calloused

• Décrit une peau devenue dure et épaisse, généralement à cause de frottements ou de pressions répétés ; peut aussi qualifier une personne devenue émotionnellement insensible ou endurcie.

Describes skin that has become hard and thick, usually due to repeated friction or pressure; can also describe a person who has become emotionally hardened or insensitive.

1. Having thick, hardened skinB2formal

   Describes skin that has become thick and hard due to repeated friction or pressure.

   Calleux, durci

   • The farmer's hands were calloused from years of hard work.
   • Her calloused feet showed the effects of running marathons.
   • He had calloused palms from lifting weights regularly.

   Synonymescalloushardenedleatherythick-skinnedtough

   Antonymessmoothsofttender