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2 knackered
adj.to be knackered estar hecho(a) polvo o reventado(a); (tired) (británico) estar hecho(a) polvo (broken, damaged)2 exhausto, cansado, agotado, fatigado. -
3 be knackered
v.tener los huesos molidos. -
4 knacker
tr['nækəSMALLr/SMALL]1 matarife nombre masculino de caballos1 familiar agotar, reventar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLknacker's yard matadero
I 'nækər, 'nækə(r)
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transitive verb (BrE colloq)a) ( exhaust) dejar hecho polvo (fam)b) ( ruin) hacer* polvo (fam)['nækǝ(r)] (Brit)1.2.VT * agotar, reventar *I'm knackered — estoy reventado or hecho polvo *
3.CPDknacker's yard N — (for horses) matadero m ; (for ships) desguace m
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I ['nækər, 'nækə(r)]
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transitive verb (BrE colloq)a) ( exhaust) dejar hecho polvo (fam)b) ( ruin) hacer* polvo (fam) -
5 pure
'pjuə1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) puro, completo4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) límpido•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple
pure adj puro
puré sustantivo masculino: puré de tomates tomato purée o paste; puré de papas or (Esp) patatas mashed o creamed potatoes
puré m Culin purée, thick soup
puré de patatas, mashed potatoes Locuciones: estar hecho puré, to be exhausted o familiar to be knackered ' puré' also found in these entries: Spanish: candorosa - candoroso - castiza - castizo - comerse - grumosa - grumoso - impoluta - impoluto - lana - ley - liofilizar - mera - mero - pura - puro - simple - aplastar - carambola - conjetura - mancha English: banger - cream - crisps - mash - potato chips - pure - soup - conjecture - croquette - puree - racially - sheer - solidtr['pjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) puro,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpure and simple puro,-a y simplepure new wool pura lana virgenadj.• acendrado, -a adj.• castizo, -a adj.• casto, -a adj.• fino, -a adj.• genuino, -a adj.• honesto, -a adj.• incorrupto, -a adj.• limpio, -a adj.• lirondo, -a adj.• mondo, -a adj.• neto, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• terso, -a adj.pjʊr, pjʊə(r)a) ( unmixed) puroit's negligence pure and simple — se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente
b) ( not applied) (before n) <science/mathematics> puro[pjʊǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar purer) (superl purest)1) (=unadulterated) [wool, alcohol, substance] puro; [silk] naturalit's blackmail, pure and simple — esto es chantaje, lisa y llanamente
2) (=clean, clear) [air, water, sound, light] puro3) (=sheer) [pleasure, luck, coincidence, speculation] puro4) (=theoretical) puro5) (=virgin, blameless) puropure in or of heart — liter limpio de corazón
2.CPDPUREpure vowel N — vocal f simple
Position of "puro"
You should generally put p uro after the noun when you mean pure in the sense of "uncontaminated" or "unadulterated" and before the noun in the sense of "sheer" or "plain":
... pure olive oil...... aceite puro de oliva...
