hard-boiled
/ˌhɑːd ˈbɔɪld/adjective
उच्चारण हार्ड बॉइल्ड
(अंडा) पूरी तरह उबला हुआ
Core word
- 1
(of an egg) boiled until the inside is solid
(अंडा) पूरी तरह उबला हुआ
- She packed two hard-boiled eggs for lunch.
- A hard-boiled egg with bread makes a quick and filling breakfast before school.
- Peel the hard-boiled eggs and cut them in half.
+ 2 more examples
- He ate a hard-boiled egg with salt and pepper.
- Boil the eggs for ten minutes to make them hard-boiled.
Opposite soft-boiled
- 2
(of people) not showing much emotion; tough and cynical
सख़्त-मिज़ाज, भावनाहीन
- The novel's hero is a hard-boiled detective.
- Even the hard-boiled journalists were shocked.
- She plays a hard-boiled lawyer in the series.
+ 2 more examples
- The hard-boiled editor never praised anyone easily.
- He had a hard-boiled attitude to life after years in the police.
Synonyms tough hard-bitten unsentimental
Opposite soft-hearted sentimental
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hard-boiled (adjective, eggs)
Hard-boiled describes an egg boiled until the yolk and white are solid. It is written with a hyphen.
Hard-boiled ऐसे अंडे का वर्णन करता है जो उबालकर पूरा ठोस कर दिया गया हो। इसे hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- She packed two hard-boiled eggs in her lunch box.
- Hard-boiled eggs are a common breakfast for athletes.
hard-boiled (adjective, people)
For people, it means tough, unemotional and cynical, often because of hard experience.
व्यक्तियों के लिए इसका अर्थ कठोर, भावहीन और संशयी है, अक्सर कठिन अनुभवों के कारण।
- The hard-boiled detective showed no fear.
- He is a hard-boiled editor who rarely praises anyone.
hard-boiled + noun (fiction)
Hard-boiled fiction is a style of crime writing with tough, cynical characters.
Hard-boiled fiction अपराध-कथा की वह शैली है जिसमें कठोर और संशयी पात्र होते हैं।
- He loves hard-boiled crime novels.
soft-boiled vs hard-boiled
The opposite for eggs is soft-boiled, with a liquid yolk.
अंडे के लिए इसका विपरीत soft-boiled है, जिसकी जर्दी तरल रहती है।
- Radhika prefers soft-boiled eggs, but her brother eats hard-boiled ones.
hard-boil (verb)
The verb hard-boil means to cook an egg until solid: hard-boil, hard-boiled, hard-boiling.
Verb hard-boil का अर्थ अंडे को ठोस होने तक पकाना है: hard-boil, hard-boiled, hard-boiling।
- Hard-boil the eggs for ten minutes and put them in cold water.
+Collocations 4
hard-boiled + noun
eggdetectivecopfictionjournalist
- The hard-boiled journalist had seen it all.
adverb + hard-boiled
veryrathertough andcynical andquite
- He was a tough and hard-boiled sergeant.
verb + hard-boiled eggs
peelsliceeatboilpack
- She peeled the hard-boiled eggs and sliced them for the salad.
hard-boiled + style
styletonemannerattitudevoice
- The novel is written in a hard-boiled style.
“More examples 7
- It takes about ten minutes to make a hard-boiled egg.
hard-boiled अंडा बनाने में लगभग दस मिनट लगते हैं।
- The hard-boiled inspector listened without any emotion.
कठोर स्वभाव के निरीक्षक ने बिना किसी भाव के सुना।
- Radhika added slices of hard-boiled egg to the sandwich.
राधिका ने sandwich में hard-boiled अंडे के टुकड़े डाले।
- The writer is known for his hard-boiled detective stories.
लेखक अपनी कठोर जासूसी कहानियों के लिए जाना जाता है।
- Years in the army had made him hard-boiled.
सेना के वर्षों ने उसे कठोर बना दिया था।
- Hard-boiled eggs keep well on a long train journey.
लंबी रेल यात्रा में hard-boiled अंडे अच्छे रहते हैं।
- Her hard-boiled manner hid a very kind heart.
उसका कठोर व्यवहार एक बहुत दयालु हृदय को छिपाए हुए था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She boiled the egg hardly for ten minutes.
✓ She boiled the egg hard for ten minutes.
Hardly means 'almost not'; the adverb for firmness is hard.
'Hardly' का अर्थ 'लगभग नहीं' है; कठोरता के लिए adverb 'hard' आता है।