shabby

shabby
{'ʃæbi}
1. износен, изтъркан, опърпан, дрипав, парцалив
2. занемарен, запуснат, бедняшки
3. подъл, низък, долен, мръсен
SHABBY trick/turn мръсен номер
4. дребен, нищожен, никакъв
5. скъпернически, беден (за възнаграждение)
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{'shabi} а 1. износен, изтъркан; опърпан; дрипав, парцалив; 2.
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смачкан; сбутан; опърпан; похабен; раздрънкан; дрипав; изтрит; неелегантен;
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1. shabby trick/turn мръсен номер 2. дребен, нищожен, никакъв 3. занемарен, запуснат, бедняшки 4. износен, изтъркан, опърпан, дрипав, парцалив 5. подъл, низък, долен, мръсен 6. скъпернически, беден (за възнаграждение)
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shabby[´ʃæbi] adj 1. дрипав, окъсан, опърпан, парцалив, износен; изтъркан, протъркан, охлузен; 2. запуснат, занемарен, "смачкан"; беден, бедняшки, сиромашки, мизерен; FONT face=Times_Deutsch}}◊ adv shabbily; 3. разг. долен, низък, подъл, безчестен, мръсен; to do s.o. a \shabby turn изигравам (скроявам) мръсен номер на някого; 4. дребен, нищожен, мижав, нищо и никакъв, келяв; 5. стиснат, скъпернически, скръндзав.

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