It's pure coincidence Es pura coincidencia For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[pjʊr, pjʊə(r)]a) ( unmixed) puroit's negligence pure and simple — se trata de negligencia, lisa or simple y llanamente
b) ( not applied) (before n) <science/mathematics> puro -
6 braga
braga f tb fpl panties pl, knickers pl Locuciones: familiar estar en bragas, (carecer de conocimiento de un tema) not to know the first word (carecer de dinero) to be flat broke
estar hecho una braga, to be knackered, pooped, flaked out
pillar (a alguien) en bragas, to catch (somebody) completely unprepared -
7 piltrafa
piltrafa sustantivo femenino
piltrafa sustantivo femenino useless thing, worthless object: estoy hecha una piltrafa, I'm knackered
no te pongas esa piltrafa de vestido, you can't wear that old rag ' piltrafa' also found in these entries: Spanish: guiñapo -
8 polvo
polvo sustantivo masculino limpiar or quitar el polvo to do the dusting, to dust;◊ estar hecho polvo ( agotado) to be all in (fam);( deprimido) to be devastated; ( destruido) to be a wreckb) (Coc, Quím) powderc)polvos de talco talcum powder, talc (colloq)
polvo sustantivo masculino
1 (de suciedad, tierra) dust: quítale el polvo a los libros, dust the books
2 (de una sustancia) powder: compré leche en polvo, I bought powdered milk
polvos de talco, talcum powder
3 vulgar fuck, screw
echar un polvo, to have a screw Locuciones: familiar estar hecho polvo, (cansado, agotado) fam to be knackered o beat (abatido, triste) to be depressed (roto, destruido) to be ruined
hacer polvo, to spoil, ruin: nos hizo polvo el verano, it ruined our summer
este trabajo me está haciendo polvo, this job is really knocking me out
morder el polvo, to bite the dust: le hizo morder el polvo, it overcame him
limpio de polvo y paja, clear: ganó dos millones limpios de polvo y paja, she earned two million net ' polvo' also found in these entries: Spanish: constancia - gamuza - levadura - moler - pelusa - pelusilla - posarse - pulverizar - remolino - reposar - trapo - acumular - asentar - cacao - canela - carbonilla - curry - leche - levantar - limpio - llenar - lleno - mota - nube - película - sacudir - tierra - torbellino English: add in - baking powder - beat - blink - brush off - chilli powder - coat - collect - compact - cosmic dust - custard powder - dried - dust - dusty - film - fine - flick - fuck - gather - gold dust - kick up - mask - pie - powder - powdered - raise - screw - settle - shagged - shake off - shatter - soap powder - speck - stir up - suck - sweep away - trail - whirl - zonked - baking - chocolate - creamer - drinking - eyeful - gold - grit - icing - powdery - scouring - soap
См. также в других словарях:
knackered — (adj.) worn out, tired, pp. adjective from KNACKER (Cf. knacker) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
knackered — [nak′ərd] adj. [Brit. Slang] very tired; exhausted … English World dictionary
knackered — [[t]næ̱kə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that you are knackered, you are emphasizing that you are extremely tired. [BRIT, INFORMAL] I was absolutely knackered at the end of the match. 2) ADJ If you say that something is… … English dictionary
knackered — Adj. 1. Tired, worn out, exhausted. E.g. I missed my bus, I ve just walked home, I m knackered, so I m going to bed. OK? 2. Broken. E.g. Can we come around to watch TV at yours tonight, our is knackered. 3. Thwarted, prevented from succeeding at… … English slang and colloquialisms
knackered — adjective /ˈnæk.əd/ a) Extremely tired or exhausted. I cant go out tonight Im knackered. b) Broken, inoperative. Ive got this job in a warehouse just now and it finishes quite early but Im dead knackered at the end of the day so I dont know about … Wiktionary
knackered — I Australian Slang completely exhausted; worn out II Everyday English Slang in Ireland v very tired III Irish Slang fatiguedvery tired IV Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) stuffed; fagged out; rooted, as in I am knackered ; that bike is knackered and… … English dialects glossary
knackered — stuffed; fagged out; rooted, as in I am knackered ; that bike is knackered and surplus farm animals go to the Knackers Yard ! (This word has MANY uses few of them being optimistic!) From PN … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
Knackered — The morning after twenty pints and the curry, you d probably feel knackered. Another way to describe it is to say you feel shagged. Basically worn out, good for nothing, tired out, knackered … The American's guide to speaking British
knackered — /nak euhrd/, adj. Brit. Slang. exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work. [1885 90; knacker to tire (attenuation of earlier sense to kill ; cf. KNACKER def. 1) + ED2] * * * … Universalium
knackered — knack|ered [ˈnækəd US ərd] adj BrE spoken informal 1.) extremely tired = ↑exhausted 2.) too old or broken to use British Equivalent: clapped out ▪ a knackered old bike … Dictionary of contemporary English
knackered — tired, worn out I just flew in from L.A. and boy are my arms knackered … Dictionary of american slang