ponerse duro

ponerse duro
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to go hard
Esta plastilina ya no vale porque se ha puesto dura.This Plasticine is no good now because it's gone hard.
b. to harden
La cerámica debe hornearse a la temperatura adecuada para ponerse dura.Pottery needs to be baked at the correct temperature in order to harden.
a. to get stiff
¿Por qué los cadáveres se ponen duros? - Por rigor mortis.Why do corpses get stiff? - Because of rigor mortis.
a. to go stale
Si dejas el pan afuera por la noche, va a ponerse duro.If you leave the bread out overnight, it's going to go stale.
a. to get hard
Cuando era adolescente, a veces me ponía duro sin razón alguna y era bien bochornoso.When I was a teenager, sometimes I would get hard for no reason at all and it was really embarrassing.
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