shabby

logoro, consumato

Detto di vestiti consumati, rovinati o dall’aspetto trascurato per il lungo uso.

In inglese semplice: Worn, damaged, or untidy because clothes have been used for a long time.

• He wore a shabby coat.
• Her shabby shoes had holes in them.
• The suit looked shabby after years of use.

Sinonimi: worn, scruffy, threadbare

Contrari: smart

Espressioni comuni: shabby clothes, shabby coat, shabby shoes

malandato, trasandato

Consumato, disordinato o deteriorato a causa del tempo o della mancanza di cure.

In inglese semplice: Worn, untidy, or in poor condition because of age or lack of care.

• The hotel was rather shabby.
• They replaced the shabby carpet in the hall.
• Even his best clothes looked shabby.

Sinonimi: worn, scruffy, run-down

Contrari: well-kept, smart

Espressioni comuni: shabby furniture, shabby hotel, shabby carpet

trasandato, malvestito

Che indossa abiti vecchi, consumati o in disordine.

In inglese semplice: Wearing old, worn, or untidy clothes.

• The visitor looked shabby.
• A shabby man waited outside the station.
• She felt shabby beside the smartly dressed guests.

Sinonimi: scruffy, poorly dressed

Contrari: smart

Espressioni comuni: shabby man, look shabby, shabby visitor

meschino, ignobile

Ingiusto, scortese o poco disposto a dare a qualcuno ciò che merita.

In inglese semplice: Unfair, unkind, or unwilling to give what someone deserves.

• That was a shabby trick.
• She complained about the company’s shabby treatment of staff.
• His shabby payment barely covered their travel costs.

Sinonimi: mean, unfair, ungenerous

Contrari: generous, fair

Espressioni comuni: shabby treatment, shabby behaviour, shabby trick