Threadbare - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Injured by repeated blows or punishment.

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He finished the day battered and bruised

adjective

(of food) coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp.

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Others in the no-no category are deep fried or battered foods, pies and pasties, crisps and hot chi…

verb

Strike repeatedly with hard blows.

Примеры использования:

A prisoner was battered to death with a table leg

adjective

Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

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A row of decrepit houses

adjective

Weak and in poor condition, esp. from age or long use

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The town had two decrepit fire trucks that were constantly breaking down.

adjective

In very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot

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Most of the buildings were old and decrepit., a decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

adjective

(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravelled or worn at the edge.

Примеры использования:

The frayed collar of her old coat

verb

(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing.

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Cheap fabric soon frays

adjective

With the threads at the edge coming loose

Примеры использования:

Frayed cuffs, the whole experience left me with frayed nerves (= feeling worried).

adjective

Something that is holey has holes in it

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He had to patch his holey trainers with duct tape until he had the money to buy himself a new pair.…

adjective

Having mange.

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They cannot all survive, so many will starve and become mangy and diseased.

adjective

(esp. of dogs and cats) having an infectious disease that makes hair fall out and causes areas of rough skin

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A mangy-looking dog, throw away that mangy rug.

adjective

If clothing or furniture is moth-eaten, it looks old and has holes in it

Примеры использования:

I found some moth-eaten old sweaters in the back of the wardrobe.

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Примеры использования:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

adjective

(of cloth or clothes) old and torn.

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A rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

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The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

verb

Make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner.

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He ragged me about not smoking or drinking

adjective

Shabby and untidy or dirty.

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A teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy t-shirt

adjective

In poor condition through long use or lack of care.

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A conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car

adjective

Looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care

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The man wore a long, shabby coat., we parked near bobby’s shabby trailer., her salary is $305,000 t…

adjective

Old and torn; in poor condition.

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An old woman in tattered clothes

adjective

(of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips

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Old tattered flags

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

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Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Примеры использования:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Примеры использования:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.

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They were unwashed and unkempt

adjective

Past participle of wear1.

verb

Have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.

Примеры использования:

He was wearing a dark suit