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1 ( make stronger) renforcer [leather, plastic] ; tremper [glass, steel] ; durcir [skin] ; consolider [wall] ; endurcir [person] ;2 ( make stricter) ( also toughen up) renforcer [law, regulation, penalty] ; durcir [stance, position].■ toughen up:▶ toughen up [person] s'endurcir ;▶ toughen [sb] up, toughen up [sb] endurcir [person] ;▶ toughen [sth] up, toughen up [sth] durcir [legislation]. -
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toughen [ˈtʌfn][+ person] endurcir* * *['tʌfn]transitive verb renforcer [leather, plastic]; tremper [glass, steel]; durcir [skin]; (also toughen up) endurcir [person]; renforcer [law]Phrasal Verbs: -
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verb (to make or become tough.) (se) durcir, (s')endurcir -
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1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) solide2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) difficile3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) robuste4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violent5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) dur2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) dur, dure- toughen - tough luck - get tough with someone - get tough with -
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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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Toughen — Tough en, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Toughened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toughening}.] To grow or make tough, or tougher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toughen — index inure (accustom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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toughen — tough|en [ˈtʌfən] v also toughen up [I and T] to become tougher, or to make someone or something tougher ▪ toughened glass ▪ Three years in the army toughened him up … Dictionary of contemporary English
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