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hard-bitten

/ˌhɑːrdˈbɪt.ən/

Traducción: Describe a una persona que es dura, cínica y a la que es difícil impresionar o escandalizar con cosas desagradables, a menudo debido a su experiencia.

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adjective

/ˌhɑːrdˈbɪt.ən/C2formal
  • esDescribe a una persona que es dura, cínica y a la que es difícil impresionar o escandalizar con cosas desagradables, a menudo debido a su experiencia.

Describes a person who is tough, cynical, and not easily shocked by unpleasant things, often due to experience.

  1. Tough and cynical from experienceC1informal

    Made tough, stubborn, or cynical by difficult experiences, especially in a competitive or harsh environment.

    esendurecido y escéptico por la experiencia

    • The hard-bitten detective had seen it all and trusted no one.
    • Years of war had turned him into a hard-bitten soldier.
    • She was a hard-bitten journalist who never flinched from the truth.

    Sinónimosbattle-scarredcallouscase-hardenedcynicalhardenedpragmaticseasonedtoughunsentimentalworld-weary

    Antónimosinnocentnaivesoftheartedtenderheartedtrusting

Formas
  • more hard-bitten comparative form
  • most hard-bitten superlative form