shabby

raído, desgastado

Dicho de la ropa: gastada, estropeada o de aspecto descuidado por mucho uso.

En inglés sencillo: Worn, damaged, or untidy because clothes have been used for a long time.

• He wore a shabby coat.
• Her shabby shoes had holes in them.
• The suit looked shabby after years of use.

Sinónimos: worn, scruffy, threadbare

Antónimos: smart

Expresiones frecuentes: shabby clothes, shabby coat, shabby shoes

deteriorado, destartalado

Gastado, desordenado o deteriorado por el paso del tiempo o la falta de cuidados.

En inglés sencillo: Worn, untidy, or in poor condition because of age or lack of care.

• The hotel was rather shabby.
• They replaced the shabby carpet in the hall.
• Even his best clothes looked shabby.

Sinónimos: worn, scruffy, run-down

Antónimos: well-kept, smart

Expresiones frecuentes: shabby furniture, shabby hotel, shabby carpet

desaliñado, mal vestido

Que lleva ropa vieja, gastada o desarreglada.

En inglés sencillo: Wearing old, worn, or untidy clothes.

• The visitor looked shabby.
• A shabby man waited outside the station.
• She felt shabby beside the smartly dressed guests.

Sinónimos: scruffy, poorly dressed

Antónimos: smart

Expresiones frecuentes: shabby man, look shabby, shabby visitor

mezquino, indigno

Injusto, poco amable o que se niega a dar a alguien lo que merece.

En inglés sencillo: Unfair, unkind, or unwilling to give what someone deserves.

• That was a shabby trick.
• She complained about the company’s shabby treatment of staff.
• His shabby payment barely covered their travel costs.

Sinónimos: mean, unfair, ungenerous

Antónimos: generous, fair

Expresiones frecuentes: shabby treatment, shabby behaviour, shabby trick