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Русско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > заношенный
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Русско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > старый
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3 abgenutzt
worn-out; worn; outworn* * *ạb|ge|nutzt ['apgənʊtst]adjMöbel, Teppich worn, shabby; Bürste, Besen worn-out; Reifen worn-down; (fig) Klischees, Phrasen hackneyed (Brit), well-wornSee:→ auch abnutzen* * *(damaged as a result of use: a badly-worn carpet.) worn* * *ab·ge·nutztadj worn* * ** * *B. adj worn, a bit frayed around the edges umg* * ** * *adj.battered adj.obsolete adj.outworn adj.worn adj. -
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worn-out; worn; outworn* * *ạb|ge|nutzt ['apgənʊtst]adjMöbel, Teppich worn, shabby; Bürste, Besen worn-out; Reifen worn-down; (fig) Klischees, Phrasen hackneyed (Brit), well-wornSee:→ auch abnutzen* * *(damaged as a result of use: a badly-worn carpet.) worn* * *ab·ge·nutztadj worn* * ** * *B. adj worn, a bit frayed around the edges umg* * ** * *adj.battered adj.obsolete adj.outworn adj.worn adj. -
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worn out, threadbare, worndown* * *timeworn* * *worn out, threadbare; worn down (of knife etc) -
6 broma gastada
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7 chiste trillado
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9 aus
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10 usé
usé, e [yze]a. [objet] wornb. ( = épuisé) worn-out* * *
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participe passé adjectif [vêtement, chaussure, objet, pièce] worn; [personne] worn-down; [organisme, cœur, yeux] worn-out; [sujet, plaisanterie] hackneyedusé jusqu'à la corde — lit [vêtement, tapis] threadbare; [pneu] worn down to the tread; fig [plaisanterie] hackneyed
* * *yze adj usé, -e1) (vêtement) worn, (pneu) wornMon jean est un peu usé. — My jeans are a bit worn.
2) (personne) worn out3) (santé) ruined4) (= banal) hackneyed* * *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.usé jusqu'à la corde ou trame threadbare -
11 abgetragen
I P.P. abtragen* * *well-worn; worn; worn-out* * *ạb|ge|tra|genadjwornSee:→ auch abtragen* * *1) (so damaged by use as to be unfit for further use: These shoes are worn out; a worn-out sweater.) worn out2) (becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) the worse for wear* * *ab·ge·tra·gen* * *Adjektiv well-worn* * ** * *Adjektiv well-worn* * *adj.shabby adj.worn out adj. -
12 gastado
adj.worn-out, used-up, worn-down, outworn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: gastar.* * *1→ link=gastar gastar► adjetivo1 (desgastado) worn-out2 (acabado) finished, empty, used up3 (manido) hackneyed, well-worn4 (abatido) worn-out, drained; (aviejado) old5 (debilitado) weak, spent, finished* * *ADJ1) (=desgastado) [ropa, neumático, superficie] worn2) (=trillado) [metáfora] stale, hackneyed; [broma] old, stale3) [pilas] dead* * *- da adjetivo <ropa/zapatos> worn-out; <político/cantante> washed-up (colloq)* * *- da adjetivo <ropa/zapatos> worn-out; <político/cantante> washed-up (colloq)* * *gastado11 = 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.* batería gastada = dud battery.* gastado por el uso = worn-out.* muy gastado = worn-out.gastado22 = committed.Ex: The estimated cost on the original order record is then deducted from the committed expenditure.
