toughening russian

• зака́ливание

  hardening, toughening up

• ужесточе́ние

  toughening

• закаля́вший

  hardening, tempering, toughening

  strengthening, toughening, steeling (character)

• закаля́ющийся

  hardening, tempering, toughening, becoming hardened

Examples

• Обливаемый холодной водой спортсмен закалялся.

  The athlete being doused with cold water was toughening himself up.

• Спортсмен, закалявшийся годами, легко переносил холод.

  The athlete, who had been toughening himself up for years, easily endured the cold.

• Спортсмен, обтирающийся снегом, закалял своё тело.

  The athlete rubbing himself with snow was toughening his body.

• Врачи советуют закаливать детей постепенно.

  Doctors advise toughening children up gradually.

• Я закаливаю организм и почти не болею.

  I’m toughening up my body and hardly ever get sick.