threadbare

ˈθrɛdˌbeə
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Translation of threadbare from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

worn cloth

cloth with threads showing due to wear
versleten afgedragen
  • The threadbare carpet needed replacing.Het versleten tapijt moest vervangen worden.
2.

impoverished

wearing worn-out clothes, implying poverty
  • The threadbare man walked the streets alone.De armoedige man liep alleen door de straten.
3.

clichéd

Rare
overused and no longer effective
Rare
  • His threadbare excuses didn't convince anyone.Zijn versleten excuses overtuigden niemand.
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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 / Participle
versletenadj.

They replaced the threadbare curtains that let too much light in.

Ze vervingen de versleten gordijnen die veel te veel licht doorlieten.

The threadbare blanket barely kept him warm during the cold night.

De versleten deken hield hem die koude nacht nauwelijks warm.

afgesletenadj.

The bathroom was ill equipped, with a tiny bar of soap and a small threadbare towel.

De badkamer was ziek uitgerust, met een kleine bar van zeep en een kleine afgesleten handdoek.

He could hear nothing, but the drip, drip on the threadbare carpet.

Hij hoorde niets dan: tik, tik, op het afgesleten tapijt.

rafeligadj.

They're discolored, threadbare and reek of industrial bleach!

Ze zijn verkleurd, rafelig en ruiken naar bleekmiddel.

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Other translations for threadbare:

  • afgedragenpp.
  • armoedigadj.

threadbare: Examples and translations in context

His threadbare coat showed the struggles of a difficult winter.

Zijn versleten jas liet zien hoe zwaar de winter was geweest.

The threadbare tent fabric struggled against the harsh winter wind.

Het versleten tentdoek bood nauwelijks weerstand tegen de felle winterwind.

She sighed seeing her threadbare slippers after a long day at work.

Ze zuchtte toen ze na een lange werkdag haar versleten pantoffels zag.

The old manuscript was wrapped in a threadbare cloth to protect it.

Het oude manuscript was gewikkeld in een versleten doek om het te beschermen.

In the cold wind, her threadbare scarf offered little warmth or comfort.

In de koude wind bood haar versleten sjaal haar nauwelijks warmte of troost.

Her threadbare jeans told stories of countless adventures and hard work.

Haar versleten spijkerbroek vertelde verhalen over talloze avonturen en harde arbeid.

She wore a scraggly jacket that looked old and threadbare.

Ze droeg een versleten, sjofel jasje dat oud en afgedragen oogde.

The threadbare upholstery on the chair made it uncomfortable to sit.

De versleten bekleding van de stoel maakte het ongemakkelijk om erop te zitten.

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