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1 abgedroschen
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2 fadenscheinig
* * *flimsy; threadbare* * *fa|den|schei|nig [-ʃainɪç]adj1) threadbare* * *1) ((of material) worn thin; shabby: a threadbare jacket.) threadbare2) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) thin* * *fa·den·schei·nig[ˈfa:dn̩ʃainɪç]eine \fadenscheinige Ausrede a poor [or lame] excuse2. (abgetragen) threadbare* * ** * ** * *2) (abgewetzt) threadbare < clothes>* * *adj.threadbare adj. -
3 Fadenscheinigkeit
f; nur Sg. von Kleidung: threadbare state; fig. pej. von Ausrede, Argument etc.: flimsiness* * *die Fadenscheinigkeitflimsiness* * *Fadenscheinigkeit f; nur sg von Kleidung: threadbare state; fig pej von Ausrede, Argument etc: flimsiness* * *f.flimsiness n.
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