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1 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) berbat yönü, kötü taraf -
2 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) berbat yönü, kötü taraf -
3 the seamy side
n. çirkin tarafı, madalyonun tersi -
4 the seamy side
n. çirkin tarafı, madalyonun tersi -
5 seam
n. dikiş yeri, dikiş, bağlantı yeri, armuz, yara izi, kırışık, kırışıklık, maden damarı, yatak (maden)————————v. dikmek, ters ilmikle örmek, dikiş gibi iz bırakmak, tırmıklamak, faça yapmak, façasını bozmak* * *dikiş* * *[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) dikiş yeri2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) ek/bağlantı yeri3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) damar, yatak2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) dikmek- the seamy side of life
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См. также в других словарях:
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 side — The seamy side of something is the unpleasant or sordid aspect it has … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
seamy side — The seamy side of something is the unpleasant or sordid aspect it has. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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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
seamy — adjective involving unpleasant things such as crime, violence, poverty, or immorality: seamy side (of sth): the seamy side of the film industry … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seamy — seaminess, n. /see mee/, adj., seamier, seamiest. 1. unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable: the seamy side of life. 2. having, showing, or of the nature of a seam. [1595 1605; SEAM + Y1; in transferred senses alluding to the unpresentable… … Universalium
seamy — adjective (seamier; est) Date: 1605 1. archaic having the rough side of the seam showing 2. a. unpleasant b. degraded, sordid < the seamy side of urban life > • seaminess noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — seam•y [[t]ˈsi mi[/t]] adj. seam•i•er, seam•i•est 1) sordid; low; disagreeable: the seamy side of life[/ex] 2) having or showing a seam, esp. the seam of the inside of a garment • Etymology: 1595–1605 seam′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
