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hard-bitten

/ˌhɑːrdˈbɪt.ən/

Traduction: Se dit d'une personne endurcie par l'expérience, devenue dure, cynique et difficile à choquer par les aspects désagréables de la vie.

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adjective

/ˌhɑːrdˈbɪt.ən/C2formal
  • frSe dit d'une personne endurcie par l'expérience, devenue dure, cynique et difficile à choquer par les aspects désagréables de la vie.

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.

    frEndurci et cynique par l'expérience

    • 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.

    Synonymesbattle-scarredcallouscase-hardenedcynicalhardenedpragmaticseasonedtoughunsentimentalworld-weary

    Antonymesinnocentnaivesoftheartedtenderheartedtrusting

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