* * *gastado -da1 ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-outlos codos están muy gastados the elbows have worn very thin o are threadbare2(envejecido): sólo tiene 40 años pero está muy gastado he's only 40 but he looks much olderel gobierno ya está muy gastado the government has had its day* * *
Del verbo gastar: ( conjugate gastar)
gastado es:
el participio
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gastado
gastar
gastado◊ -da adjetivo ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-out;
‹político/cantante› washed-up (colloq)
gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo
1 ( consumir)
gastado algo en algo to spend sth on sth
2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste
3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out;
‹ tacones› to wear down
4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear;
5 ‹ broma› to play;◊ le gastadoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him
gastarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend
2 [pilas/batería] to run down;
3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out
4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!
gastado,-a adjetivo
1 (usado, deteriorado) worn-out
2 fig (manido) hackneyed
gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend
(gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him
♦ Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is
' gastado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gastada
- rozado
- usado
- ya
English:
go through
- low
- shabby
- spend
- spent
- tatty
- worn
- worn-out
- bald
- thread
- well
* * *gastado, -a adj[objeto] worn out; [frase, tema] hackneyed; [persona] broken, burnt out; [pila] dead; [batería] flat* * *adj worn out* * *gastado, -da adj1) : spent2) : worn, worn-out* * *gastado adj (ropa, zapatos, etc) worn out -
13 изношенный
1) General subject: battered, clapped out, clapped-out, conked out, conked-out, decrepit, fretted, obsolete, offcast, outworn, overworn, raddled, raggedy, rubbed, seedy, shot, threadbare, worn, worn down, worn down with use, worn to rags, worn to the last thread, worn to the thread, worn-out, worse for wearing, in disrepair (АД), trite, (об одежде) scruffy2) Naval: abraded5) Chemistry: outweared6) Railway term: loose7) Automobile industry: foreworn, in bad repair, out of repair, salvage, torn-up8) Mining: chafed9) Cinema: rainy (о фильме)10) Metallurgy: used-up11) Textile: cast-off, moth-eaten, shabby (об одежде)12) Jargon: Model-T, play out, played out, gungy13) Oil: dull (о буре, долоте, коронке), worn out of gauge14) Ecology: waste16) Automation: (полностью) outspent, rundown17) Quality control: disreputable, frayed, run-down, used, (полностью) used-up, worn-down18) Makarov: bare (об одежде), eroded, peeled (об одежде), stale, time-worn, tired (об одежде и т.п.), used (о механизме), wasted, well-worn19) Taboo: buggered20) Tengiz: deteriorated -
14 schief
I Adj.1. crooked, not straight; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sided, Brit. skew-whiff umg.; schiefe Absätze worn-down heels; schiefe Schultern sloping shoulders; eine schiefe Linie an oblique line; der Schiefe Turm von Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa; schiefe Ebene MATH., PHYS. inclined plane2. fig. (verdreht) distorted; Urteil: warped; schiefer Vergleich lame comparison; schiefes Bild false picture, distorted view3. schiefer Blick fig. mistrustful look; ein schiefes Gesicht machen pull a wry face; Bahn 1, Ebene, LichtII Adv.1. crookedly; (nach einer Seite hängend) lop-sidedly, Brit. skew-whiff umg.; den Hut schief aufsetzen put on one’s hat at an angle, tilt one’s hat; das Bild hängt schief the picture isn’t hanging straight, the picture’s lop-sided ( oder skew-whiff umg.); er / der Baum ist schief gewachsen he / the tree hasn’t grown straight, he has a stoop / the tree has grown crookedly; schief treten (Absätze) wear down3. umg., fig. (misstrauisch) schief ansehen. (jemanden) look