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thick skin
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la piel gruesa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The soles of the feet have thick skin.Las plantas de los pies tienen la piel gruesa.
2. (toughness)
a. la insensibilidad a las críticas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
To work in Hollywood, you have to have thick skin.Para trabajar en Hollywood, hay que poseer una insensibilidad a las críticas.
b. la corteza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Chris spent thirty years in the army, so he has thick skin in tough situations.Chris pasó treinta años en el ejército, así que tiene una corteza contra las situaciones difíciles.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I wish I had a thick skin like Emma and didn't care what people say about me!¡Ojalá fuera menos insensible como Emma y no me importara lo que la gente diga de mí!
Jamie has a pretty thick skin, so I don't think he was offended by what you said.Jamie no se toma las cosas a pecho tanto, así que no creo que se ofendiera por lo que le dijiste.
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