threadbare

ˈθrɛdˌbeə
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Translation of threadbare from English into Turkish

Adjective

1.

worn cloth

cloth with threads showing due to wear
  • The threadbare carpet needed replacing.Aşınmış halının değiştirilmesi gerekiyordu.
2.

impoverished

wearing worn-out clothes, implying poverty
  • The threadbare man walked the streets alone.Eski püskü adam sokaklarda yalnız yürüdü.
3.

clichéd

Rare
overused and no longer effective
Rare
  • His threadbare excuses didn't convince anyone.Onun klişe bahaneleri kimseyi ikna etmedi.
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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
eski püsküadj.

Expensive watch, but threadbare jacket.

Pahalı bir saat fakat eski püskü bir ceket.

yıpranmışadj.

She wore a scraggly jacket that looked old and threadbare.

Üzerindeki eski püskü, yıpranmış ceket iyice kendini bırakmıştı.

bayatadj.

Then her assurances are as threadbare as her honor.

O halde sözleri de şerefi kadar bayat.

eskimişadj.

He was wearing a threadbare suit.

O çok eskimiş bir takım elbise giyiyordu.

yırtık pırtıkadj.

When I was dressing him in his Sunday clothes, and even those so threadbare and meager, I thought, "How is it possible that life could be so cruel to one so young?"

Ona pazar günü giysilerini giydirirken... ki onlar bile yırtık pırtık ve yavandı... "Hayat böylesine küçük birine nasıl bu kadar acımasız olabilir?" diye düşünürdüm.

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threadbare: Examples and translations in context

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

Sandalye üzerindeki eski püskü döşeme, üzerinde oturmayı rahatsız ediyordu.

He was a starving student with this threadbare suit and mismatched shoes.

Eski püskü kıyafetler ve farklı ayakkabılar giyen, aç bir öğrenciydi.

He was a starving student with this threadbare suit and mismatched shoes.

Eski püskü kıyafetler... ve farklı ayakkabılar giyen, aç bir öğrenciydi.

She wore a scraggly jacket that looked old and threadbare.

Üzerindeki eski püskü, yıpranmış ceket iyice kendini bırakmıştı.

As we go out to the university, then you see all these people still wearing the same threadbare coats, waiting in line for the trams as before the communist revolution.

Üniversiteye gitmek için çıktığınızda, devrimden önceki dönemdeki gibi hâlâ aynı eski püskü paltoları giyen, tramvayları bekleyen insanları görüyorsunuz.

My shirts were all faded and shrunken, 5 or 6 years old, threadbare.

Gömleklerimin hepsi küçülmüş, solmuş, en az 5-6 senelik eski püskü şeylerdi.

Well, what a threadbare cloth that is.

Eski püskü bir kumaş o.

Expensive watch, but threadbare jacket.

Pahalı bir saat fakat eski püskü bir ceket.

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