askance at; (jemandem misstrauen) mistrust4. schief gehen oder schief laufen umg. go wrong; es ist total schief gegangen everything went wrong, it was a disaster; das wäre beinahe schief gegangen that was a close shave; es wird schon schief gehen! hum. it’ll ( oder you’ll) be all right (Am. umg. alright)5. umg. (falsch): schief gewickelt sein be way out ( oder way off target); da bist du aber schief gewickelt auch you’re completely up the pole there, Am. you’re way out in left field; schief liegen be barking up the wrong tree; da liegst du total schief you’ve got it all wrong, you’re off the mark* * *slantwise (Adv.); wry (Adj.); lop-sided (Adj.); askance (Adv.); crooked (Adj.); cockeyed (Adj.); aslant (Adj.); askew (Adj.); awry (Adj.); bias (Adj.); oblique (Adj.); slanting (Adj.); slantwise (Adj.)* * *[ʃiːf]1. adjcrooked, not straight pred; (= nach einer Seite geneigt) lopsided, tilted; Winkel oblique; Blick, Lächeln wry; Absätze worn(-down); (fig = unzutreffend) inappropriate; Deutung wide of the mark, inappropriate; Bild distortedschíéfe Ebene (Phys) — inclined plane
auf die schíéfe Bahn geraten or kommen (fig) — to leave the straight and narrow
einen schíéfen Mund or ein schíéfes Gesicht ziehen (fig inf) — to pull a (wry) face
See:→ Licht2. adv1) (= schräg) halten, wachsen crooked; hinstellen at an angleer hatte den Hut schíéf auf — he wore his hat at an angle
schíéf laufen — to walk lopsidedly
das Bild hängt schíéf — the picture is crooked or isn't straight
2)sie lächelte schíéf — she gave me a crooked smile
3) (= unrichtig) übersetzen badlyetw schíéf schildern/wiedergeben — to give a distorted version of sth
du siehst die Sache ganz schíéf! (fig) — you're looking at it all wrong!
See:* * *1) obliquely2) (not straight or symmetrical.) skew3) ((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) squint4) wryly5) (slightly mocking: a wry smile.) wry* * *[ʃi:f]I. adj\schiefe Absätze worn[-down] heels2. (entstellt) distortedeine \schiefe Darstellung a distorted accountein \schiefer Eindruck a false impression; s.a. Vergleichjdm einen \schiefen Blick zuwerfen to look askance at sbII. adv1. (schräg) crooked, not straight, lopsidedetw \schief aufhaben/aufsetzen to not have/put sth on straight, to have/put sth on crookedetw \schief halten to not hold sth straight, to hold sth crookedden Kopf \schief halten to have one's head cocked to one sideetw \schief hinstellen to put sth at an awkward angledie Absätze \schief laufen to wear one's heels down on one sideetw \schief treten to wear sth down on one side\schief wachsen to grow crooked, to not grow straightjdn \schief ansehen to look askance at sb* * *1.1) (schräg) leaning <wall, fence, post>; (nicht parallel) crooked; not straight pred.; crooked < nose>; sloping, inclined < surface>; worn[-down] < heels>eine schiefe Ebene — (Phys.) an inclined plane
2) (fig.): (verzerrt) distorted <picture, presentation, view, impression>; false < comparison>2.1) (schräg)das Bild hängt/der Teppich liegt schief — the picture/carpet is crooked
jemanden schief ansehen — (ugs.) look at somebody askance
schief gewickelt sein — (fig. ugs.) be very much mistaken
schief liegen — (fig. ugs.) be on the wrong track; s. auch Haussegen
2) (fig.): (verzerrt)* * *A. adjschiefe Absätze worn-down heels;schiefe Schultern sloping shoulders;eine schiefe Linie an oblique line;der Schiefe Turm von Pisa the Leaning Tower of Pisa;schiefe Ebene MATH, PHYS inclined planeschiefer Vergleich lame comparison;schiefes Bild false picture, distorted view3.schiefer Blick fig mistrustful look;B. advden Hut schief aufsetzen put on one’s hat at an angle, tilt one’s hat;das Bild hängt schief the picture isn’t hanging straight, the picture’s lop-sided ( oder skew-whiff umg);er/der Baum ist schief gewachsen he/the tree hasn’t grown straight, he has a stoop/the tree has grown crookedly;schief treten (Absätze) wear down2. fig (verzerrt)schief sehen (etwas) misjudge;schief darstellen give a distorted account of3. umg, fig (misstrauisch)schief ansehen. (jemanden) look askance at; (jemandem misstrauen) mistrust; → schiefgehen, schiefgewickelt etc* * *1.1) (schräg) leaning <wall, fence, post>; (nicht parallel) crooked; not straight pred.; crooked < nose>; sloping, inclined < surface>; worn[-down] < heels>eine schiefe Ebene — (Phys.) an inclined plane
