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Significats de case-hardened en anglès

Used of persons; emotionally hardened.

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Ús de case-hardened en anglès
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The old smug strut and case-hardened pomp of legislature inaugurals was lacking.
The Masques of Ottawa
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I'm getting case-hardened, but it does cut me to the quick sometimes-itdoes.
Wives and Daughters
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It seemed to be constructed from thick case-hardened steel or some other alloy.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
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All that was combustible had gone up in flames and only case-hardened iron remained.
Watcher of the Dead
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When Foster had finished, there were tears on case-hardened faces and the caucus adjourned.
The Masques of Ottawa
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I ought to be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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His nervous system was pretty well "shot up"-ithad never been case-hardened.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
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It is then squared at the base and case-hardened.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 / A Magaz...
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The cuff was dense, case-hardened steel and she wasn't going to get it off easily.
Ghost in the Shell
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Evidently Vesuvius had no terrors for these case-hardened veterans.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
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We get "case-hardened" to trouble as the years bend our shoulders.
Hiram the Young Farmer
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And what ladies there be are weathered and case-hardened.'
Gone to Earth
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He becomes a keen, case-hardened tool, and no man.
Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2
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It is first forged, then dropped, trimmed, punched, drifted, milled, turned, filed, and lastly case-hardened.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 / A Magaz...
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My constitution is so case-hardened that I believe I could live all the year at Spitzbergen.
The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
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The most practised and case-hardened soldier is not fond of having to wait for his enemy.
The Dictator
Case-hardened a través del temps