English-German translation for "threadbare"

"threadbare" German translation

threadbare
adjective | Adjektiv adj

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fadenscheinig, abgetragen dürftig, kärglich, armselig, schäbig, abgewetzt abgenützt, abgedroschen schäbig gekleidet
  • abgenützt, abgedroschen
    threadbare phraseet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    threadbare phraseet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • schäbig gekleidet
    threadbare rare | seltenselten (shabbily dressed)
    threadbare rare | seltenselten (shabbily dressed)
  • threadbare syn vgl. → see „trite“
    threadbare syn vgl. → see „trite“
Er hatte einen abgetragenen Anzug an.
He was wearing a threadbare suit.
Source: Tatoeba
Die öffentlichen Hilfsdienste in Kenia sind bekanntermaßen unzuverlässig.
Kenya's public emergency services are notoriously threadbare.
Source: GlobalVoices
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