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hard·en
(här′dn)v. hard·ened, hard·en·ing, hard·ens
v.tr.
1. To make hard or harder: harden steel.
2. To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship: was hardened by years of working as a farmer.
3. To make unfeeling, unsympathetic, or callous: The betrayal hardened his heart against intimacy.
4. To make fixed, settled, or less subject to change: "The incident only hardened existing attitudes while vanquishing any hope of collaboration" (Philip Dray).
5. To make less vulnerable to attack by surrounding with earth or concrete: harden missile silos.
v.intr.
1. To become hard or harder.
2. To become fixed, settled, or less subject to change: "Her early skepticism has hardened into cynicism" (Kelly Braffet).
3. To become inured.
4. To take on a disapproving or severe appearance: His face hardened with suspicion.
5. To rise and become stable. Used of prices.
Synonyms: harden, acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen
These verbs mean to make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure: was hardened to frontier life; is acclimated to the tropical heat; was acclimatized by long hours to overwork; became seasoned to life in prison; has become toughened by adversity.
These verbs mean to make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure: was hardened to frontier life; is acclimated to the tropical heat; was acclimatized by long hours to overwork; became seasoned to life in prison; has become toughened by adversity.
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harden
(ˈhɑːdən)vb
1. to make or become hard or harder; freeze, stiffen, or set
2. to make or become more hardy, tough, or unfeeling
3. to make or become stronger or firmer: they hardened defences.
4. to make or become more resolute or set: hardened in his resolve.
5. (Commerce) (intr) commerce
a. (of prices, a market, etc) to cease to fluctuate
b. (of price) to rise higher
harden
(ˈhɑːdən)n
(Textiles) a rough fabric made from hards
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hard•en
(ˈhɑr dn)v.t.
1. to make hard or harder.
2. to make pitiless or unfeeling: to harden one's heart.
3. to make rigid, hardy, or unyielding; reinforce; toughen.
4. to reinforce (a military or strategic installation) as protection against nuclear bombardment.
v.i. 5. to become hard or harder.
6. to become pitiless or unfeeling.
7. to become inured or unyielding.
[1150–1200]
hard′en•a•ble, adj.
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harden
Past participle: hardened
Gerund: hardening
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Verb | 1. | harden - become hard or harder; "The wax hardened" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" callus - form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused" calcify - become impregnated with calcium salts cure - make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap" soften - become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" |
2. | harden - make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" face-harden - harden steel by adding carbon callus - cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet" anneal, temper, normalize - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" soften - make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry" | |
3. | harden - harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | |
4. | harden - make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" toughen - make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her" | |
5. | harden - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" brace oneself for, prepare for, steel oneself against, steel onself for - prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
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harden
verb
1. solidify, set, freeze, cake, bake, clot, thicken, stiffen, crystallize, congeal, coagulate, anneal Mould the mixture into shape before it hardens.
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harden
verb1. To make or become physically hard:
2. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit:
3. To make resistant to hardship, especially through continued exposure:
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Translations
يَصْلَبُّ، يُصْبِحُ جامِدا
tvrdnoutvytvrditzatvrditzatvrdit seztuhnout
blive hård
harîna; herîa
tvrdnúťzatvrdiť sa
strditi se
sertleş mek
harden
[ˈhɑːdn]A. VT
2. (= make tough, harsh) → endurecer
the experience had hardened her → la experiencia la había endurecido
to harden sb to adversity → acostumbrar a algn a hacerse fuerte ante la adversidad
to 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
the experience had hardened her → la experiencia la había endurecido
to harden sb to adversity → acostumbrar a algn a hacerse fuerte ante la adversidad
to 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) these experiences hardened her resolve → estas experiencias la afianzaron en su propósito
the workers' behaviour only served to harden the attitude of the managers → el comportamiento de los obreros sólo contribuyó a reforzar la actitud de la dirección
the workers' behaviour only served to harden the attitude of the managers → el comportamiento de los obreros sólo contribuyó a reforzar la actitud de la dirección
