well-worn jacket

1)

а) поношенный, потёртый

б) банальный, истасканный, избитый (о шутке, фразе и т. п.)

2) носимый заслуженно или с достоинством

n. 1. худаг. dig/ sink a \well худаг ухах/ булах. 2. газрын тосны цооног. 3. булаг, шанд. He brought some water from the \well. Тэр булгаас ус авчрав. 4. цахилгаан шатны бүхээг. 5. өмгөөлөгчдийн суудал. v. \well (out/ up) ундрах, оргилох. blood \welled out the wound шархнаас цус олгойдон гоожив. adj. (better, best) 1. эрүүл саруул. Get \well soon! Түргэн эдгээрэй! 2. сайн, сайхан. He knows me \well. Тэр намайг сайн мэднэ. 3. тустай, өлзийтэй. It would be \well to start early. Замдаа эртхэн гарсан нь дээр. all very well (for sb)... хэлэхэд амархан л даа. It`s all very \well (for you) to say you want a new car, but I`m the one who will pay for it. Шинэ машин авах хэрэгтэй байна гэж хэлэх чамд амархан байгаа л даа, гэвч тэр машины чинь мөнгийг би төлнөх биз дээ. all well and good энэ бүхэн сайхан ч. An extra day`s leave is all \well and good, but what about the bonus we were promised. Илүү хоног амрана гэдэг сайхан ч гэлээ, нөгөө амлаад байсан шагнал юу болсон бэ. (just) as well (to do) тохиромжтой, боломжтой. It would be (just) as \well to phone and say we may be late. Оройтож магадгүй гэдгээ утасдаж хэлвэл дээр бишүү. adv. (better, best) 1. сайн, сайхан. The conference was very \well organized. Бага хурлыг тун сайн зохион байгуулжээ. 2. бүрэн, гүйцэд. I`m \well able to on my own. Бүх юмны учрыг би өөрөө олчихож чадна. 3. тун, нэн, үлэмж. It was \well worth waiting him. Түүнийг хүлээсэн нь тун сайн хэрэг боллоо. as well (as sb/ sth) бас, мөн, үүнээс гадна. She is a talented musician as \well as being a photographer. Тэр бүсгүй гэрэл зурагчнаасаа гадна бас хөгжимчин юм. be well out of sth цагий нь олж мултарч амжих. be well up in sth сайн мэддэг, гүн мэдлэгтэй. He`s \well up in the latest developments in the industry. Үйлдвэрлэлд гарсан хамгийн сүүлийн үеийн дэвшилтэт арга технологийн тухай тэр сайн мэднэ. do oneself well амиа хоохойлох, хувиа борлуулчих. do well for oneself аз хийморьтой байх. do well 1. хийморьтой байх. Jack is doing very \well at school. Жэк тун сайн сурч байгаа. 2. сайжирч байгаа, тэнхэрч байгаа. Mother and baby are doing \well. Төрсөн эх болон хүүхдийн биеийн байдал сайжирч байна. do well by sb хэн нэгнийг асарч тэтгэх. do well to do sth сайн болох, цагаа олох. You did \well to sell when the price was high. Үнэ өндөр байхад зарсан чинь сайн хэрэг боллоо. do well out of sb/ sth ашиг орлого олох, мөнгө авах. Some firms did \well out of the war. Зарим пүүс компани дайнаас ашиг орлого их олсон. fucking well/ bloody well мэдээж, тэгж л таарна. pretty/ pretty much/ nearly well давгүй сайн. very well за за, тэгье. well and truly бүрэн, үнэхээр. By that time we were \well and truly lost. Тэр үед бид бусдаасаа бүр төөрчихөөд байв. well away 1. бусдаасаа тасархай түрүүлсэн. 