battle-hardened leader
- noun
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líder curtido en batalla
- Only a battle-hardened leader could guide the company through such turbulent times.
Examples
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As a battle-hardened leader, she remained calm under pressure and led her troops to victory.
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The battle-hardened leader inspired his troops with confidence.
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After years of crisis management, he became a battle-hardened leader trusted by his team.
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Many battle-hardened leaders emerged from the war.
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After years of crisis management, he became a battle-hardened leader trusted by his team.
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As a battle-hardened leader, she remained calm under pressure and led her team through difficult situations.
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Only a battle-hardened leader could navigate the challenges faced by the organization in such tough times.
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
battle-hardened + leader
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'battle' (conflict) + 'hardened' (made tough) straightforwardly yields 'made tough by battle'. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer that a 'battle-hardened leader' is a leader who has become experienced and tough through conflicts or challenges; this hyphenated adjective follows a regular and cross-linguistically common pattern.
Etymology
Battle-hardened leader comes from the image of a leader who has been in many battles and is hardened like metal that has been used and made strong. So, the phrase means a leader who is very 'experienced' and 'tough'.