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1 stony-broke
tr[stəʊnɪ'brəʊk]1 sin blanca, pelado,-a, sin un duro['stǝʊnɪ'brǝʊk]ADJto be stony-broke — (Brit) estar sin un duro *, estar pelado *, estar sin un peso (LAm) *
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2 stony
1) (full of, or covered with, stones: stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here.) pedregoso2) ((of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc: He gave me a stony stare.) frío, glacialtr['stəʊnɪ]1 (ground, beach) pedregoso,-a2 figurative use (look, silence) frío,-a, glacial\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fall on/upon stony ground caer en oídos sordos1) rocky: pedregoso2) unfeeling: insensible, fríoa stony stare: una mirada glacialadj.• empedernido, -a adj.• pedregoso, -a adj.• pétreo, -a adj.
I 'stəʊniadjective -nier, -niest1) <soil/ground/path> pedregoso2) <look/stare/person> frío, glacial; < silence> sepulcral
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adverb (BrE colloq)to be stony broke — estar* en la ruina, estar* pelado (fam), estar* sin un duro (Esp fam), estar* en la olla (Col fam)
['stǝʊnɪ]ADJ (compar stonier) (superl stoniest)1) [ground, beach] pedregoso; [material] pétreo2) (fig) [glance, silence] glacial, frío; [heart] empedernido; [stare] duro* * *
I ['stəʊni]adjective -nier, -niest1) <soil/ground/path> pedregoso2) <look/stare/person> frío, glacial; < silence> sepulcral
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adverb (BrE colloq)to be stony broke — estar* en la ruina, estar* pelado (fam), estar* sin un duro (Esp fam), estar* en la olla (Col fam)
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3 broke
broukpast tense; = breakbroke vbtr[brəʊk]1→ link=break break{1 familiar sin un duro, sin blanca\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go for broke ir a por todasbroke adj: pelado, arruinadoto go broke: arruinarse, quebraradj.• tronado, -a adj.pret.(Preterito definido de "to break")
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adjective (colloq) (pred)to be broke — estar* pelado
[brǝʊk]to be flat o stony o (AmE) stone broke — estar* pelado or (Chi) planchado or (Esp) sin un duro or (Col) en la olla
1.PT of break2. ADJ2) * (=penniless) pelado *I'm broke — estoy pelado *, estoy sin un duro (Sp) *, estoy sin un peso (LAm) *
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adjective (colloq) (pred)to be broke — estar* pelado
to be flat o stony o (AmE) stone broke — estar* pelado or (Chi) planchado or (Esp) sin un duro or (Col) en la olla
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4 broke
adj.to be broke estar sin un centavo o (penniless) sin un peso o (español de México) sin blanca (español de España)to go for broke jugarse el todo por el todoTo be brok (Mex.) estar brujaTo be flat/stony/stone broke estar pelado, planchado o sin un duro2 quebrado, brujo, en quiebra, a tres dobles y un repique.pp.1 participio pasado de break. (arcaico o poético)2 degradado. (náutica)pt.1 pretérito de break2 pretérito del verbo: BREAK -
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