2. ухаангүй болтлоо согтсон, нам унтсан. well in (with sb) эвтэй сайн, нөхөрсөг. well off мөнгө сайтай. well off for sth элбэг дэлбэг, баян. well-adjustad adj. нуруутай, буурь суурьтай. well-advised adj. ухаалаг, хэрсүү. a \well-advised move ухаалаг алхам. well-appointed adj. зохих ёсоор тохижуулсан. a \well-appointed office сайхан тохижуулсан албан тасалгаа. well-balanced adj. 1. төлөв томоотой, гүдэсхэн. 2. хир тэнцүүлсэн, эрүүл мэндэд сайн (хоол, хоолны дэг). well-behaved adj. хүмүүжил сайтай. a \well-behaved child хүмүүжилтэй хүүхэд. well-being n. сайн сайхан. well-born adj. сурвалжит, язгуур угтай. well-bred adj. хүмүүжилтэй, дэгтэй. well-built adj. бие бялдар сайтай, хүч тэнхээтэй. well-connected adj. танил тал ихтэй, удам сайтай. well-cut adj. хийц загвар сайн. a \well-cut suit сайхан хийцтэй хувцас. well-defined adj. илэрхий, тодорхой. a \well-defined pattern тодорхой асуудал. well-disposed adj. 1. \well (towards sb/ sth) сайхан зантай, уриалагхан. 2. дэмжсэн, туслахад бэлэн. The committee are \well-disposed towards the idea. Энэ саналд хорооны гишүүд нааштай хандаж байгаа. well-done adj. сайн шарагдсан, гүйцэд болсон (мах, хоол). He prefers his steak \well-done. Болтол нь сайн шарсан махыг тэр илүүд үздэг юм. well-dressed adj. гоё ганган, хувцас сайтай. This is what today`s \well-dressed man is wearing. Өнөөгийн ганган эрийн өмсдөг эд чинь л энэ мөн дөө. well-earned adj. хүсэн хүлээсэн, тэмүүлсэн. a \well-earned rest хүсэн хүлээсэн амралт. well-fed adj. тэжээл сайтай, тарган цатгалан. well-founded adj. бат үндэслэлтэй. well-groomed adj. цэвэр цэмцгэр, биендээ арчаатай. well-heeled adj. баян, чинээлэг. A restaurant with many \well-heeled customers. Баян чинээлэг үйлчлүүлэгч олонтой зоогийн газар. well-informed adj. их эрдэмтэй, мэдлэг ихтэй. well-intentioned adj. сайн санааны, туслахыг бодсон. She reacted angrily to my \well-intentioned remarks. Сайн санаж хэлсэн үгийг минь тэр бүсгүй эгдүүцэн хүлээж авсан юм. well-kept adj. арчилгаа сайтай. a \well-kept secret чандлан хадгалсан нууц. well-known adj. алдартай, олны танил болсон. well-meaning adj. сайн санааны, сайхан сэтгэлийн. well-meant adj. чин сэтгэлийн, сайн санааны. well-oiled adj. согтуу хөлчүү. He was already \well-oiled before he arrived. Тэр энд ирэхээсээ өмнө л согтчихсон байсан юм. well-preserved adj. 1. ануухан, залуугаараа. 2. шинээрээ, сайн хадгалагдсан. well-read adj. гүн мэдлэгтэй. well-rounded adj. 1. мариалаг, махлаг. 2. олон талын мэдлэгтэй. well-run adj. ажил үйлс нь өөдрөг яваа. well-spoken adj. эелдэг, чин сэтгэлийн (үг, яриа). well-thought-of adj. эрхэм хүндтэй. He is \well-thought-of in government`s circles. Засгийн газрын гишүүдийн хүрээнд түүнийг ихэд хүндэтгэдэг юм шүү. well-thumbed adj. олон дахин уншсан. well-timed adj. цагаа олсон. Your remarks were certainly \well-timed. Чиний хэлсэн зүйл чинь үнэхээр цагаа олсон шүү. well-to-do adj. баян, чинээлэг. well-tried adj. олон дахин ашигласан, найдвартай. a \well-tried method найдвартай арга. well-trodden adj. олон хүний хөлд дарaгдаж, гишгэгдсэн. well-turned adj. аятайхан илэрхийлсэн. well-versed adj. \well (in sth) мэдлэг сайтай, хашир туршлагатай. well-wisher n. сайныг ерөөгч, сайхан сэтгэлтэй. well-worn adj. 1. улиг болсон. 2. хуучирч муудсан, гандсан. a \well-worn jacket хуучир муудсан хүрэм.

