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Meaning of cruaigh | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. to harden, stiffen, toughen, toughen up
  2. to set (solidify), firm up (become firmer in consistency), congeal
  3. to harden (become less sensitive), grow callous
  4. to become hard, difficult

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Ελληνικά σκληρύνω
Gaeilge daingnigh reoigh sioc soladaigh stalc
Galego endurecer
Italiano indurirsi temprare
日本語
Kurdî şet şet
Lëtzebuergesch häerden
Te Reo Māori whakatōpū
Português endurecer solidificar
Română întări solidifica
Svenska stelna
Tagalog sasiksinin

Examples

“Chruaigh a chroí.”

His heart hardened, he grew hard-hearted

“Chruaigh an saol le linn an chogaidh.”

Life became hard during the war.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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