critiche, to harden oneself against criticism; si è corazzato contro tutte le avversità della vita, he has hardened himself against all the adversities of life; corazzare di pazienza, to arm oneself with patience.* * *[korat'tsare]1. vt2. vr (corazzarsi)corazzarsi contro qc — to protect o.s. from sth
* * *[korat'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) mil. to armour BE, to armor AE2) fig. (proteggere) to protect, to harden2.verbo pronominale corazzarsi to harden oneself* * *corazzare/korat'tsare/ [1]2 fig. (proteggere) to protect, to hardenII corazzarsi verbo pronominaleto harden oneself.
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