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1 logoro
indumento worn (out), threadbare* * *logoro1 agg.1 worn (-out), worn (-down): scarpe logore, worn-out shoes; tacchi logori, worn-down heels; un abito coi gomiti logori, a dress worn-out (o threadbare) at the elbows; il mendicante indossava il suo solito abito logoro, the beggar wore his usual threadbare suit // esser logoro dalle fatiche, to be worn-out after hard work2 (fig.) worn (-out), wasted (away): idee, parole logore, trite (o outworn) ideas, words; frasi logore, hackneyed phrases.1 → logoramento2 (sciupio) wasting.logoro3 s.m. (richiamo per la caccia) lure.* * *['logoro]1) (consumato) [ vestito] worn(-out), well-worn, outworn, threadbare2) fig. [ nervi] frayed3) (superato) [ argomento] hackneyed* * *logoro/'logoro/1 (consumato) [ vestito] worn(-out), well-worn, outworn, threadbare2 fig. [ nervi] frayed3 (superato) [ argomento] hackneyed. -
2 frusto
frusto agg.3 (fig.) ( risaputo) old, stale, worn-out, threadbare: argomentazioni fruste, threadbare arguments; una storiella frusta, a stale joke.* * *['frusto]1) (consunto, logoro) [ vestiti] tired, outworn, ragged2) fig. (trito, scontato) [tema, argomento] tired, hackneyed, trite, well-worn* * *frusto/'frusto/1 (consunto, logoro) [ vestiti] tired, outworn, ragged2 fig. (trito, scontato) [tema, argomento] tired, hackneyed, trite, well-worn. -
3 liso
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4 corda
f cord( fune) rope( cordicella) stringmusic stringcorda vocale vocal cordessere giù di corda feel down or depressedtenere qualcuno sulla corda keep someone in suspense or on tenterhookstagliare la corda cut and run* * *corda s.f.1 rope; string; twine; ( cavo) cable; ( filo metallico) wire; ( spago) cord: corda di canapa, hemp rope; un rotolo di corda, a ball of string (o of twine); scala di corda, rope ladder; scarpe di corda, rope-soled shoes (o rope sandals); corda della frusta, whipcord; corda di arco, bow string; salto della corda, ( gioco) skipping; corda dei funamboli, tightrope; ballare sulla corda, to dance on a tightrope // esser giù di corda, (fig. fam.) to feel seedy // dar corda a qlcu., (fig.) to give s.o. (plenty of) rope; non dargli corda o non te lo toglierai più di dosso, don't give him too much leeway or you'll never get rid of him; dagli corda e saprai tutto, let him talk and he'll tell you everything // tagliare la corda, (fig.) to slip away (o to sneak away) // essere con la corda al collo, (fig.) to have reached the end of the road (o of the line); eravamo ormai con la corda al collo, we had no way out; i suoi creditori gli hanno messo la corda al collo, his creditors have got him with a knife to his throat; mi hanno messo la corda al collo con questo lavoro, they have really loaded me down (o they have put me with my back to the wall) with this job // tendere, tirare troppo la corda, (fig.) to overdo things (o to carry things too far) // non parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato, (prov.) speak not of rope in the house of the hanged2 ( di strumenti musicali) string: strumento a corda, string (ed) instrument; corda di pianoforte, piano wire (o string); corda di violino, violin string; tendere le corde di un violino, to tighten (up) the strings of a violin; essere teso come le corde di un violino, (fig.) to have one's nerves on edge // far vibrare, toccare una corda, (fig.) to strike a note; toccare la corda del sentimentalismo, to sound (o to strike) a sentimental note5 ( tortura) strappado* // tenere qlcu. sulla corda, (fig.) to keep s.o. in suspense (o on tenterhooks)6 ( trama del tessuto) thread: mostrare la corda, to be threadbare (o to show signs of wear); un argomento che mostra la corda, (fig.) a threadbare argument8 ( alpinismo, atletica, boxe) rope: ( discesa in) corda doppia, rappel; scendere in corda doppia, to rappel; arrampicarsi con la corda dall'alto, to (climb) top rope // mettere il rivale alle corde, (fig.) to get one's opponent on the ropes.* * *['kɔrda]sostantivo femminile2) sport (di arco, racchetta da tennis) string; (per saltare) skipping rope, jump rope AE; (nella boxe) ropestringere o mettere qcn. alle -e — to put sb. against the ropes
3) mus. string; (di arpa) cord4) alp. rope5)6) mat. chord7) anat.••tirare troppo la corda — to stretch to the limit, to go too far
essere giù di corda — to be on a downer, to be down-in-the-mouth
