English-Portuguese translations for callous

• insensível
  Todavia, o sentimento comum é brutalmente desafiado pela política insensível dos actuais dirigentes da UE e dos Estados-Membros. This common feeling has, however, been crudely brought about by the callous policy of the current leaders of the EU and of the Member States.
  Face a um inimigo tão intratável, insensível e odioso, que esperamos que Israel faça quando os seus cidadãos são constantemente submetidos a ataques terroristas? Faced with such an intractable, callous and hateful enemy, what do we expect Israel to do while its citizens are constantly subjected to terror attacks?
  Enquanto cidadã dinamarquesa, é com vergonha que tenho de reconhecer que o meu país lidera esta política de imigração xenófoba e, simultaneamente, limitada e insensível. As a Danish citizen, I am ashamed to have to acknowledge that my country is a pioneer of this whole short-sighted, callous and xenophobic immigration policy.

Definition of callous

• Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others
• Having calluses

Examples

• She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.

Related words

• callousness
• calloused
• callout