English-German translation for "callous"

"callous" German translation

callous
[ˈkæləs]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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schwielig, verhärtet, kallös abgestumpft, gefühllos, gleichgültig, herzlos
callous
[ˈkæləs]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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verhärten, hart machen abstumpfen, gefühllos machen
  • abstumpfen, gefühllos machen
    callous figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    callous figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
callous
[ˈkæləs]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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hart schwielig werden, verhärten gefühllos werden, abstumpfen
  • gefühllos werden, abstumpfen
    callous figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    callous figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Hornhaut auf den Knien, damit ich mich hinknien kann.
Callouses on my knees that let me kneel comfortably.
Source: TED
In Indien passieren Vergewaltigungen weil wir eine gleichgültige Nation sind.
Rapes happen in India, because we are a callous nation.
Source: GlobalVoices
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