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verhärtet

hardened, indurated

adjective fer-HAYR-tet Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

entrenched (of attitudes)

Usage Note

Verhärtet describes material or tissue that has become harder than normal — verhärtete Muskeln (knotted muscles), verhärteter Boden (hardened ground). Figuratively and equally commonly, verhärtete Fronten describes entrenched positions in a dispute.

Examples

"Der Physiotherapeut spürte die verhärteten Muskeln in ihrer Schulter."

Natural Translation

The physiotherapist felt the knotted muscles in her shoulder.

Literal Translation

The physiotherapist felt the hardened muscles in her shoulder.

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