1 well-thumbed, dog-eared, much-utilised, much-used.

2 very used, well-used, used a whole lot, used a lot.

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(adj.) = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], high-use, well-used [well used], well-worn, well-worn, heavily used, much-used

Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.

Ex. Compact shelving can be used successfully to store a high-use book or periodical collection in an undergraduate library.

Ex. Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. To use a well-worn example, the string (2) physiotherapy (6) nurses $h for (6) bibliographies obviously represents a different sense from the similar string (2) physiotherapy (6) bibliographies (6) nurses $h for.

Ex. The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users.

Ex. In just a few years, comprehensive directories of businesses have become a significant source of local information and a much-used feature of the Internet.

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frayed, torn, shabby, worn.

past participle of spanish verb: raer.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=raer raer

► adjetivo

1 (deteriorado) threadbare, worn

2 figurado (descarado) shameless, cheeky

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1) [paño] frayed, threadbare; [ropa, persona] shabby

2) (=desvergonzado) shameless

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- da adjetivo worn-out, threadbare

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= frayed, worn, well-worn, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], timeworn.

Ex. It has a time-worn and frayed look.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex. In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

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- da adjetivo worn-out, threadbare

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worn-out, threadbare

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo

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raído, -a adj

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adj threadbare

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raído, -da adj

: worn, shabby

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raído adj shabby [comp. shabbier; superl. shabbiest]

worn-out, used-up, worn-down, outworn.

past participle of spanish verb: gastar.

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► participio pasado

1→ link=gastar gastar

► adjetivo

1 (desgastado) worn-out

2 (acabado) finished, empty, used up

3 (manido) hackneyed, well-worn

■ ese tema está ya muy gastado that's a very well-worn topic

4 (abatido) worn-out, drained; (aviejado) old

5 (debilitado) weak, spent, finished

■ este gobierno ya está gastado this government is finished

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1) (=desgastado) [ropa, neumático, superficie] worn

2) (=trillado) [metáfora] stale, hackneyed; [broma] old, stale

3) [pilas] dead

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- da adjetivo <ropa/zapatos> worn-out; <político/cantante> washed-up (colloq)

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- da adjetivo <ropa/zapatos> worn-out; <político/cantante> washed-up (colloq)

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gastado¹

¹ = hackneyed, worn, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], well-worn, spent.

gastado²

² = committed.

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1 ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-out

los codos están muy gastados the elbows have worn very thin o are threadbare

(envejecido): sólo tiene 40 años pero está muy gastado he's only 40 but he looks much older

3 ‹político/deportista/cantante› washed-up ( colloq), finished ( colloq)

el gobierno ya está muy gastado the government has had its day

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-out;

a) ‹ dinero› to spend;

b) ‹gasolina/electricidad› to use

◊ gasto el 37 I'm a size 37

◊ le gastadoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him

◊ se me gastó la tinta I ran out of ink

◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!

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gastado, -a adj

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adj worn out

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gastado, -da adj

1) : spent

2) : worn, worn-out

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gastado adj (ropa, zapatos, etc) worn out

usé, e [yze]

past participle of  user adjective

   a. [objet] worn

   b. ( = épuisé) worn-out

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usée yze participe passé user

participe passé adjectif [vêtement, chaussure, objet, pièce] worn; [personne] worn-down; [organisme, cœur, yeux] worn-out; [sujet, plaisanterie] hackneyed

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1) (vêtement) worn, (pneu) worn

2) (personne) worn out

3) (santé) ruined

4) (= banal) hackneyed

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usé, usée

A pp ⇒ user.

