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1 shoddy
'ʃodi1) (of poor material or quality: shoddy furniture.) de mala calidad2) (mean and contemptible: a shoddy trick.) mezquino•- shoddily- shoddiness
tr['ʃɒdɪ]2 (treatment) mezquino,-aa shoddy piece of work: un trabajo chapuceroadj.• cursi adj.• de pacotilla adj.• falso, -a adj.• inferior adj.n.• lana regenerada s.f.• paño burdo de lana s.m.'ʃɑːdi, 'ʃɒdiadjective -dier, -diesta) ( of inferior quality) <goods/workmanship> de muy mala calidadshoddy work — chapuza f
b) ( mean) < behavioreatment> bajo, mezquino['ʃɒdɪ]1.ADJ(compar shoddier) (superl shoddiest) [merchandise, product] de baja calidad, de pacotilla; [work, service] chapucero2.N (=cloth) paño m burdo de lana; (=wool) lana f regenerada; (as waste, fertilizer) desechos mpl de lana* * *['ʃɑːdi, 'ʃɒdi]adjective -dier, -diesta) ( of inferior quality) <goods/workmanship> de muy mala calidadshoddy work — chapuza f
b) ( mean) <behavior/treatment> bajo, mezquino
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