hardened

• Décrit quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui est devenu dur, fort ou moins sensible à cause de l'expérience ou de l'exposition à des conditions difficiles. Peut aussi désigner un matériau ou une substance qui a été rendu rigide ou résistant.

Describes someone or something that has become tough, strong, or less sensitive through experience or exposure.

1. Made hard or solidB1formal

   Having become hard or firm, often through a process like drying, cooling, or chemical change.

   durci

   • The concrete hardened overnight.
   • The hardened clay was used to make pottery.
   • The glue had hardened into a solid mass.

   Synonymesbakedcrustedcureddriedfrozenrigidsetsolidifiedstiff

   Antonymesflexiblemalleablepliablesoftsoftened

2. Experienced and toughB2formal

   Having become tough, experienced, or less sensitive, especially through difficult experiences.

   Endurci

   • He is a hardened veteran of many wars.
   • She became hardened to the criticism over time.
   • The hardened detective had seen it all before.

   Synonymescase-hardenedexperiencedinuredseasonedtoughened

   Antonymesinnocentnaivesensitivesofttenderweak

3. Unrepentant or confirmedB2formal

   Firmly established in a particular, often negative, habit or state.

   endurci (dans une habitude ou un état négatif)

   • He is a hardened criminal with a long record.
   • She is a hardened cynic who trusts no one.
   • The hardened smoker found it impossible to quit.

   Synonymeschronicconfirmedhabitualimpenitentincorrigibleinveterateunrepentant

   Antonymescontritepenitentrepentantsofthearted

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus de devenir ou de rendre quelque chose dur, résistant ou stable, ainsi que pour indiquer une diminution de la sympathie ou un renforcement de la sévérité.

A verb used to indicate the process of becoming or making something hard, solid, or resistant, or of becoming less sympathetic or more severe.

1. Become solid or firmB1formal

   To become physically hard or solid, or to make something become hard.

   Durcir, se solidifier

   • The cement will harden within a few hours.
   • Allow the glue to harden before moving the pieces.
   • The lava hardened into rock as it cooled.

   Synonymescakeclotcongealfreezesetsolidifystiffenthicken

   Antonymesdissolveliquefymeltsoften

2. Become tough or unfeelingB2formal

   To become more severe, strict, or less sympathetic.

   s'endurcir

   • Years of disappointment hardened his heart.
   • The government hardened its stance on immigration.
   • She hardened herself against the criticism.

   Synonymescallousdesensitizeindurateinuretoughen

   Antonymesmellowrelentsoften

3. Strengthen or reinforceB2formal

   To make something stronger or more resistant.

   Durcir, renforcer

   • The company hardened its security protocols after the breach.
   • Regular exercise hardens the muscles.
   • They hardened the steel to make it more durable.

   Synonymesannealfortifyreinforcesolidifysteelstiffenstrengthentempertoughen

   Antonymesdebilitatesoftenundermineweaken