4. (Comm) (= stabilize) → estabilizar, consolidar
B. VI
1. (= become hard) [clay, arteries, icing] → endurecerse; [cement] → fraguar
2. (= become harsh, severe) [person, expression, eyes] → endurecerse
his voice hardened → el tono de su voz se endureció → adoptó un tono más áspero
my heart hardened against her → mi corazón se volvió contra ella
what happened only caused him to harden in his determination to continue → lo que sucedió sólo le afianzó más en su propósito de seguir
his voice hardened → el tono de su voz se endureció → adoptó un tono más áspero
my heart hardened against her → mi corazón se volvió contra ella
what happened only caused him to harden in his determination to continue → lo que sucedió sólo le afianzó más en su propósito de seguir
3. (Comm) (= stabilize) [prices, economy] → estabilizarse, consolidarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
harden
[ˈhɑːrdən] vt
(= make tougher) [+ person] → endurcir; [+ attitude, position, resolve] → consolider; [+ position, stance] → durcir
to harden one's heart → s'endurcir
to harden one's heart → s'endurcir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
harden
vt steel → härten; body, muscles → kräftigen, stählen (geh); person (physically) → abhärten; (emotionally) → verhärten (pej), → abstumpfen (pej); clay → hart werden lassen; this hardened his attitude → dadurch hat sich seine Haltung verhärtet; to harden oneself to something (physically) → sich gegen etw abhärten; (emotionally) → gegen etw unempfindlich werden; war had hardened the soldiers to death and killing → der Krieg hatte die Soldaten gegen den Tod und das Töten abgestumpft; to harden one’s heart against somebody → sein Herz gegen jdn verhärten (geh) ? hardened
vi (substance) → hart werden; (fig, attitude) → sich verhärten; (St Ex: = cease to fluctuate) → sich festigen, sich stabilisieren; (= rise) → anziehen; his voice hardened → seine Stimme wurde hart or bekam einen harten Klang; his eyes/face hardened → seine Augen bekamen/sein Gesicht bekam einen harten Ausdruck
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
harden
[ˈhɑːdn]1. vt (gen) → indurire; (steel) → temprare (fig) (determination) → rafforzare
to harden one's heart → non lasciarsi commuovere
to harden one's heart → non lasciarsi commuovere
2. vi (substance) → indurirsi
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hard
(haːd) adjective1. firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc. The ground is too hard to dig.
2. not easy to do, learn, solve etc. Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.
3. not feeling or showing kindness. a hard master.
4. (of weather) severe. a hard winter.
5. having or causing suffering. a hard life; hard times.
6. (of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added. The water is hard in this part of the country.
adverb1. with great effort. He works very hard; Think hard.
2. with great force; heavily. Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.
3. with great attention. He stared hard at the man.
4. to the full extent; completely. The car turned hard right.
ˈharden verb to make or become hard. Don't touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.
ˈhardness nounˈhardship noun
(something which causes) pain, suffering etc. a life full of hardship.
ˈhard-and-fast adjective (of rules) that can never be changed or ignored.
ˈhard-back noun a book with a hard cover. Hard-backs are more expensive than paperbacks.
ˌhard-ˈboiled adjective (of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.
hardˈdisk noun a device that is fixed inside a computer and is used for storing information.
ˈhard-earned adjective earned by hard work or with difficulty. I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.
ˌhard-ˈheaded adjective practical; shrewd; not influenced by emotion. a hard-headed businessman.
ˌhard-ˈhearted adjective not feeling or showing pity or kindness. a hard-hearted employer.
ˈhardware noun1. metal goods such as pots, tools etc. This shop sells hardware.
2. the mechanical parts of a computer.
ˌhard-ˈwearing adjective that will not wear out easily. a hard-wearing fabric.
be hard on1. to punish or criticize severely. Don't be too hard on the boy – he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.
2. to be unfair to. If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.
hard at it busy doing (something). I've been hard at it all day, trying to get this report finished.
hard done by unfairly treated. You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.
hard lines/luck bad luck. Hard lines/luck! I'm afraid you haven't won this time; It's hard luck that he broke his leg.
hard of hearing rather deaf. He is a bit hard of hearing now.
a hard time (of it) trouble, difficulty, worry etc. The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.
hard up not having much especially money. I'm a bit hard up at the moment; I'm hard up for envelopes.
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harden
v. endurecer, solidificar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
harden
vt, vi endurecer(se); hardened arteries arterias ateroscleróticas (form), arterias endurecidasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.