curtir

v.

1 to tan (piel).

El sol curtió su piel The sun tanned his skin.

2 to harden (person).

3 to inure, to harden.

El sol curtió el barco The sun inured the boat.

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curtir

► verbo transitivo

1 (piel) to tan

2 figurado (acostumbrar) to harden, toughen

► verbo pronominal curtirse

1 (por el sol) to get tanned

2 figurado (acostumbrarse) to become hardened

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verb

to tan

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1. VT

1) [+ cuero] to tan

2) [+ piel] to tan, bronze

3) (=acostumbrar) to harden, inure

2.

See:

curtirse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <cuero/pieles> to tan

2)

a) <rostro/piel> sol to tan and harden

b) <persona> vida/sufrimientos to harden

2.

curtirse v pron (por el sol) to become tanned (and hardened); (por el viento, el tiempo) to become weather-beaten

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= curry, tan.

Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex. Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

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* curtir cuero = dress + leather.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <cuero/pieles> to tan

2)

a) <rostro/piel> sol to tan and harden

b) <persona> vida/sufrimientos to harden

2.

curtirse v pron (por el sol) to become tanned (and hardened); (por el viento, el tiempo) to become weather-beaten

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= curry, tan.

Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

* curtir cuero = dress + leather.

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curtir [I1 ]

vt

A ‹cuero/pieles› to tan

B ‹rostro/piel›

el sol le había curtido la piel the sun had left his skin tanned and hardened

una mujer curtida por los sufrimientos a woman hardened by suffering

lo curtieron a palos (CS fam); they gave him a beating

■ curtirse

v pron

(por el sol) to become tanned (and hardened); (por el viento, el tiempo) to become weather-beaten

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curtir verbo transitivo
1 (cuero) to tan
2 figurado (avezar) to harden, toughen
'curtir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuero
English:
tan
- weather

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curtir

♦ vt

1. [cuero] to tan

2. [piel] to weather

3. [persona] to harden

♦ See also the pronominal verb curtirse

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curtir

v/t tan; fig

harden

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curtir vt

1) : to tan

2) : to harden, to weather

♦ See also the reflexive verb curtirse