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"threadbare" in Spanish

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"threadbare" in Spanish
threadbare{adjective}
calvo- rasposo- gastado- raído- trillado- manido
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
threadbare{adjective}
threadbare(also: bald, hairless)
calvo{adj.}
threadbare(also: shabby)
rasposo{adj.} [SAm.] [coll.] (raído)
threadbare(also: hackneyed, tatty, bald, mangy)
gastado{adj.}
he had worn the collar threadbare
había gastado el cuello hasta dejarlo raído de tanto uso
threadbare(also: worn-out, ratty, beaten-up, frayed)
raído{adj.}
How nice it is to have a warm home-spun shirt instead of a threadbare EU overcoat.
Qué agradable es tener una cálida chaqueta tejida en casa en lugar de un raído abrigo de la Unión Europea.
he had worn the collar threadbare
había gastado el cuello hasta dejarlo raído de tanto uso
all she was wearing was a threadbare dress
un raído vestido era todo su abrigo
threadbare(also: well-trodden, commonplace, derivative, outworn)
trillado{adj.}
threadbare(also: hackneyed, derivative, outworn, shopworn)
manido{adj.}

CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "threadbare" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
How nice it is to have a warm home-spun shirt instead of a threadbare EU overcoat.
Qué agradable es tener una cálida chaqueta tejida en casa en lugar de un raído abrigo de la Unión Europea.
(CS) Mr Brok's report exposes the threadbare nature of the EU's common foreign and security policy.
El informe del señor Brok expone la raída naturaleza de la política exterior y de seguridad común de la UE.
he had worn the collar threadbare
había gastado el cuello hasta dejarlo raído de tanto uso
Germany supports this initiative yet the Commission is refusing to finance it, producing rather threadbare arguments.
La República Federal de Alemania apoya esta iniciativa, pero la Comisión rechaza la financiación con pseudoargumentos.
all she was wearing was a threadbare dress
un raído vestido era todo su abrigo
Our parliamentary delegation was then prevented from travelling to the crisis region for a variety of completely threadbare reasons.
Nuestra delegación parlamentaria ha visto vetado su viaje a la zona de crisis alegando un sinfín de razones de lo más peregrinas.

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