B pp adj [vêtement, chaussure, objet, pièce] worn; [personne] worn-down; [organisme, cœur, yeux] worn-out; [sujet, plaisanterie] hackneyed; mes chaussures sont déjà un peu usées aux talons the heels of my shoes are already slightly worn (down); une veste complètement usée a worn-out ou threadbare jacket; usé jusqu'à la corde lit [vêtement, tapis] threadbare; [pneu] worn down to the tread; fig [plaisanterie] hackneyed; un homme usé par dix ans de détention a man worn down by ten year's imprisonment; personne usée par le travail/l'alcool person worn down by work/drink; ⇒ eau.

( féminin usée) [yze] adjectif

1. [vieux - habit] worn, worn-out ; [ - pile] worn, old ; [ - lame] blunt ; [ - pneu] worn

2. [rebattu - sujet] hackneyed, well-worn ; [ - plaisanterie] old

3. [affaibli - vieillard] worn-out, weary

conceited, arrogant, vain, assuming.

conceited person, swell-headed person, vain person, poseur.

past participle of spanish verb: presumir.

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► adjetivo

1 (arrogante) conceited; (en el vestir) vain

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (arrogante) conceited person; (en el vestir) vain person

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ADJ (=creído) conceited; (=coqueto) vain

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- da adjetivo

a) ( engreído) conceited, full of oneself; ( arrogante) arrogant

b) ( coqueto) vain

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= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.

Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.

Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( engreído) conceited, full of oneself; ( arrogante) arrogant

b) ( coqueto) vain

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1 (engreído) conceited, full of oneself; (arrogante) arrogant

2 (coqueto) vain

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el participio

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( engreído) conceited, full of oneself;

b) ( coqueto) vain

◊ presume de guapo he thinks he's good-looking

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♦ adj

1. [jactancioso]

2. [vanidoso] vain

♦ nm,f

1. [jactancioso] show-off

2. [vanidoso]

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I adj

1 ( creído) conceited

2 ( coqueto) vain

II m, presumida f bighead

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presumido, -da adj

vanidoso: conceited, vain

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presumido adj vain

¹ = hackneyed, worn, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], well-worn, spent.

Ex. It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

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* batería gastada = dud battery.

* gastado por el uso = worn-out.

* muy gastado = worn-out.

1 to decorate.

2 to adorn.

Ellos adornaron la estancia They adorned the room.

Ella adornó la verdad She adorned the truth.

3 to be decorative.

hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch

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► verbo transitivo

1 to adorn, decorate

2 figurado to embellish

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1) to adorn, decorate

2) trim

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1) (=decorar) to adorn, decorate (de with)

2) [+ persona] (=dotar) to endow, bless (de with)

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verbo transitivo

a) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorate

b) <relato/discurso> to embellish

c) flores/banderas to adorn

adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn

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= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.

Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.

Ex. Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.

Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.

Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

Ex. The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.

Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

Ex. The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.

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verbo transitivo

a) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorate

b) <relato/discurso> to embellish

c) flores/banderas to adorn

adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn

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adornar [A1 ]

1 «persona» ‹habitación› to decorate; ‹vestido/sombrero› to trim, decorate; ‹plato/comida› to garnish, decorate

adornaron la iglesia con flores they decorated o ( liter) decked the church with flowers

2 ‹relato/discurso› to embellish

3 «flores/banderas» to adorn

las banderas que adornan la fachada del hotel the flags which adorn the facade of the hotel

las virtudes/cualidades que lo adornan ( liter); the virtues/qualities with which he is blessed ( liter)

( refl):

los domingos se adornan y salen de paseo on Sundays they get dressed up and go out for a stroll

se adornó los brazos con pulseras she adorned her arms with bracelets

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a) ‹habitación/sombrero/comida› to decorate

b) ‹relato/discurso› to embellish

c) [flores/banderas] to adorn

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♦ vt

1. [decorar] to decorate;

adornó la habitación con cuadros she decorated o hung the room with paintings

2. [aderezar] to adorn ( con with);

♦ vi

to be decorative;

hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch

♦ See also the pronominal verb adornarse

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v/t decorate

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adornar vt

decorar: to decorate, to adorn

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adornar vb to decorate

1 to dress up.

