endurecimento
[en.du.re.si.MEN.tu]
nounmasculinepl: endurecimentos
hardening
1. The process of becoming hard or harder; the act of hardening a substance
The hardening of the concrete took several days.
O endurecimento do concreto levou vários dias.
2. A toughening or strengthening of character, resolve, or position
The endurecimento of their stance made negotiations more difficult.
O endurecimento de sua posição tornou as negociações mais difíceis.
3. Medical: the abnormal hardening of tissue or organs
Arteriosclerosis involves the hardening of arteries.
A arteriosclerose envolve o endurecimento das artérias.
4. Psychological: emotional hardening or desensitization
Years of struggle led to an emotional hardening.
Anos de luta levaram a um endurecimento emocional.
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