callous

insensible, despiadado

Que no se preocupa por el dolor ni los sentimientos de otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: Not caring about other people’s pain or feelings.

• That was a callous remark.
• Her callous response upset the grieving family.
• They showed a callous disregard for the workers’ safety.

Cómo se usa: callous towards someone (He was callous towards people who needed help.)

Sinónimos: heartless, uncaring, unfeeling, cruel

Antónimos: compassionate, caring

Expresiones frecuentes: callous attitude, callous disregard, callous remark

calloso

Que tiene zonas de piel gruesa y dura, o que se relaciona con ellas.

En inglés sencillo: Having thick, hard areas of skin, or connected with these areas.

• His palms were rough and callous.
• The worker’s callous hands showed years of heavy labor.
• The doctor examined the callous skin on her heel.

Sinónimos: callused, hardened

Expresiones frecuentes: callous skin, callous hands, callous tissue