hard-hearted in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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arido [ˈarido] ADJ

I.insensibile [insenˈsibile] ADJ

2. insensibile (privo di sentimenti) fig:

insensibile persona
callous
insensibile persona
hard-hearted
insensibile persona
unfeeling
insensibile atteggiamento, modo, comportamento, rimprovero
heartless
insensibile atteggiamento, modo, comportamento, rimprovero
insensitive
essere insensibile a qualità, virtù
to be blind to, to be dead to
essere insensibile a critiche, lusinghe
to be immune to
essere insensibile a argomento, idea, domanda
to be impervious to
essere insensibile a fascino
to be indifferent to
mostrarsi insensibile verso qn
to be unfeeling towards or unsympathetic to sb
essere insensibile a qualsiasi tipo di supplica
to be deaf to all entreaty
essere insensibile alla natura
to have no feeling for nature, to be ungreen
essere insensibile alla pietà
to be callous
diventare insensibile a dolore, insulti
to harden one's heart or to become hardened to
rimanere insensibile di fronte a qc
to steel one's heart against sth

II.insensibile [insenˈsibile] N mf

I.duro [ˈduro] ADJ

8. duro:

duro (difficile) esame, problema
hard
duro (difficile) esame, problema
difficult
duro (faticoso) lavoro
hard
duro (pesante) concorrenza
heavy
duro (pesante) concorrenza
hard
duro (pesante) concorrenza
tough
duro condizioni
harsh
duro partita
tough
duro sport
tough
duro sport
rough
ho avuto una giornata -a
I've had a hard day
una -a giornata di lavoro
a hard day's work
fare il gioco duro SPORTS
to play hard also fig
è -a alzarsi così presto
it's hard to get up so early
è stata -a convincerla a vendere
it was hard work persuading her to sell
è stata -a, ma ne valeva la pena
it was a struggle but it was worth it
fu molto duro per lui fare
it was very hard for him to do
quando il gioco si fa duro fig
when the going gets tough
mettere qn, qc a -a prova
to put sb, sth to a severe test
la sua pazienza fu messa a -a prova
her patience was severely tested
è stata una -a prova
it was quite an ordeal
è la -a realtà
it's the grim reality
sono tempi duri
times are hard
-a la vita! iron
it's a hard life!
avere la vita -a
to have a rough life
rendere la vita -a a qn
to make life difficult for sb
rendere la vita -a a qn
to give sb a rough ride or a hard time inf
rendere la vita -a a qn
to make sb's life a burden
il risultato fu un duro colpo per il partito
the result was a bitter blow to the party
infliggere un duro colpo a qn
to give sb a hard blow

II.duro (dura) [ˈduro] N m (f)

III.duro [ˈduro] ADV

IV.duro [ˈduro]

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avere un cuore di pietra, granito
to have a heart of stone, of granite, to be stony-hearted or hard-hearted or iron-hearted

hard-hearted in the PONS Dictionary

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Many years ago a rich but hard-hearted count owned the island.
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Prime ministers are expected to attend the sites of disasters, both natural and man-made: if they don't, they are accused of being hard-hearted and uncaring.
www.abc.net.au
But the politics are very difficult, with a fearful public potentially interpreting any such reforms as hard-hearted.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Well, partly it's because their career hangs on these exams - so you'd have to be very hard-hearted actually to inflict that "grave disadvantage".
www.bbc.co.uk
In fact, it is very hard-hearted to send your wife away just because you are bored with her or you like to marry another.
www.catholicherald.co.uk
He often turned down requests for public appearances in his later years, and he complained about being pestered by frequent appeals for letters to hard-hearted editors.
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No one, even the most hard-hearted, could have failed to be moved by the images of the dead little brothers.
www.mirror.co.uk
Faced with such tragedy and such unambiguous facts, it is a hard-hearted and cynical media that would engage in such hypocrisy.
news.nationalpost.com
The main cause of young women's tough, unsentimental attitude towards love and marriage is that the young men are just as hard-hearted.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Few of us are so hard-hearted that we would turn our backs on people in desperate straits.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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