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  • 91hard-boiled — (adj.) also hardboiled, 1723 in reference to eggs, from HARD (Cf. hard) + BOILED (Cf. boiled). In transferred sense severe, tough, from 1886 …

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  • 92soft-boiled — ADJ A soft boiled egg is one that has been boiled for only a few minutes, so that the yellow part is still liquid. Ant: hard boiled …

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  • 93hard-boiled — adjective 1 a hard boiled egg has been boiled until it becomes solid compare soft­boiled 2 informal not showing your emotions and not influenced by your feelings; tough …

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  • 94soft-boiled — adjective an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but not the yellow part in the centre compare hard­boiled …

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  • 95hard-boiled — adjective Date: 1886 1. a. devoid of sentimentality ; tough < a hard boiled drill sergeant > b. of, relating to, or being a detective story featuring a tough unsentimental protagonist and a matter of fact attitude towards violence 2. hardheaded,&#8230; …

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  • 96Soft-Boiled Sergeant — is a short story by J. D. Salinger. Written before he had actually seen combat during World War II, Soft Boiled Sergeant chronicles a young soldier s entry into the military.The title refers to the good natured Staff Sergeant whom the young&#8230; …

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  • 97Hard-boiled — Hardboiled detective (deutsch: hartgesottener Inspektor / Ermittler) ist eine archetypische Figur des angloamerikanisch geprägten Kriminalromans. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Eigenschaften 2 Geschichte 3 Der europäische Gegentyp 4 Literatur 5 Si …

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  • 98Hard boiled — Para otros usos de este término, véase Hard Boiled (Desambiguación). Se ha sugerido que este artículo o sección sea fusionado con Novela negra (discusión). Una vez que hayas realizado la fusión de artículos, pide la fusión de historiales aquí. La …

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  • 99hard-boiled — adjective a) cooked to a solid consistency b) callous and unsentimental See Also: soft boiled, hard boiled fiction …

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  • 100Hard Boiled (film, 1925) — Hard Boiled est un film muet américain réalisé par Leo McCarey et sorti en 1925. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien …

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