2) (fig.): (verzerrt) distorted <picture, presentation, view, impression>; false < comparison>2.1) (schräg)das Bild hängt/der Teppich liegt schief — the picture/carpet is crooked
jemanden schief ansehen — (ugs.) look at somebody askance
schief gewickelt sein — (fig. ugs.) be very much mistaken
schief liegen — (fig. ugs.) be on the wrong track; s. auch Haussegen
2) (fig.): (verzerrt)* * *adj.askew adj.cockeyed adj.cross adj.lopsided adj.oblique adj.sloping adj.wry adj. adv.askance adv.aslant adv.lopsidedly adv. -
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16 abnutzen
to scuff; to wear down; to wear out; to wear; to fray; to outwear;sich abnutzento wear down; to wear off; to wear; to fray* * *ạb|nut|zen (esp S Ger, Aus, Sw) sep1. vtto wear outdieser Begriff ist schon sehr abgenutzt worden — this idea is pretty well-worn, this idea has become hackneyed (Brit)
See:→ auch abgenutzt2. vrto wear out, to get worn out* * *1) (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.) wear2) (to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) wear away* * *ab|nut·zen, ab|nüt·zen SÜDD, ÖSTERRI. vt▪ etw \abnutzen to wear out▪ abgenutzt worn-downder Teppich ist an manchen Stellen ziemlich abgenutzt the carpet is fairly worn in placesII. vr1. (im Gebrauch verschleißen)Textilbezüge nutzen sich meist schneller ab als Lederbezüge cloth covers tend to wear thin quicker than leather2. (an Wirksamkeit verlieren)zu häufig gebrauchte Phrasen nutzen sich bald ab phrases which are used too often soon lose their effect▪ abgenutzt worn-outabgenutzte Phrasen hackneyed phrases* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb wear out; become worndas Material nutzt sich rasch ab — the material wears very quickly
* * *A. v/t wear out* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb wear out; become worn* * *(durch Reibung) v.to fret v. v.to outwear v.to scuff v.to wear v.(§ p.,p.p.: wore, worn)to wear away v.to wear off v.to wear out v. -
17 abnützen
to scuff; to wear down; to wear out; to wear; to fray; to outwear;sich abnutzento wear down; to wear off; to wear; to fray* * *ạb|nut|zen (esp S Ger, Aus, Sw) sep1. vtto wear outdieser Begriff ist schon sehr abgenutzt worden — this idea is pretty well-worn, this idea has become hackneyed (Brit)
See:→ auch abgenutzt2. vrto wear out, to get worn out* * *1) (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.) wear2) (to make or become damaged, thinner, smoother etc through use, rubbing etc: The steps have (been) worn away in places.) wear away* * *ab|nut·zen, ab|nüt·zen SÜDD, ÖSTERRI. vt▪ etw \abnutzen to wear out▪ abgenutzt worn-downder Teppich ist an manchen Stellen ziemlich abgenutzt the carpet is fairly worn in placesII. vr1. (im Gebrauch verschleißen)Textilbezüge nutzen sich meist schneller ab als Lederbezüge cloth covers tend to wear thin quicker than leather2. (an Wirksamkeit verlieren)zu häufig gebrauchte Phrasen nutzen sich bald ab phrases which are used too often soon lose their effect▪ abgenutzt worn-outabgenutzte Phrasen hackneyed phrases* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb wear out; become worndas Material nutzt sich rasch ab — the material wears very quickly
* * *A. v/t wear out* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb wear out; become worn* * *(durch Reibung) v.to fret v. v.to outwear v.to scuff v.to wear v.(§ p.,p.p.: wore, worn)to wear away v.to wear off v.to wear out v. -
18 éculé
éculé, e [ekyle]adjective* * *éculée ekyle adjectif1)2) [plaisanterie, théorie] hackneyed* * *ekyle adj éculé, -e(chaussure) down-at-heel, fig péjoratif hackneyed* * *1 lit chaussure éculée shoe with a worn-down heel;1. [botte, chaussure] down at heel, worn down at the heel -
