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Meanings of hardened in English

Portuguese
endurecido

Protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

endurecido

Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.

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Examples for "soft"
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The ground is currently described as good, good to soft in places.
The Guardian
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Police have so far taken a relatively soft approach to the unrest.
News.com.au
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The wind blows soft; the sky is blue; the sun shines bright
The New McGuffey First Reader
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We made easy mistakes, which ultimately gave Ireland soft scores, said McGeechan.
The Irish Times
5
Come morning light with soft-lit powers to awaken love that's ever sure.
The Notebook

Made tough by habitual exposure.

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Used of persons; emotionally hardened.

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Usage of hardened in English
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Insurance rates have hardened across the Irish market in 2010, FBD said.
The Irish Times
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He hardened at her provocative words-andthe sweet promises the words suggested.
The notorious scoundrel
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Granted, it's not easy dealing with hardened criminals on a daily basis.
The South African
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It was a blow in the face; his own voice hardened then.
The Nine-Tenths
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Parliament had earlier passed an amendment that hardened the government's original motion.
Reuters
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The natural stubbornness on which he had counted hardened in her face.
Black Jack
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Many young protesters have become battle-hardened by nearly three months of demonstrations.
BBC
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The old gentleman said: It is true; I am a hardened sinner.
More English Fairy Tales
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Place bark in refrigerator for about 20 minutes or until fully hardened.
Climbing Magazine
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The Paris attacks have hardened rhetoric on the U.S. presidential campaign trial.
Reuters
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The inflammatory process has hardened it; it would be difficult to cut-
Doctor Pascal
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The marbles were made from lumps of clay hardened in the fireplace.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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The Ford incident hardened views at both ends of the political spectrum.
American-made: the enduring legacy of the wpa : when fdr put the...
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Autopsy.-Baseof left lung adherent to diaphragm and costal pleura; lung hardened.
Cattle and Their Diseases / Embracing Their History and Breeds, ...
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As the opposition hardened, the anti-slavery agitation gathered in force and intensity.
History of the United States
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Once more her heart hardened in the pitiless fury of outraged mercy.
The Second Generation
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Translations for hardened
Portuguese
endurecido
Hardened through the time
Hardened across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common