threadbare

ˈθrɛdˌbeə
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Translation of threadbare into Arabic

Adjective

1.

worn cloth

cloth with threads showing due to wear
بالي baliممزق
  • The threadbare carpet needed replacing.كان السجاد بالي ويحتاج إلى استبدال.
2.

impoverished

wearing worn-out clothes, implying poverty
بالي bālīممزق
  • The threadbare man walked the streets alone.الرجل البالي سار في الشوارع وحيدا.
3.

clichéd

Rare
overused and no longer effective
Rare
  • His threadbare excuses didn't convince anyone.أعذاره مبتذلة لم تقنع أحداً.
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Synonyms and analogies of threadbare in English

Examples of threadbare in a sentence

  • The threadbare curtains let in too much light.
  • His threadbare appearance spoke volumes about his hardships.
  • She wore a threadbare coat that barely kept her warm.
  • Her threadbare arguments failed to impress the jury.
  • The politician's threadbare promises were met with skepticism.

Translations of "threadbare" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
مبتذلةadj.

The student's essay was filled with threadbare phrases and cliches.

كان مقال الطالب مليئًا بعبارات مبتذلة ومستعملة.

Expensive watch, but threadbare jacket.

ساعة باهظة الثمن ولكن سترة مبتذلة

مستهلكة

The restaurant's menu had a threadbare selection of dishes, disappointing the customers.

كان لدى مطعم قائمة أطباق مستهلكة، مما خيب آمال الزبائن.

The comedian's jokes were threadbare, lacking any originality or humor.

كانت نكت الكوميديان مستهلكة، تفتقر إلى الأصالة أو الفكاهة.

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threadbare: Examples and translations in context

Hogarth added: Not only does the JIAT fail to investigate the vast majority of attacks, when it has carried them out its investigations have been notoriously threadbare, sometimes with barely a paragraph of text on specific attacks.

ويقول هوغارث للموقع: لم يفشل الفريق المشترك في التحقيق في معظم الهجمات فقط، لكن حتى عندما أجرى التحقيقات كانت مبتذلة، وأحيانا لم تحتو تقاريره على فقرة كاملة حول الهجمات موضوع التحقيق...

Claims that western involvement has moderated Saudi behaviour look ever more threadbare.

وتبدو الادعاءات بأن التدخل الغربي قد هدأ السلوك السعودي مبتذلة على نحو مستمر.

EXPENSIVE WATCH, BUT THREADBARE JACKET; SENTIMENTAL ABOUT THE MONEY YOU USED TO HAVE.

ساعة باهظة الثمن ولكن سترة مبتذلة لديك عاطفة للمال الذي كان لديك

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