verb🔗ShareDurcirTo become hard (tough, resistant to pressure)."The clay is hardening in the sun. "L'argile durcit au soleil.materialprocessphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurcirTo make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure)."The chef is hardening the clay for the new pottery project. "Le chef est en train de durcir l'argile pour le nouveau projet de poterie.materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenforcer, affermirTo strengthen."Regular exercise is hardening his muscles. "L'exercice régulier renforce ses muscles.physiologybodyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurcir, renforcerTo modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks."The IT team is hardening the school's website to protect student data from hackers. "L'équipe informatique renforce le site web de l'école pour protéger les données des élèves contre les pirates informatiques.computinginternettechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEndurcir, rendre résistantTo become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive."The stressful job was hardening her, making her less emotional and more focused on results. "Le travail stressant l'endurcissait, la rendant moins émotive et plus axée sur les résultats.physiologymindcharacterbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenforcerTo become or make (a consonant) more fortis.""The voiceless 'th' sound in 'bath' is hardening in some dialects, becoming a 'f' sound, like 'baf'." "Le son 'th' non voisé dans 'bath' se renforce dans certains dialectes, devenant un son 'f', comme dans 'baf'.languagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDurcissementThe process by which something hardens."The hardening of the clay pot took several hours in the kiln. "Le durcissement du pot en argile a pris plusieurs heures dans le four.processmaterialphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDurcissementThat which hardens, such as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel."The blacksmith used the hardening to transform the iron bar into a strong, durable tool. "Le forgeron a utilisé le durcissement pour transformer la barre de fer en un outil solide et durable.materialsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