2 to adorn, to deck out, to accouter, to attire.

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Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 (arreglar) to dress up

2 (adornar) to adorn, deck

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1. VT

1) (=vestir) to dress up, get up (con, de in)

2) LAm (=adaptar) to adapt, adjust, accommodate

ataviarse

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verbo transitivo (liter)

ataviarse v pron (liter)

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= deck out.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

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* ataviarse = tog out, tog up.

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verbo transitivo (liter)

ataviarse v pron (liter)

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ataviar [ A17 ]

( liter) ataviar a algn CON algo to attire sb IN sth ( liter), to dress sb up IN sth

( liter) ataviarse CON algo to attire oneself IN sth ( liter), to dress oneself up IN sth

iba bien/mal ataviado para la ocasión he was suitably/unsuitably attired for the occasion ( frml)

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♦ vt

to dress up;

ataviar a alguien con algo to dress sb up in sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb ataviarse

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v/t dress s.o. up

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ataviar {85} vt

: to dress, to clothe

♦ See also the reflexive verb ataviarse

(adj.) = self-righteous

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

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(v.) = puff

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

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1 to decorate.

2 to adorn, to deck out, to attire, to doll up.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to festoon, deck out

► verbo pronominal engalanarse

1 (persona) to dress up, get dressed up

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VT to adorn, deck (de with)

engalanarse

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verbo transitivo to decorate, deck

engalanarse v pron (refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best

* * *

= deck out, festoon, garland.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.

Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

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* engalanar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.

* engalanarse = tog out, tog up.

* * *

verbo transitivo to decorate, deck

engalanarse v pron (refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best

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engalanar [A1 ]

to decorate, deck

balcones engalanados de flores balconies decorated o decked o festooned with flowers

la ciudad estaba engalanada para recibir al Rey the city was decked out for the King's visit

( refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best

* * *

♦ vt

to decorate

♦ See also the pronominal verb engalanarse

* * *

v/t decorate, deck

* * *

engalanar vt

: to decorate, to deck out

♦ See also the reflexive verb engalanarse

vain, cocky, proud, bigheaded.

swell-headed person, conceited person, swellhead.

past participle of spanish verb: engreír.

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► adjetivo

1 vain, conceited, stuck-up

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1. ADJ

1) (=vanidoso) vain, stuck-up *

2) LAm (=afectuoso) affectionate; (=mimado) spoiled, spoilt

SM / F bighead *, spoiled brat

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- da adjetivo

a) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)

b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*

- da masculino, femenino

a) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)

b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat

* * *

= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.

Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.

Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.

Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.

Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)

b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*

- da masculino, femenino

a) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)

b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat

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1 (vanidoso, presumido) conceited, bigheaded ( colloq)

2 ( Per) (mimado) spoiled*

1 (vanidoso) bighead ( colloq)

2 ( Per) (mimado) spoiled* brat

* * *

el participio

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)

b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled^{( conjugate spoiled)}

a) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)

b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled brat

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♦ adj

1. [creído] conceited, full of one's own importance

2. Perú [mimado] spoiled

♦ nm,f

1. [creído] conceited person;

ser un engreído to be very conceited

2. Perú [mimado]

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adj conceited

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engreído, -da adj

presumido, vanidoso: vain, conceited, stuck-up

boasting, arrogant, vain, boastful.

boaster, blowhard, blowoff, bluffer.

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► adjetivo

1 familiar swanky, boastful

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 show-off, swank, braggart

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ADJ boastful

SM / F boaster, braggart

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- rrona adjetivo (fam)

a) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq)

b) ( al actuar)

- rrona masculino, femenino (fam)

a) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq)

b) ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)

* * *

= blowhard, boastful, show-off, showboat, hot dog, braggart, loudmouth.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.

Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.

Ex. Steve knows that he is a ' showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.

Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.

Ex. In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a ' loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.

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* ser un fanfarrón = be all mouth.

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- rrona adjetivo (fam)

a) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq)

b) ( al actuar)

- rrona masculino, femenino (fam)

a) ( al hablar) loudmouth (colloq)

b) ( al actuar) show-off (colloq)

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( fam) (al hablar) loudmouthed ( colloq)

(al actuar): niños fanfarrones luciendo el coche de papá kids showing off o trying to be flashy in their fathers' cars

no seas fanfarrón stop boasting o swanking around o bragging, don't be such a loudmouth ( colloq)

( fam) (al hablar) loudmouth ( colloq), bragger; (al actuar) show-off ( colloq)

* * *

◊ - rrona adjetivo (fam) ( al hablar) loudmouthed (colloq);

◊ no seas fanfarrón stop showing off

* * *

fanfarrón, -ona Fam

♦ adj

♦ nm,f

* * *

I adj boastful

II m, fanfarrona f boaster

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fanfarrón, - rrona adj, mpl - rrones fam : bragging, boastful

fanfarrón, - rrona n, mpl - rrones fam : braggart

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fanfarrón n show off

pharisaical, pharisaic.

* * *

► adjetivo

1 Pharisaic, Pharisaical

2 figurado (falso) hypocritical

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1) (Rel) Pharisaic(al)

2) (=hipócrita) hypocritical, Pharisaic(al) frm

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- ca adjetivo (Bib) pharisaic; <piedad/actitud> (pey) hypocritical

* * *

= self-righteous.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

* * *

- ca adjetivo (Bib) pharisaic; <piedad/actitud> (pey) hypocritical

* * *

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1 ( Bib) pharisaic

2 ( pey); ‹piedad/actitud› hypocritical, pharisaical ( liter)

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farisaico, -a adj

1. Hist Pharisaic, Pharisaical

2. [hipócrita] hypocritical

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adj fig

hypocritical

1 pipe.

fumar en pipa to smoke a pipe

2 seed, pip (pepita).

pipas (de girasol) sunflower seeds (sold as a snack)

3 barrel (tonel).

4 tank truck, tank car, tanker.

5 coconut.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pipar.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pipar.

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► nombre femenino

1 (de girasol) sunflower seed

\

no tener ni para pipas familiar to be broke, be skint

pasarlo pipa familiar to have a brilliant time, have a ball

► nombre femenino

1 (de tabaco) pipe

\

fumar en pipa to smoke a pipe

* * *

* * *

1) [de fumar] pipe

2) [de vino] (=barril) cask, barrel; (=medida) pipe

3) (Bot) (=semilla) pip, seed; [de girasol] (edible) sunflower seed

- no tener ni para pipas

4) (Mús) reed

5) LAm * (=barriga) belly *

6) ** (=pistola) rod **, pistol; (=ametralladora) machine-gun

7)

- pasarlo pipa

8) And, CAm (Bot) green coconut

* SM

1) (Mús) assistant

2) (=mozo de carga) porter

3) (=utillero) boy, mate

* * *

1) ( para fumar) pipe

2) ( tonel) cask, barrel

3) (Esp) (de sandía, mandarina) pip; (de girasol, calabaza) seed

4)

a) (Col) ( de gas) cylinder, bottle

b) (Col, Per fam) ( barriga) belly

c) (Méx) ( camión) tanker

* * *

= pipe.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

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* fumar la pipa de la paz = smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pipa de la paz = peace pipe, pipe of peace, calumet.

