toughen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for toughen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.toughen [Am ˈtəfən, Brit ˈtʌfn] VB trans

1. toughen (strengthen):

toughen muscles

endurecer

toughen material

hacer más fuerte

toughen material

hacer más resistente

2. toughen person:

toughen (make physically resilient)

hacer más fuerte

toughen (make emotionally resilient)

hacer más fuerte

toughen (make emotionally resilient)

fortalecer

3. toughen (make more uncompromising):

toughen stance/approach

volver más firme

II.toughen [Am ˈtəfən, Brit ˈtʌfn] VB intr

1. toughen (strengthen):

toughen muscles:

endurecerse

his skin had toughened

se le había curtido la piel

2. toughen (become physically, emotionally resilient):

toughen

hacerse más fuerte

3. toughen (become more uncompromising):

toughen stance/approach:

hacerse más firme

toughen stance/approach:

endurecerse

I.toughen up VB [Am ˈtəfən -, Brit ˈtʌfn -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

1. toughen up (strengthen):

toughen up muscles

endurecer

toughen up material

hacer más fuerte

toughen up material

hacer más resistente

2. toughen up person:

toughen up (make physically resilient)

hacer más fuerte

toughen up (make emotionally resilient)

hacer más fuerte

toughen up (make emotionally resilient)

fortalecer

3. toughen up (make more uncompromising):

toughen up stance/approach

volver más firme

II.toughen up VB [Am ˈtəfən -, Brit ˈtʌfn -] (v + adv)

1. toughen up (strengthen):

toughen up muscles:

endurecerse

his skin had toughened up

se le había curtido la piel

2. toughen up (become physically, emotionally resilient):

toughen up

hacerse más fuerte

3. toughen up (become more uncompromising):

toughen up stance/approach:

hacerse más firme

toughen up stance/approach:

endurecerse

Translations for toughen in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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endurecer (fortalecer)

to toughen … up

endurecer

to toughen

vamos a endurecer nuestra postura frente al terrorismo

we are going to toughen our stance on o take a tougher line against terrorism

endurecerse (fortalecerse)

to toughen up

endurecerse (hacerse más fuerte)

to toughen up

acerar

to toughen

radicalizar

to toughen

toughen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for toughen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.toughen [ˈtʌfən] VB trans

toughen

endurecer

II.toughen [ˈtʌfən] VB intr

toughen

endurecerse

Translations for toughen in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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endurecer (mente)

to toughen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Through repeated practice, he has toughened all the striking surfaces of his body, especially his hands, which are covered with thick calluses.

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Tony tells him to stop and reaffirms his decision, saying that he needs toughening up.

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It is then soaked in cold water for 24 hours before play to toughen it.

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Her heightened adrenal activity causes a series of metabolic reactions within her body that toughen her skin and increase the efficiency of her muscles.

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Today was all about using this match to try to toughen ourselves up and if that's all we've got out of it, so be it.

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At that time he was also responsible for persecuting students as well as toughening censorship of the media.

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It is also used by athletes for its reputation of toughening skin exposed to the tincture.

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All those who passed through that testing have been toughened.

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Training continued for nearly two weeks, and cold baths in the lake soon toughened the men.

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Rand conditions his fists by plunging them into buckets of sand, gravel, and rock to toughen them.

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