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1 maltrecho
adj.wretched, ruined, in very bad condition, in very bad shape.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) battered, wrecked2 (cosa) damaged, destroyed* * *ADJ1) [objeto] battered, knocked-about2) [persona] (=herida) injured; (=agotada) worn out* * *- cha adjetivo [ESTAR] in a bad way (colloq)* * *= battered, ruined, ramshackle.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *- cha adjetivo [ESTAR] in a bad way (colloq)* * *= battered, ruined, ramshackle.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.* * *[ ESTAR]:lo dejaron muy maltrecho they left him in a bad way ( colloq)las arcas maltrechas del ayuntamiento the depleted coffers of the town hall* * *
maltrecho◊ - cha adjetivo: lo dejaron muy maltrecho they left him in a bad way
maltrecho,-a adjetivo in a terrible state, battered
' maltrecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baldada
- baldado
- maltrecha
English:
dent
- battered
* * *maltrecho, -a adj1. [física, moralmente] battered;sus maltrechas rodillas no aguantaron el ritmo his battered knees couldn't withstand the pace;el divorcio lo dejó maltrecho the divorce left him in a sorry state2. [dañado] damaged;la maltrecha economía del país the country's battered economy;la posición del presidente ha quedado maltrecha tras el escándalo the president has been left with a shakier hold on power after the scandal* * *adj cosa damaged;* * *: battered, damaged
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