* * *

1) ( para fumar) pipe

2) ( tonel) cask, barrel

3) (Esp) (de sandía, mandarina) pip; (de girasol, calabaza) seed

4)

a) (Col) ( de gas) cylinder, bottle

b) (Col, Per fam) ( barriga) belly

c) (Méx) ( camión) tanker

* * *

* * *

A (para fumar) pipe

fumar (en) pipa to smoke a pipe

fumarse a algn en pipa ( RPl fam); to take sb for a ride ( colloq)

fumar la pipa de la paz to smoke the pipe of peace

B (tonel) cask, barrel

como pipa ( Chi fam); plastered ( colloq)

C ( Esp) (semilla — de sandía, mandarina) pip; (— de girasol, calabaza) seed

ni para pipas ( Esp fam): no tengo ni para pipas I'm broke ( colloq)

con ese dinero no le da or llega ni para pipas that money won't go very far o get him very far

pasarlo pipa ( Esp fam); to have a fantastic o great time ( colloq), to have a whale of a time ( colloq)

1 ( Col) (de gas) cylinder, bottle

2 (Col, Per fam) (barriga) belly

3 ( Méx) (camión) tanker

* * *

◊ fumar (en) pipa to smoke a pipe

◊ pasarlo pipa (fam) to have a great time

* * *

♦ nf

1. [para fumar] pipe;

fumar en pipa to smoke a pipe;

fumar la pipa de la paz to smoke the pipe of peace

2. [pepita] seed

3.

eso no te da ni para pipas that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

4. [tonel] barrel

5. [lengüeta] reed

6. Fam [pistola] piece

7. Méx [camión] tanker;

una pipa de agua a water tanker

8. PRico Fam [barriga] belly

♦ adv

pasarlo o [m5] pasárselo pipa to have a great time;

en esta playa se está pipa it's great on this beach

* * *

1 de fumar pipe;

pasarlo pipa fam have a great time

pipas pl semillas sunflower seeds

3 Méx

camión tanker

* * *

pipa nf

: pipe (for smoking)

* * *

pipa n

1. (de fumar) pipe

2. (del girasol) sunflower seed

1 domineering, overbearing (arrogante).

2 very powerful (poderoso).

3 prepotent, domineering.

arrogant person.

* * *

► adjetivo

1 arrogant, domineering

* * *

1) (=arrogante) high-handed

2) (=poderoso) powerful

* * *

adjetivo < persona> arrogant, overbearing; < actitud> high-handed

* * *

= full of opinions, opinionated, overbearing, self-important, supercilious, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.].

Ex. He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.

Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

* * *

adjetivo < persona> arrogant, overbearing; < actitud> high-handed

* * *

* * *

‹persona› arrogant, overbearing; ‹actitud› high-handed

* * *

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prepotente adj

1. [arrogante] domineering, overbearing

2. [poderoso] very powerful

* * *

adj arrogant

* * *

prepotente adj

: arrogant, domineering, overbearing

♦ prepotencia nf

(n.) = tweed

Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

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1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) llevar; usar

2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) llevar

3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) tener, mostrar

4) (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.) desgastar(se)

5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) hacer (un agujero, i2etc/i2)

6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) durar, ser resistente

1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) uso, (everyday wear: para todos los días)

2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) ropa

3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) desgaste, deterioro

4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) uso

•

- wearable

wear vb

1. llevar / vestir / ponerse

2. desgastar

El pasado de wear es wore y el participio pasado es worn; el gerundio se escribe wearing

tr[weə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (clothing) ropa

■ evening wear traje de noche

■ ladies' wear ropa para señoras, ropa de señoras

■ men's wear ropa para hombres, ropa de hombres

2 (use) uso

■ for everyday wear para todos los días

3 (deterioration) desgaste nombre masculino, deterioro

■ your jacket's beginning to show signs of wear tu cazadora ya empieza a verse deteriorada

4 (capacity for being used) durabilidad nombre femenino

■ there's still a lot of wear left in this coat este abrigo aún te durará mucho

transitive verb (pt wore tr[wɔː^SMALLr/SMALL], pp worn tr[wɔːn])

1 (clothing, jewellery, etc) llevar, llevar puesto,-a, vestir, usar; (shoes) calzar

■ is he wearing a tie? ¿lleva corbata?

