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calloused

/ˈkæl.əst/

callousedadjective

more calloused

Comp.

most calloused

Super.

/ˈkæl.əst/

Translations

calleuxSe dit surtout de la peau épaissie par le frottement ou le travail manuel.

His calloused hands were a testament to years of hard labor.

Ses mains calleuses témoignaient de années de dur labeur.

endurciAu sens figuré, pour une personne ou une attitude devenue moralement insensible.

Her calloused attitude made it difficult for her to empathize with others.

Son attitude endurcie lui rendait difficile l’empathie envers les autres.

Additional translations

insensibleSe dit d’une personne ou d’un comportement peu sensible aux émotions d’autrui.

Definitions

Having an area of hardened skin.

His calloused hands were a testament to years of hard labor.

Emotionally hardened or unfeeling.

Her calloused attitude made it difficult for her to empathize with others.

Synonyms

Antonyms

callousedpast participle

/ˈkæl.əst/

Functions as a past-participle adjective derived from the verb ‘callous’.

Translations

calleuxEmploi adjectival du participe passé, surtout pour la peau des mains ou des paumes.

His palms were calloused from years of carpentry work.

Ses paumes étaient calleuses après des années de travail de menuiserie.

Definitions

Made hard or insensitive; serving as the past participle of ‘callous’ used adjectivally.

His palms were calloused from years of carpentry work.

Synonyms

callousadjective

Definitions

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

His callous remarks about the accident showed a lack of empathy.

Physically hardened or thickened, especially referring to skin that has developed calluses.

Years of manual labor left him with callous hands.

callousverb

calloused

Past Simple

calloused

Past Simple

calloused

Past Participle

callousing

ing-form

/ˈkæl.əs/

Translations

durcirSens physique: rendre plus dur ou plus épais, notamment la peau ou les extrémités.

Constant guitar practice calloused his fingertips.

La pratique constante de la guitare lui a durci le bout des doigts.

endurcirSens figuré: rendre moins sensible, plus froid émotionnellement.

Repeated exposure to violence can callous a person's feelings.

Une exposition répétée à la violence peut endurcir les sentiments d’une personne.

Definitions

To make or become insensitive or emotionally hardened.

Repeated exposure to violence can callous a person's feelings.

To harden or thicken (a part of the body or its surface).

Constant guitar practice calloused his fingertips.