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1 wear
viselet, használat, kopás to wear: visel, elnyű, elkopik* * *[weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) hord, visel2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) visel3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) mutat4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) (el)koptat; kopik5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) (el)koptat6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) tartós2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) használat2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) viselet3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) elhasználódás4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) kopásállóság•- wearable- wearer
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2 veil
fátyol, lepel, függöny to veil: leplez, lefátyoloz* * *[veil] 1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) fátyol2. verb(to cover with a veil.) (le)fátyoloz- veiled
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wear thin — ► wear thin gradually dwindle or be used up. Main Entry: ↑wear … English terms dictionary
wear thin — verb deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear ( … Useful english dictionary
wear thin — {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the knees./ * /This old dime has worn very thin./ 2. To grow less, or less interesting; decrease. * /The joke began to wear thin when you… … Dictionary of American idioms
wear thin — {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the knees./ * /This old dime has worn very thin./ 2. To grow less, or less interesting; decrease. * /The joke began to wear thin when you… … Dictionary of American idioms
wear\ thin — v 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. My old pair of pants has worn thin at the knees. This old dime has worn very thin. 2. To grow less, or less interesting; decrease. The joke began to wear thin when you heard it too… … Словарь американских идиом
wear thin — 1) become thin from use or the passing of time The silver dollar had begun to wear thin after it was in use for many years. 2) grow less or less interesting or believable His excuses have begun to wear thin after he keeps using the same ones over … Idioms and examples
wear thin — Something that is wearing thin is decreasing or losing its interest. You ve used that excuse so many times, it s beginning to wear thin as in my patience! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
wear thin — if something such as a feeling or explanation wears thin, it becomes gradually weaker or harder to accept After 50 pages, the reader s patience starts to wear thin … English dictionary
wear thin — 1. if your patience wears thin, you become less and less patient. I ve warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin. (often in continuous tenses) 2. if a joke, an excuse, or an explanation wears thin, it becomes less… … New idioms dictionary
wear thin — phrasal 1. to become weak or ready to give way < my patience was wearing thin > 2. to become trite, unconvincing, or out of date < an argument that quickly wore thin > … New Collegiate Dictionary
wear thin — verb To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse. Continuing his recent stern rhetoric, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg told reporters in Stockholm that many have worked hard to help Latvia deal with its severe economic recession but that … Wiktionary
