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ragged ['rægɪd](a) (tattered → clothes) en lambeaux, en loques, en haillons; (→ person) loqueteux, vêtu de loques ou de haillons;∎ she was beginning to look rather ragged elle commençait à avoir l'air dépenaillé∎ the ragged coastline la côte échancrée;∎ a ragged edge un bord irrégulier;∎ they formed a ragged line ils se mirent en file irrégulière(c) (erratic → performance) inégal, décousu∎ ragged right/left non-justifié à droite/à gauche;∎ Typography to print sth ragged imprimer qch sans justification∎ to run sb ragged éreinter ou crever qn;∎ to run oneself ragged s'éreinter;∎ I've been running myself ragged for you! je me suis vraiment décarcassé pour toi!►► Botany ragged robin fleur f de coucou (lychnis); -
2 ragged
ragged [ˈrægɪd]a. ( = in tatters) [person] en haillons ; [clothes] en lambeauxb. ( = uneven) [edge, rock] déchiqueté* * *['rægɪd]1) [garment] en loques; [cuff, collar] effiloché; [person] dépenaillé2) ( uneven) irrégulier/-ière3) ( motley) [group] disparate4) ( in quality) [performance] inégal••to run somebody ragged — (colloq) épuiser quelqu'un
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3 ragged
3 ( motley) [group, community] disparate ;4 ( in quality) [performance, race] inégal.to run sb ragged ○ épuiser qn.
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run ragged — run (someone) ragged to make someone very tired, usually by making them work too hard. What with party preparations and having to look after the kids all this week, I ve been run ragged … New idioms dictionary
run ragged — phrasal : to wear out : exhaust children and housework were running her ragged the word “character,” meaning a person … of eccentricity has been run ragged John McNulty * * * run (someone) ragged informal : to make (som … Useful english dictionary
run ragged — be tired or exhausted She has been run ragged by her three children … Idioms and examples
run ragged — {v. phr.} To tire out; make nervous by too much worry or work. * /Trying to keep up with too many clubs, sports, and activities in addition to his homework ran Tom ragged./ * /On a rainy day the children sometimes ran Mother ragged./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
run ragged — {v. phr.} To tire out; make nervous by too much worry or work. * /Trying to keep up with too many clubs, sports, and activities in addition to his homework ran Tom ragged./ * /On a rainy day the children sometimes ran Mother ragged./ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
run\ ragged — v. phr. To tire out; make nervous by too much worry or work. Trying to keep up with too many clubs, sports, and activities in addition to his homework ran Tom ragged. On a rainy day the children sometimes ran Mother ragged. Compare: wear out … Словарь американских идиом
run ragged — Synonyms and related words: debilitated, drooping, droopy, enervated, enfeebled, fagged, faint, fainting, fatigued, feeling faint, flagging, footsore, frazzled, good and tired, jaded, languid, ready to drop, run down, sagging, seedy, tired, tired … Moby Thesaurus
run someone ragged — informal phrase to make someone feel extremely tired by forcing them to do a lot of work Doctors and nurses were run ragged during the recent flu epidemic. Thesaurus: to make someone work hardsynonym to make someone tiredsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
run someone ragged — run (someone) ragged to make someone very tired, usually by making them work too hard. What with party preparations and having to look after the kids all this week, I ve been run ragged … New idioms dictionary
ragged — [rag′id] adj. [< RAG1 + ED] 1. shabby or torn from wear; tattered [a ragged shirt] 2. dressed in shabby or torn clothes 3. uneven; rough; jagged [a ragged edge] 4. shaggy; … English World dictionary
ragged — See: RUN RAGGED … Dictionary of American idioms