19 logorare
wear out* * *logorare v.tr.1 to wear* (out), to wear* (down): ho logorato i tacchi di queste scarpe, I have worn down the heels of these shoes; ho logorato la giacca sui gomiti, I've worn out my jacket at the elbows; le pietre furono logorate dal flusso continuo dell'acqua, the stones were worn by the constant flow of the water2 (fig.) to wear* (out), to use up, to consume; to waste (away); to ruin: logorare le proprie energie, to use up one's energy; aveva logorato tutte le sue forze, he had used up all his strength; logorarsi la salute, to ruin one's health; il bere continuo gli ha logorato la salute, his drinking habits told on (o affected) his health; logorarsi la vista sui libri, to ruin one's sight reading; quel duro lavoro lo logorò, that hard work wore him out; la lunga malattia lo ha completamente logorato, the long illness wasted him away; la guerriglia ha logorato la resistenza delle truppe, the guerrilla warfare wore down the troops' resistance; continue preoccupazioni gli logorarono il cuore, constant worry affected his heart; era logorata dall'ansia, she was worn out with anxiety; con tutte le tue domande mi logori i nervi!, you're getting on my nerves with all your questions!◘ logorarsi v.intr.pron. to wear* (out), to wear* (down): i tacchi di queste scarpe si sono già logorati, the heels of these shoes are already worn (down); i gomiti delle giacche si logorano facilmente, jackets wear out easily at the elbows // gli slogan si logorano prestissimo, (fig.) slogans soon lose their force // la bellezza si logora col tempo, (fig.) beauty fades with time◆ v.rifl. (fig.) to wear* (oneself) out: si sta logorando inutilmente, he is wearing himself out uselessly; logorare con il lavoro, to wear oneself out with work.* * *[loɡo'rare]1. vt(abiti, scarpe) to wear out, (scalini, pietra) to wear away, (occhi, salute) to ruin, (nervi, resistenza) to wear down, (persona) to wear out, exhaust, (volto) to line, marklogorarsi l'anima o la vita su qc — to wear o.s. out over sth
2. vip (logorarsi)3. vr (logorarsi)(persona) to wear o.s. out* * *[logo'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to wear* out [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti]; to fray [ tessuto]2) fig. [lavoro, preoccupazione] to wear* out [ persona]2.logorare i nervi a qcn. — to fray sb.'s nerves
verbo pronominale logorarsi1) (usurarsi) [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti] to wear* out3) fig. (consumare)* * *logorare/logo'rare/ [1]1 to wear* out [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti]; to fray [ tessuto]2 fig. [lavoro, preoccupazione] to wear* out [ persona]; logorare i nervi a qcn. to fray sb.'s nervesII logorarsi verbo pronominale1 (usurarsi) [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti] to wear* out -
20 ausgetreten
I P.P. austretenII Adj. Schuhe: well-worn ( oder -trodden), trodden-out; Pfad: well-trodden; Stufe: worn down; ausgetretene Pfade gehen fig. keep to the beaten track* * *beaten* * *aus|ge|tre|ten ['ausgətreːtn]adjSchuhe well-worn; Pfad well-trodden; Stufe worn downSee:→ auch austreten* * *aus·ge·tre·tenII. adj1. Schuhe worn2. Weg [well-]trodden* * *ausgetretene Pfade gehen fig keep to the beaten track
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worn — / worn out [adj] used, tired beat, burned out*, bushed*, busted*, clichéd, consumed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, frayed, gone, hackneyed, had it*, haggard, jaded, kaput*, knocked out*, old, out… … New thesaurus
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down — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground (fall down; knelt down). 2 in a lower place or position (blinds were down). 3 to or in a place regarded as lower, esp.: a southwards. b… … Useful english dictionary
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