adjective🔗ShareInsensible, insensible aux sentiments d'autruiEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others."She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig."Elle était si insensible qu'elle pouvait critiquer un patient atteint d'un cancer pour avoir porté une perruque.characterhumanattitudemindemotionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCalleuxHaving calluses."The farmer's hands were callous from years of working in the fields. "Les mains du fermier étaient calleuses après des années de travail dans les champs.bodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDurillon, callositéA hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use."After a summer of gardening, she noticed a thick callous forming on her palm from gripping the shovel. "Après un été de jardinage, elle a remarqué un durillon épais se formant sur sa paume à force de saisir la pelle.bodymedicinephysiologyanatomywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCals osseuxThe material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece."The doctor explained that the fractured bone's callus was growing stronger each week. "Le médecin a expliqué que les cals osseux de l'os fracturé se renforçaient chaque semaine.medicineanatomyphysiologybiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe calThe new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets."The gardener carefully examined the callous on the cutting before planting it. "Le jardinier a examiné attentivement le cal sur la bouture avant de la planter.plantbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZone brillanteA shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives)."The entomologist used a magnifying glass to examine the callous on the horse fly's head. "L'entomologiste a utilisé une loupe pour examiner la zone brillante sur la tête du taon.anatomyinsectbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
