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1 seamy side
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2 the seamy side
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3 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) el lado más sórdido (de la vida) -
4 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) el lado más sórdido (de la vida) -
5 seamy
tr['siːmɪ]1 sórdido,-aadj.• basto, -a adj.• miserable adj.• ruin adj.n.• con costuras s.m.'siːmiadjective -mier, -miest sórdido['siːmɪ]ADJ (compar seamier) (superl seamiest) sórdido, insalubrethe seamy side — (fig) el revés de la medalla
* * *['siːmi]adjective -mier, -miest sórdido -
6 seam
si:m
1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) costura2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) juntura, junta3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) veta, filón
2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) hacer una costura- the seamy side of life
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seam n costuratr[siːm]1 SMALLSEWING/SMALL costura2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL juntura, junta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be bursting at the seams (with people) rebosar de gente 2 (with things) estar hasta los topes 3 (with food) estar a punto de reventarseam ['si:m] vt1) stitch: unir con costuras2) mark: marcarseam n1) stitching: costura f2) lode, vein: veta f, filón mn.• costura s.f.• criadero s.m.• filón s.m.• juntura s.f.• sutura s.f.• veta s.f.v.• coser v.siːm1)a) ( stitching) costura fto be bursting at the seams — \<\<building/suitcase\>\> estar* hasta el tope or hasta los topes
to come apart at the seams — \<\<organization/setup\>\> venirse* abajo; (lit: split)
b) ( join) juntura f2)a) (of coal, gold) veta f, filón mb) ( Geol) grieta f[siːm]1. N1) (Sew) costura fto fall or come apart at the seams — descoserse
to be bursting at the seams — [dress etc] estar a punto de reventar por las costuras; (fig) * [room etc] estar a rebosar
2) (Welding) juntura f3) (Geol) filón m, veta f2.VT (Sew) coser; (Tech) juntar* * *[siːm]1)a) ( stitching) costura fto be bursting at the seams — \<\<building/suitcase\>\> estar* hasta el tope or hasta los topes
to come apart at the seams — \<\<organization/setup\>\> venirse* abajo; (lit: split)
b) ( join) juntura f2)a) (of coal, gold) veta f, filón mb) ( Geol) grieta f
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seamy side — noun 1. The wrong side of a garment (Shakespeare) 2. The disreputable, sordid or unpleasant side or aspect (of something, esp life) • • • Main Entry: ↑seamy … Useful english dictionary
seamy side — The seamy side of something is the unpleasant or sordid aspect it has … The small dictionary of idiomes
seamy side — The seamy side of something is the unpleasant or sordid aspect it has. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
seamy side of life — This expression refers to the most unpleasant, disreputable or sordid aspects of life that we normally do not see (just as the stitched seams of clothes are generally not seen). Social workers really see the seamy side of life … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
seamy side — part of a garment which has stitching; hidden part … English contemporary dictionary
seamy — (adj.) c.1600, in figurative phrase seamy side least pleasant, worst, from SEAM (Cf. seam) + Y (Cf. y) (2); the seamy side of a sewn garment being the less attractive, and thus typically turned in. The popularity of the figurative sense likely is … Etymology dictionary
Seamy — Seam y, a. Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. Many a seamy scar. Burns. [1913 Webster] Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seamy — [sēm′ē] adj. seamier, seamiest 1. having or showing seams, esp. with rough edges, as the underside of a garment 2. unpleasant or sordid [the seamy side of life] seaminess n … English World dictionary
side — noun 1 flat surface of sth thin ADJECTIVE ▪ flip, reverse ▪ The reverse side of the coin has a picture of a flower. 2 either of the two parts of a place/object ADJECTIVE ▪ far, opposite … Collocations dictionary
side — I n. right or left part 1) the left; right side 2) the credit; debit side (of a ledger) 3) on a side (on the sunny side of the street) faction, party 4) to take smb. s side; to take sides ( to support a faction ) 5) the losing; right; winning;… … Combinatory dictionary
seamy — seam|y [ˈsi:mi] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: seamy having the rough side of the seam showing (17 19 centuries), from seam] involving unpleasant things such as crime, violence, or immorality ▪ the seamy side of the World Wide Web … Dictionary of contemporary English