shabby

usé, élimé

Se dit de vêtements usés, abîmés ou d’aspect négligé à force d’avoir été portés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : worn, scruffy, threadbare

Contraires : smart

Expressions courantes : shabby clothes, shabby coat, shabby shoes

délabré, usé

Usé, négligé ou abîmé à cause de l’âge ou du manque d’entretien.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : worn, scruffy, run-down

Contraires : well-kept, smart

Expressions courantes : shabby furniture, shabby hotel, shabby carpet

mal habillé, débraillé

Qui porte des vêtements vieux, usés ou négligés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : scruffy, poorly dressed

Contraires : smart

Expressions courantes : shabby man, look shabby, shabby visitor

mesquin, indigne

Injuste, malveillant ou peu disposé à donner à quelqu’un ce qu’il mérite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : mean, unfair, ungenerous

Contraires : generous, fair

Expressions courantes : shabby treatment, shabby behaviour, shabby trick