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case-hardened

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Adj.1.case-hardened - used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"
hardened, hard-boiled
hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
Translations
case-hardened [ˈkeɪsˌhɑːdnd] ADJ (Tech) → cementado (fig) [person] → insensible, poco compasivo
case-hardened [ˈkeɪsˈhɑːdnd] adj (Tech) → cementato/a (fig) → indurito/a dall'esperienza
case-hardened [ˈkeɪsˈhɑːdnd] adj (Tech) → cementato/a (fig) → indurito/a dall'esperienza


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Otto was already one of those drifting, case-hardened labourers who never marry or have children of their own.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
"I'll be case-hardened by that time," was his reply.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
Not only was he gambling as he had never gambled before, but he was gambling at the biggest table in the world and for stakes so large that even the case-hardened habitues of that table were compelled to sit up.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
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