Shabby - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Примеры использования:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Примеры использования:

The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

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The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

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Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

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A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

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After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

adjective

Deserving contempt; despicable.

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A display of contemptible cowardice

adjective

Deserving blame

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His behavior was contemptible.

adjective

Deserving contempt

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Her behaviour was contemptible.

adjective

Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

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A crummy little room

noun

A truck used to transport loggers to and from work.

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The inside of cabooses reflected the conductor's personal habits and the degree of cleanliness vari…

adjective

Of very bad quality

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Crummy weather, a crummy job, a crummy movie

adjective

Deserving hatred and contempt.

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A despicable crime

adjective

Morally reprehensible

adjective

Deserving to be hated or strongly criticized

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It was a despicable effort to blackmail voters.

adjective

(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

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Old, dilapidated buildings

verb

Cause (something) to fall into disrepair or ruin.

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A ruined chappell, built by the spaniard, and dilapidated by the dutch

adjective

(esp. of a structure) in bad condition and needing repair

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We still use the dilapidated barn for storing tools.

adjective

Gloomy and drab.

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A dingy room

adjective

(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for

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The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

adjective

Dark and often also dirty

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A dingy room/corridor, her hair was a dingy brown colour.

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

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A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

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A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

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She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adjective

Tending to bring harm to a reputation.

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Allegations of discreditable conduct

adjective

Causing or likely to cause a loss of respect for a person, group, or idea

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Their tactics were highly discreditable., defence lawyers may try to bring up discreditable inciden…

adjective

Bringing shame or disgrace on someone or something.

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His crimes are petty and dishonourable

adjective

A dishonourable action causes embarrassment and a loss of people's respect

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This was a dishonourable attempt to avoid responsibility., they regard killing an unarmed man as di…

adjective

A dishonourable person is not honest or fair, or does not deserve praise and respect

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I know him, and he is not a dishonourable man.

adjective

Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance.

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He was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable

adjective

Not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character

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Some of the more disreputable newspapers made false claims about her private life., a disreputable …

adjective

Wearing old clothes, or in a bad condition, because of not having much money

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She had a decidedly down-at-heel appearance., he worked in a down-at-heel café.

adjective

Not honourable in character or purpose.

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Ignoble feelings of intense jealousy

adjective

Morally bad and making you feel ashamed

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An ignoble action/idea

adjective

(of a place) seedy and run-down; unwholesome.

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A poor area full of insalubrious hotels

adjective

Unpleasant, dirty, or likely to cause disease

adjective

Of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.

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The school is a long, low building

noun

A low point, level, or figure.

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His popularity ratings are at an all-time low

adverb

In or into a low position or state.

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She pressed on, bent low to protect her face

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

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I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

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She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Примеры использования:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Примеры использования:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

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They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Suffering a lack of proper care.

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Some severely neglected children

verb

Fail to care for properly.

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The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

adjective

(especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair.

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A ramshackle cottage

adjective

Badly made and likely to break or fall down easily

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A ramshackle building with a sagging roof

adjective

Shabby and untidy or dirty.

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A teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy t-shirt

adjective

Dirty and unpleasant.

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A scuzzy flat

adjective

Unpleasant and dirty

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A scuzzy little restaurant, a scuzzy guy on the bus tried to talk to me.

adjective

Sordid and disreputable.

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His seedy affair with a soft-porn starlet

adjective

Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace.

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A shameful accusation

adjective

Causing you to feel guilty or ashamed, or being a cause for feeling ashamed

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[ + that clause ] it’s shameful that his own country did not fully appreciate his talent until it w…

adjective

Badly made or done.

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We're not paying good money for shoddy goods

noun

An inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.

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The production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

adjective

Made or done without care

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The furniture is shoddy and cheap.

adjective

Squalid or unfit for human habitation.

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A slummy neighbourhood

noun

(in liverpool) loose change; coins.

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Got my bag of slummy ready for the next minimum fare being paid with a £20 note

adjective

Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

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The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams

adjective

Morally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty

Примеры использования:

A sordid story, sordid details, the sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shock…

adjective

Feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune.

Примеры использования:

I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family

adjective

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

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The squalid, overcrowded prison

adjective

Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant

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The squalid apartment was her first home in the city., he lived in dreadful squalor despite having …

adjective

(of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel.

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The paint was still tacky

adjective

Showing poor taste and quality.

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Even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts

adjective

(of a substance) sticky

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I left a fingerprint in the tacky paint., she reads those tacky romance novels.

adjective

(of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated.

Примеры использования:

Tumbledown cottages

adjective

(of a building) in a bad condition, esp. in a state of decay

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They lived in a tumbledown cottage near the railroad tracks.

adjective

Not taken care of well enough

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He looked unwashed and uncared for.

adjective

Not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.

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At times like these the legal system appears inhuman and unfair

adjective

Not fair

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It seems unfair to tax you both where you work and where you live., the company unfairly denied her…

adjective

Not morally right, or not treating people in an equal way

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Businesses argue that the tax idea is unfair because it is based on revenue, rather than profit., w…

adjective

Not generous; mean.

Примеры использования:

He was not an ungenerous man

adjective

Not appropriate to or behaving like a gentleman.

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An ungentlemanly lack of sportsmanship

adjective

(of a man's behaviour) not polite and not behaving well towards other people

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He was sent off the pitch for ungentlemanly conduct.

adjective

Inconsiderate and harsh to others.

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You were terribly unkind to her

adjective

Not kind

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He’s made some very unkind remarks about his employer lately.

adjective

Not deserving respect or attention.

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He was unworthy of trust and unfit to hold office

adjective

Not deserving respect, admiration, or support

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I put all unworthy thoughts out of my mind., the theory was unworthy of serious attention., a pract…

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

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I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

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He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…