"hard-boiled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more hard-boiled [comparative], most hard-boiled [superlative]
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  1. Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg) Categories (lifeform): Eggs Synonyms: hardboiled, hard boiled Derived forms: hard-boiledness Related terms: soft-boiled Translations (of an egg): твърдо сварен (tvǎrdo svaren) (Bulgarian), dur (Catalan), 全熟 (quánshú) (Chinese Mandarin), hardgekookt (Dutch), kovaksikeitetty (Finnish), cuit dur (French), hartgekocht (German), קשה (kasha) [feminine] (Hebrew), מבושלת קשה (m'vushelet kasha) [feminine] (Hebrew), קשה מבושלת (kasha m'vushelet) (Hebrew), harðsoðinn (Icelandic), sodo (Italian), 堅くゆでた (kataku yudeta) (alt: かたくゆでた) (Japanese), hardkokt (Norwegian Bokmål), hardkokt (Norwegian Nynorsk), na twardo (Polish), cozido (Portuguese), fiert tare (Romanian), вкруту́ю (vkrutúju) (Russian), duro (Spanish), hårdkokt (Swedish), крути́й (krutýj) (Ukrainian), кру́то (krúto) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Callous and unsentimental. (of a person, especially a detective) Categories (lifeform): Eggs Synonyms: harsh, severe, stern Translations (callous): груб (grub) (Bulgarian), закоравял (zakoravjal) (Bulgarian), piinkova (Finnish), kivenkova (Finnish), kovaksikeitetty (Finnish), hartgesotten (German), ハードボイルド (hādoboirudo) (Japanese), hardkokt (Norwegian Bokmål), hardkokt (Norwegian Nynorsk), bezduszny (Polish), hårdkokt (Swedish), (Swedish)
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  3. (literature, especially detective fiction) Written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect. Categories (topical): Literature Categories (lifeform): Eggs
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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hard-boiled
  1. simple past and past participle of hard-boil Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: hard-boil Categories (lifeform): Eggs
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