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to ossify
01
s'ossifier
to harden and turn into bone
Exemples
Over time, the cartilage will ossify, becoming a solid bone structure.
Avec le temps, le cartilage va s'ossifier, devenant une structure osseuse solide.
As the child grows, the soft spots in their skull will gradually ossify.
À mesure que l'enfant grandit, les parties molles de son crâne vont progressivement s'ossifier.
1.1
ossifier
to cause something, such as a cartilage, to harden and change into bone
02
ossifier, figer
to cause something, such as an idea, system, habit, etc. to become fixed and opposed to change
Exemples
They feared that the new regulations would ossify the current system beyond repair.
Ils craignaient que les nouvelles réglementations ne ossifient le système actuel au-delà de toute réparation.
Her habits had ossified into a strict routine, leaving no room for flexibility.
Ses habitudes s'étaient ossifiées en une routine stricte, ne laissant aucune place à la flexibilité.
2.1
s'ossifier, devenir rigide
to become very inflexible and opposed to change
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