callous
Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of othersEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
» How can you be so callous?
Wie kannst du nur so herzlos sein?
Как можешь ты быть таким бессердечным?
Как ты можешь быть таким бесчувственным?
Як ви можете бути такими черствими?
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively)Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
gefühllos, verhärtet, abgestumpft
чёрствыйčórstvyj, бессерде́чныйbesserdéčnyj, безду́шныйbezdúšnyj
безду́шнийbezdúšnyj, безсерде́чнийbezserdéčnyj, нечу́лийnečúlyj
emotionally hardened
(literally)Having calluses, or relating to calluses.
schwielig
мозо́листыйmozólistyj
мозоля́стийmozoljástyj
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
Examples
20 sentencesHow can you be so callous?
Як ви можете бути такими черствими?
ruКак можешь ты быть таким бессердечным?
deWie kannst du nur so herzlos sein?
Tom is callous.
Том черствий.
deTom ist gefühllos.
I think that Tom is callous.
I think Tom is callous.
Her husband is callous and misogynous.
Її чоловік черствий та мізогінний.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
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Forms
more callous, most callous| Comparative | more callous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most callous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
42 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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