harden

[US]/ˈhɑːdn/
[UK]/ˈhɑːrdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. bli fast eller solid; bli sterk
vt. gjøre noe fast eller solid; gjøre noen sterk
Word Forms
Past Tensehardened
Third Person Singularhardens
Past Participlehardened
Present Participlehardening
Pluralhardens

Phrases & Collocations

harden steel

harden steel

Example Sentences

a hardened lava flow.

en herdet lavastrøm

a case-hardened steel anvil.

en herdet stålbelg

the snow hardened and compacted.

snøen ble hard og kompakt

troops who had been seasoned in combat.See Synonyms at harden

tropper som hadde blitt herdet i kamp. Se Synonymer på herde

was hardened to life on the frontier;

ble herdet for livet på grensen;

the silos are hardened against air attack.

siloene er herdet mot luftangrep

The earth hardens under the hot sun.

Jorden hardner under den varme solen.

You may leave the jelly in a cool place to harden it.

Du kan la sjokoladen være i en kald plass for å få den til å hardne.

I hardened my heart against him.

Jeg herdet hjertet mitt mot ham

He is becoming hardened to failure.

Han blir herdet mot å mislykkes

Real-world Examples

It will take days for the new shell to harden.

Det vil ta dager før den nye skallen hardner.

Source: The mysteries of the Earth

He says Ring and other technologies like it can harden racial barriers.

Han sier at Ring og andre teknologier som den kan hardne rasbarrierer.

Source: VOA Special July 2019 Collection

As the death toll amounts, so seemed that resolve by the protesters hardened.

Jo høyere dødsantallet ble, jo mer så det ut som protesterens vedholdenhed hardnet.

Source: BBC Listening March 2021 Collection

The spoon drops and cools off to harden.

Sjølen faller og kjøler av seg for å hardne.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

Hal's theory, which he practised on others, was that one must get hardened.

Hals teori, som han prøvde ut på andre, var at man må hardne seg.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Both extreme cold and extreme heat will ruin clay statues before they can harden.

Så både ekstrem kulde og ekstrem varme vil ødelegge leirestatuer før de kan hardne.

Source: National Geographic: The Terracotta Army of China

It's basically the same as nail polish, but it hasn't fully hardened yet.

Det er nesten det samme som neglepolish, men det har ikke hardnet helt ennå.

Source: Connection Magazine

You know it looks to me like some sort of cake hardened with the years.

Du vet, det ser ut til meg som en slags kake som har hardnet over årene.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

Fibrosis causes hardening of the affected area, which is commonly in the limbs.

Fibrose fører til hardning i det påvirkede området, som ofte er i lemmene.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

Also, fibrosis starts to develop, and the limbs harden and increase in size.

I tillegg begynner fibrose å utvikle seg, og lemmene hardner og øker i størrelse.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

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