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hard-boiled
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hard-boiled (härdboild)
adj.
1. Cooked by boiling in the shell to a solid consistency. Used of eggs.
2. Callous; unfeeling.
3. Unsentimental and practical; tough.

hard-boiled
adj
1. (Cookery) (of an egg) boiled until the yolk and white are solid
2. Informal
a.  tough, realistic
b.  cynical
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hard-boiled - tough and callous by virtue of experience
tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
2.hard-boiled - used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"
hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
3.hard-boiled - (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

hard-boiled
Translations
hard-boiled [ˈhɑːdˈbɔɪld] ADJ
1. (= hard) [egg] → duro
2. (= tough, cynical) → duro de carácter, amargado
hard-boiled [ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld] adj (egg) → sodo/a (fig) (tough, cynical) → duro/a


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