tagliare la corda — to clear off BE, to flake off colloq., to scarper BE
dare corda a qcn. — to give sb. plenty of rope
toccare la corda giusta con qcn. — to touch on sth. close to sb.'s heart, to strike the right note in sb., to pluck sb.'s heartstrings
parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato — = to make a tactless remark
tenere o lasciare sulla corda — to keep sb. dangling o guessing
* * *corda/'kɔrda/sostantivo f.2 sport (di arco, racchetta da tennis) string; (per saltare) skipping rope, jump rope AE; (nella boxe) rope; saltare la corda to skip; essere alle -e to be on the ropes; stringere o mettere qcn. alle -e to put sb. against the ropes4 alp. rope; discesa a corda doppia abseiling5 dare la corda a un orologio to wind up a clock o watch6 mat. chord7 anat. - e vocali vocal c(h)ordstirare troppo la corda to stretch to the limit, to go too far; essere giù di corda to be on a downer, to be down-in-the-mouth; tagliare la corda to clear off BE, to flake off colloq., to scarper BE; dare corda a qcn. to give sb. plenty of rope; avere la corda al collo to have one's back against the wall; toccare la corda giusta con qcn. to touch on sth. close to sb.'s heart, to strike the right note in sb., to pluck sb.'s heartstrings; parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato = to make a tactless remark; tenere o lasciare sulla corda to keep sb. dangling o guessing. -
5 spelato
spelato agg. hairless; (di stoffe, pellicce) worn; threadbare: i polsi di quella pelliccia sono spelati, the cuffs of that fur coat are worn; un soprabito dal collo spelato, an overcoat with a threadbare collar. -
6 sdrucito
sdrucito agg.1 ( strappato) torn, rent, ripped2 ( scucito) unstitched, unpicked3 ( sbrindellato) ragged, threadbare.* * *[zdru'tʃito]aggettivo torn, rent, worn* * *sdrucito/zdru't∫ito/torn, rent, worn. -
7 spelacchiato
spelacchiato agg. ( di stoffe) worn; threadbare, with bare patches: un cane spelacchiato, a smangy dog; una pelliccia spelacchiata, a worn (o shabby) fur coat // un vecchio spelacchiato, ( calvo) a bald old man.* * *[spelak'kjato] 1.participio passato spelacchiarsi2.* * *spelacchiato/spelak'kjato/II aggettivo -
8 trito
mincedfig trito e ritrito rehashed* * *trito agg.3 (notissimo, comune) trite, worn-out, stale, commonplace, hackneyed: idee trite e ritrite, hackneyed ideas; parole trite, hackneyed words* * *['trito] trito (-a)1. agg(carne) minced, ground Amtrito e ritrito — (idee, argomenti, frasi) trite, hackneyed
2. sm* * *['trito] 1.1) gastr. [cipolla, prezzemolo] chopped; [ carne] ground, minced2) fig. (abusato)2.trito (e ritrito) — [formula, idea] trite, tired, hackneyed; [ barzelletta] corny, hackneyed
sostantivo maschiletrito di cipolla, prezzemolo — chopped onion, parsley
* * *trito/'trito/1 gastr. [cipolla, prezzemolo] chopped; [ carne] ground, minced2 fig. (abusato) trito (e ritrito) [formula, idea] trite, tired, hackneyed; [ barzelletta] corny, hackneyedtrito di cipolla, prezzemolo chopped onion, parsley. -
9 frusto agg
['frusto] frusto (-a)(logoro: abito) threadbare, (argomento) trite, hackneyed -
10 liso agg
['lizo] liso (-a)worn(-out), threadbare -
11 logoro agg
['loɡoro] logoro (-a) -
12 sdrucito agg
[zdru'tʃito] sdrucito (-a)(strappato) torn, (logoro) threadbare -
13 spelacchiato agg
[spelak'kjato] spelacchiato (-a)(gatto, cane) mangy, (coperta, tappeto) threadbare, worn-out, (pelliccia, animale di pezza) shabby -
14 filaccicoso
1 ( che si sfilaccia) frayed, ragged, threadbare2 ( filamentoso) filamentous, filamentary; thready. -
15 ragna
ragna s.f.4 ( bava del baco da seta) silk filament. -
16 frusto
agg ['frusto] frusto (-a)(logoro: abito) threadbare, (argomento) trite, hackneyed -
17 liso
agg ['lizo] liso (-a)worn(-out), threadbare -
18 logoro
agg ['loɡoro] logoro (-a) -
19 sdrucito
agg [zdru'tʃito] sdrucito (-a)(strappato) torn, (logoro) threadbare -
20 spelacchiato
agg [spelak'kjato] spelacchiato (-a)(gatto, cane) mangy, (coperta, tappeto) threadbare, worn-out, (pelliccia, animale di pezza) shabby
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threadbare — index trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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threadbare — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ thin and tattered with age; worn out … English terms dictionary
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