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1 threadbare
adjective ((of material) worn thin; shabby: a threadbare jacket.) puído* * *thread.bare[θr'edbɛə] adj 1 puído, gasto. 2 surrado, batido, trivial. a threadbare joke / uma piada batida. -
2 threadbare
adjective ((of material) worn thin; shabby: a threadbare jacket.) puído -
3 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) ziguezaguear•* * *[θred] n 1 linha de coser, fio. the thread is broken / o fio arrebentou. 2 filamento, fibra. 3 sl filete, veia. 4 rosca, filete de rosca. • vt+vi 1 enfiar (fio na agulha). 2 enfileirar, enfiar (pérolas). 3 formar em fios. 4 passar com dificuldade. 5 roscar, fazer rosca em. my life hung by a thin thread minha vida suspensa por um fio. she lost the thread of her tale ela perdeu o fio da sua história. thread of life Myth fio da vida. to thread one’s way through procurar seu caminho com dificuldade, atravessar com dificuldade. -
4 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha, fio2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) abrir caminho•
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Threadbare — Thread bare , a. 1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes. A threadbare cope. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threadbare — [thred′ber΄] adj. 1. worn down so that the threads show; having the nap or surface fibers worn off [threadbare rugs] 2. wearing old, worn clothes; shabby 3. that has lost freshness or novelty; stale [a threadbare argument] … English World dictionary
threadbare — [adj1] worn, frayed beat up*, damaged, dilapidated, dingy, dog eared, downat the heel*, faded, frowzy*, impaired, injured, old, ragged, ratty*, run down, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shopworn, tacky, tattered, timeworn, used, used up, worn out, worse… … New thesaurus
threadbare — index trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
threadbare — mid 14c., from THREAD (Cf. thread) + BARE (Cf. bare). The notion is of having the nap worn off, leaving bare the threads … Etymology dictionary
threadbare — 1 *shabby, dilapidated, dingy, faded, seedy Analogous words: damaged, injured, impaired (see INJURE): worn (see HAGGARD) 2 shopworn, *trite, hackneyed, stereotyped Analogous words: antiquated, obsolete, archaic (see OLD): exhausted, depleted,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
threadbare — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ thin and tattered with age; worn out … English terms dictionary
threadbare — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. having the nap worn off so that the thread shows ; shabby < threadbare clothes > b. wearing threadbare clothing ; very poor < took in threadbare relatives Russell Baker > c. barely adequate because of cheapness… … New Collegiate Dictionary
threadbare — threadbareness, n. /thred bair /, adj. 1. having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc. 2. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor: a threadbare old man. 3. meager, scanty, or poor: a… … Universalium
threadbare — thread|bare [ θred,ber ] adjective 1. ) threadbare clothing, carpet, or cloth is very thin and almost has holes in it because it has been worn or used a lot a ) wearing or containing threadbare things: the threadbare family apartment 2. ) a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threadbare — [[t]θre̱dbeə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much. She sat cross legged on a square of threadbare carpet. Syn: worn 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
