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1 hard-boiled
adjective ((of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.) duro* * *hard-boiled[ha:d b'ɔild] adj 1 cozido até ficar duro. a hard-boiled egg / ovo cozido duro. 2 impassível. 3 interesseiro. 4 duro, rude. 5 objetivo, direto. a hard-boiled appraisal / uma apreciação objetiva, severa. -
2 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) ovo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ovo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] n 1 ovo, Biol óvulo, germe. 2 fig princípio ou origem de qualquer coisa. 3 sl bomba, granada, mina. • vt 1 cobrir alimentos com ovos. 2 coll jogar ovos. as sure as eggs sl com toda a certeza. bad egg sl mau sujeito. fried eggs ovos estrelados, fritos. good egg sl bom sujeito. hard boiled eggs ovos cozidos. old egg velho amigo. poached eggs ovos escalfados. scrambled eggs ovos mexidos. soft boiled eggs ovos quentes, ovos cozidos moles. the white of an egg a clara do ovo. the yolk of an egg a gema do ovo. to be left with egg on one’s face sl ficar com cara de bobo. to egg and crumb empanar: cobrir de gema e farinha de rosca. to egg on instigar, provocar, encorajar. to lay an egg Amer sl fracassar, falhar. to put all eggs into one basket arriscar tudo, colocar todo o dinheiro em um único jogo. to teach your grandmother to suck eggs ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário. to tread upon eggs pisar em ovos.
См. также в других словарях:
hard-boiled egg — noun an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify • Syn: ↑hard cooked egg • Hypernyms: ↑boiled egg, ↑coddled egg • Hyponyms: ↑Easter egg … Useful english dictionary
hard boiled egg — egg that s been boiled until solid … English contemporary dictionary
hard boiled egg — яйцо вкрутую shell egg яйцо leaky egg яйцо тек fresh egg свежее яйцо long egg длинное яйцо whole egg цельное яйцо … English-Russian travelling dictionary
hard-cooked egg — noun an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify • Syn: ↑hard boiled egg • Hypernyms: ↑boiled egg, ↑coddled egg • Hyponyms: ↑Easter egg … Useful english dictionary
Boiled egg — Boiled eggs are eggs (typically chicken s eggs) cooked by immersion in boiling water with their shells unbroken. Eggs cooked in water without their shells are known as poached eggs. Hard boiled eggs are boiled long enough for both the egg yolk… … Wikipedia
hard-boiled — adj 1.) a hard boiled egg has been boiled until it becomes solid →↑soft boiled 2.) informal a) not showing your emotions and not influenced by your feelings = ↑tough ▪ a hard boiled marketing executive b) hard boiled film/thriller/fict … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-boiled — [ ,hard bɔıld ] adjective 1. ) a hard boiled egg has been cooked in boiling water until it is solid inside 2. ) INFORMAL not showing any sympathy for other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hard-boiled — also hard boiled 1) ADJ A hard boiled egg has been boiled in its shell until the whole of the inside is solid. Ant: soft boiled 2) ADJ GRADED You use hard boiled to describe someone who is tough and does not show much emotion. She s hard boiled,… … English dictionary
boiled egg — noun egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water • Syn: ↑coddled egg • Hypernyms: ↑dish • Hyponyms: ↑hard boiled egg, ↑hard cooked egg … Useful english dictionary
hard-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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hard-boiled — UK [ˌhɑː(r)d ˈbɔɪld] / US [ˌhɑrd ˈbɔɪld] adjective 1) a hard boiled egg has been cooked in boiling water until it is solid inside 2) informal not showing any sympathy for other people … English dictionary