| Example in Russian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Масло пропитывает ткани, и затем отвердевает и оседает словно ил. | The butter impregnates the tissues, and then it hardens and settles like silt. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | afharden,stalen, verharden, verstalen, verstokken | English | harden |
| Estonian | kõvastuma, kõvenema, paaduma, tahenema | Faroese | stæla |
| Finnish | karaista, koventaa, koveta, kovettaa, paaduttaa | French | aguerrir, aguicher, aouter, durcir |
| German | aushärten, erhärten | Icelandic | herða |
| Indonesian | mengeraskan | Italian | indurire, sclerosare |
| Japanese | 固まる, 固める, 硬化 | Lithuanian | grūdinti, užgrūdinti |
| Macedonian | се стврдне, се стврднува, стврднува | Norwegian | forherde, herde |
| Polish | stwardnieć, twardnieć, uodpornić, utwardzić, zatwardzać, zatwardzić | Portuguese | empedernir, endurecer |
| Quechua | chuchuyay, rumiyay, sinchiyay | Spanish | acerar, encallecer, endurecer |
| Swedish | hårdna, hårdra, håva |