закалить

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ кали́ть (kalítʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

закали́ть (zakalítʹpf (imperfective зака́ливать or закаля́ть)

  1. to temper (to heat-treat)
    Imperfectives: зака́ливать (zakálivatʹ), закаля́ть (zakaljátʹ)
  2. (figuratively) to temper, to harden, to inure
    Imperfectives: закаля́ть (zakaljátʹ), зака́ливать (zakálivatʹ)

Conjugation