hard-boiled in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hard-boiled in the English»Italian Dictionary

hard-boiled [Brit ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld, Am ˈhɑrd ˈˌbɔɪld] ADJ

1. hard-boiled egg:

hard-boiled

sodo

2. hard-boiled fig person:

hard-boiled

indurito, cinico

Translations for hard-boiled in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.indurito [induˈrito] VB pp

indurito → indurire

II.indurito [induˈrito] ADJ

1. indurito (diventato duro):

indurito materiale

hard

indurito materiale

hardened

2. indurito fig persona:

indurito

hardbitten

indurito

hard-boiled

See also indurire

I.indurire [induˈrire] VB trans

1. indurire (rendere duro) siccità, freddo:

indurire suolo

to harden

2. indurire (rendere insensibile):

indurire fig

to harden

indurire persona

to toughen (up)

II.indurire [induˈrire] VB intr aux essere

indurire argilla, pane:

indurire

to harden

III.indurirsi VB refl

1. indurirsi:

indurirsi colla, argilla:

to harden

indurirsi colla, argilla:

to go hard

indurirsi colla, argilla:

to grow hard

indurirsi colla, argilla:

to become hard

indurirsi cemento:

to set (hard)

2. indurirsi fig persona:

indurirsi

to harden

indurirsi

to become callous

a queste parole il suo viso si indurì

at these words his face hardened

I.sodo [ˈsɔdo] ADJ

sodo polpa, terreno, muscolo

hard

sodo frutta, verdura

firm

sodo uovo

hard-boiled

II.sodo [ˈsɔdo] ADV

sodo lavorare, studiare, picchiare

hard

sodo dormire

soundly

far lavorare sodo qn

to work sb hard

III.sodo [ˈsɔdo] N m

sodo

firm ground

costruire sul sodo

to build on firm ground

venire or passare al sodo fig

to get down to brass tacks or the nitty-gritty

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uovo sodo

hard-boiled

hard-boiled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hard-boiled in the English»Italian Dictionary

hard-boiled ADJ

hard-boiled egg

sodo, -a

hard-boiled inf person

indurito, -a

egg [eg] N

egg

uovo m

fried/boiled eggs

uova fritte/alla coque

hard-boiled egg

uovo sodo

scrambled eggs

uova strapazzate

Phrases:

to put all one's eggs in one basket

puntare tutto su una carta sola

they had egg on their faces inf

hanno fatto una figuraccia

to be a bad egg inf

essere un cattivo elemento

Translations for hard-boiled in the Italian»English Dictionary

sodo (-a) ADJ

1. sodo (carne, muscoli):

sodo (-a)

firm

2. sodo (legname):

sodo (-a)

hard

uova -e

hard-boiled eggs

prenderle -e inf

to get a beating

uovo <pl: -a f> [ˈuɔ:·vo] N m

uovo

egg

bianco d'uovo

egg white

rosso d'uovo

egg yolk

pasta all'uovo

egg pasta

uovo à la coque

(soft-)boiled egg

uovo all'occhio di bue

eggs sunny-side up

uovo al tegame

fried egg

uovo sodo

(hard-)boiled egg

-a affogate

poached eggs

-a strapazzate

scrambled eggs

essere pieno come un uovo

to be full up

meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani prov

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was spare, frugal, hard-boiled, but he did over and over again what only the best writers can ever do at all.

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He said, however, that bananas and hard-boiled eggs made him sick.

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The most common variety contains ground beef, seasoned with cumin, hard-boiled egg, onions, olives, and raisins; the dough is usually sprinkled with icing sugar.

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One who eats a hard-boiled egg without salt is a liar.

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For instance, in writing, to combine the horror genre with a western or hard-boiled detective story with science fiction.

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A hard-boiled private eye has an ambivalent attitude towards the police.

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While staying true to the hard-boiled theme, the film does play into the blaxploitation that was a popular genre at the time.

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The traditional ones contain ground beef or shredded chicken with green onion, parsley and hard-boiled eggs.

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Now with the war, that insouciance had become hard-boiled.

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Red-cooked stews may be heavy in meat content or contain a variety of meats, vegetables, and hard-boiled eggs.

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