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1 shabby-genteel people
shab.by-gen.teel peo.ple[ʃæbi: dʒənt'i:l pi:pəl] n pl pessoas que empobrecem porém procuram manter as aparências anteriores. -
2 shabbily
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3 shabbiness
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4 shabby
['ʃæbi]1) (looking old and worn: shabby curtains; shabby clothes.) surrado2) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) maltrapilho3) ((of behaviour) unworthy or mean: That was a shabby thing to do.) indigno•- shabbily- shabbiness* * *shab.by[ʃ'æbi] adj 1 gasto, roto, surrado, esfarrapado. 2 maltrapilho. 3 fig miserável, vil, ordinário.
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shab|bi|ness — «SHAB ee nihs», noun. shabby condition or quality … Useful english dictionary
shab|ble — «SHAB uhl», noun. Archaic. 1. a saber. 2. a curved sword. ╂[< Italian sciabola. Ultimately related to saber.] … Useful english dictionary
shab|by-gen|teel — «SHAB ee jehn TEEL», adjective. shabby but genteel; making or showing an effort to keep up appearances … Useful english dictionary
shab|by-gen|til|i|ty — «SHAB ee jehn TIHL uh tee», noun. the condition of being shabby genteel … Useful english dictionary
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