Polyglot Dictionary

endurecer

/endureˈseɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
endurezco
preterite (yo)
endurecí
past participle
endurecido

Meaning

  1. to harden

    • El frío endurece la tierra.

      The cold hardens the ground.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

curtir

curtir also specifically means "to tan," leather or skin from the sun; endurecer is the plain word "to harden."

Similar in other languages

German

verhärten

verhärten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to harden."

Portuguese

endurecer

endurecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to harden."

Practice

1 What does endurecer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches endurecer?

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