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101hard-boiled — hard boi·led s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS lett., cinem. genere poliziesco caratterizzato da una visione cinica e cruda della realtà: anche in funz. agg.inv.: romanzo, film hard boiled {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1962. ETIMO: ingl. hard boiled …
102hard-boiled — [ ,hard bɔıld ] adjective 1. ) a hard boiled egg has been cooked in boiling water until it is solid inside 2. ) INFORMAL not showing any sympathy for other people …
103hard-boiled — /ardˈbɔiled, ingl. ˈhɑːdˌbɔɪləd/ [vc. ingl., propr. «bollito (boiled, part. pass. di to boil) (fino a diventare) sodo, duro (hard)», e fig. «indurito dall esperienza»] s. m. inv. poliziesco, noir (fr.) CFR. giallo …
104hard-boiled — informal a hard boiled person behaves as if they have no emotions. Bogart plays the hard boiled detective that women find irresistibly attractive. (always before noun) …
105hard-boiled — hard boiled; hard boiled·ness; …
106soft-boiled — UK [ˌsɒft ˈbɔɪld] / US [ˌsɔft ˈbɔɪld] adjective a soft boiled egg is cooked for a short time, so that the yellow part is still soft or liquid • See: hard boiled …
107soft-boiled — soft′ boiled′ adj. coo (of an egg) boiled in the shell only until yolk and white are partially set • Etymology: 1900–05 …
108hard-boiled — /ˈhad bɔɪld/ (say hahd boyld) adjective 1. boiled until hard, as an egg. 2. Colloquial hardened by experience: a hard boiled person. 3. Colloquial rough or tough. {in figurative use, US (1880s) …
109hard-boiled — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an egg) boiled until solid. 2) (of a person) tough and cynical …
110soft-boiled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an egg) lightly boiled, leaving the yolk soft or liquid …