■ she was wearing a black dress llevaba un vestido negro

■ I've got nothing to wear no tengo nada que ponerme

■ she usually wears her hair up suele llevar el pelo recogido

2 familiar (accept, tolerate) tolerar, aceptar, soportar

3 (damage by use) desgastar

■ you've worn holes in your socks has hecho agujeros en los calcetines

■ they've worn a path across the field han señalado un camino por el campo

intransitive verb

1 (become damaged by use) desgastarse

■ the carpet is starting to wear la moqueta empieza a desgastarse

■ the collar on this shirt is worn el cuello de esta camisa está gastado

2 (endure) durar

■ wool wears well la lana dura mucho

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to be the worse for wear (object) estar deteriorado,-a 2 (person) estar desmejorado,-a, estar maltrecho,-a

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve ir con el corazón en la mano

to wear thin (clothing) trasparentarse, desgastarse 2 (patience) acabarse

to wear smooth alisarse

to wear the trousers llevar los pantalones

to wear oneself out agotarse

to wear well (person) conservarse bien 2 (clothes) durar mucho, dar buen resultado

wear and tear desgaste nombre masculino natural, deterioro

wear ['wær] v, wore ['wor] ; worn ['worn] ; wearing vt

1) : llevar (ropa, un reloj, etc.), calzar (zapatos)

to wear a happy smile: sonreír alegremente

2) or to wear away : desgastar, erosionar (rocas, etc.)

to wear out : gastar

he wore out his shoes: gastó sus zapatos

to wear out exhaust: agotar, fatigar

to wear oneself out: agotarse

wear vi

1) last: durar

to wear off diminish: disminuir

to wear out : gastarse

wear n

1) use: uso m

for everyday wear: para todos los días

2) clothing: ropa f

children's wear: ropa de niños

3) deterioration: desgaste m

to be the worse for wear: estar deteriorado

(§ p.,p.p.: wore, worn) = calzar v.

• durar v.

• exhibir v.

• gastar v.

• llevar v.

• llevar puesto (Textil) (•Ropa•) v.

• mostrar v.

• vestir v.

• desgaste s.m.

• durabilidad s.f.

• moda s.f.

• ropa s.f.

1)

a) ( use)

b) ( damage) desgaste m

2)

a) ( wearing of clothes)

b) ( clothing) ropa f

1)

a) ( at specific moment) \<\<clothes/jewelry/watch\>\> llevar

b) ( usually) \<\<glasses\>\> llevar, usar; \<\<makeup/perfume/earrings\>\> usar

2) ( through use)

1) ( through use) \<\<collar/carpet/brakes\>\> gastarse

2) ( last) (+ adv compl) durar

•

- wear away

- wear down

- wear off

- wear on

- wear out

- wear through

1. N

1) (=use) uso m

2) (=deterioration through use) desgaste m

3) (=dress, clothing) ropa f

2. VT

1) (=have on) [+ clothing, jewellery] llevar, llevar puesto; [+ spectacles, hairstyle, perfume] llevar; [+ beard] tener; [+ smile] lucir; (=put on) [+ clothes, shoes, perfume] ponerse

- she wears her age or her years well

- she's the one who wears the trousers or pants in that house

2) (=make worn)

3) * (=tolerate) permitir, consentir

3. VI

1) (=last) durar, aguantar

2) (=become worn) desgastarse

3) [day, year, sb's life]

- wear away

- wear down

- wear off

- wear on

- wear out

- wear through

* * *

1)

a) ( use)

b) ( damage) desgaste m

2)

a) ( wearing of clothes)

b) ( clothing) ropa f

1)

a) ( at specific moment) \<\<clothes/jewelry/watch\>\> llevar

b) ( usually) \<\<glasses\>\> llevar, usar; \<\<makeup/perfume/earrings\>\> usar

2) ( through use)

1) ( through use) \<\<collar/carpet/brakes\>\> gastarse

2) ( last) (+ adv compl) durar

•

- wear away

- wear down

- wear off

- wear on

- wear out

- wear through