Hardboiled

/ˈhɑːrdbɔɪld/ adjective

Definition

Eggs cooked in their shells until both the white and yolk are solid, or describing a tough, cynical person or story with gritty realism.

Etymology

From 'hard' (Old English) combined with past tense 'boiled' (Old French 'buillir'), literally describing eggs boiled until hard.

Kelly Says

The 'hardboiled' detective genre emerged in 1920s America as a reaction against flowery Victorian crime fiction—writers like Dashiell Hammett created cynical, streetwise protagonists that became an entire literary movement.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥቁር እንስሳ
ti-kour en-si-sa
ARالعربية
مُسلوق صلب
mu-slooq salib
BNবাংলা
কঠিনভাবে পাকা
ka-thi-n-bha-ve pa-ka
CACatalà
bullit dur
boo-lit dur
CSČeština
tvrdě uvařený
tv-rd-ě oo-va-re-ný
DADansk
hårt kogt
haart kogt
DEDeutsch
hartgekocht
hart-geh-koht
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρό βρασμένο
skli-ro vra-s-me-no
ESEspañol
hervido duro
er-vi-doh doo-roh
FAفارسی
پخته سخت
pa-kheh se-kh
FISuomi
kovemmin keitetty
ko-vemm-in ke-i-tet-ty
FRFrançais
dur à cuire
dûr a kwee-r
GUGU
હાર્ડબોઈલ્ડ
haar-d-boi-ld
HAHA
kayan mai
ka-yan mai
HEעברית
קשה מבושל
ka-sheh me-boosh-el
HIहिन्दी
कड़ी तरह पका हुआ
ka-di tar-ah pa-ka-hoo-a
HUMagyar
keményre főzve
kem-yen-re fo-z-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
telur rebus keras
te-lur re-bus ke-ras
IGIG
nri
n-ri
ITItaliano
bollito duro
bol-lee-toh doo-roh
JA日本語
ゆで卵
yu-de-tamago
KKKK
желдірі
je-l-di-ri
KMKM
បានប្រើ
ba-an pra-eu
KO한국어
익힌 계란
ik-hin gye-ran
MRMR
हार्डबोइल
haard-boi-l
MSBahasa Melayu
direbus keras
di-re-bus ke-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
hardgekookt
hard-ge-kookt
NONorsk
hardt kokt
hardt kokt
PAPA
ਹਾਰਡਬੋਇਲਡ
haard-boi-ld
PLPolski
twardy ugotowany
tv-ard-y oo-go-to-wan-y
PTPortuguês
cozido duro
ko-zi-doh doo-roh
RORomână
fiert tare
feer-t ta-re
RUРусский
жестко сваренный
zhest-ko sv-a-ren-nyy
SVSvenska
hårt kokt
haart kokt
SWKiswahili
kucheza ngumu
koo-che-za ng-u-mu
TAதமிழ்
கடினமாக வேகவைத்த
ka-di-na-ma-ga ve-ga-i-th
TEతెలుగు
కఠినంగా ఉడికించిన
ka-thi-na-nga oo-di-ki-n-chi-ni
THไทย
ต้มสุก
tom suk
TLTL
matigas na nilalaman
ma-ti-gas na ni-la-nan
TRTürkçe
sert haşlanmış
sert ha-sh-la-nmiş
UKУкраїнська
жорстко зварений
zho-rst-ko zva-re-niy
URاردو
بھریا پکا ہوا
bhe-ri-a pa-ka hoo-a
VITiếng Việt
trứng luộc kỹ
trứng loo-och kee
YOYO
ẹ̀fẹ́
e-fe
ZH中文
煮熟鸡蛋
zhǔ shú jī dàn
ZUZU
isiphuthu
i-si-phuthu

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