case-hardened

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case-hardened - used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"

hardened, hard-boiled

hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

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case-hardened [ˈkeɪsˌhɑːdnd] ADJ (Tech) → cementado (fig) [person] → insensible, poco compasivo

case-hardened [ˈkeɪsˈhɑːdnd] adj (Tech) → cementato/a (fig) → indurito/a dall'esperienza

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