achacoso

achacoso(
ah
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chah
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koh
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soh
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. sickly
¿Cómo puedes estar tan achacoso con solo 50 años?How can you be so sickly when you're only 50 years old?
b. ailing
Mi abuelo está achacoso y se pasa mucho tiempo en el hospital.My grandfather is ailing and he spends a lot of time in the hospital.
a. dilapidated
La vieja fábrica se veía cada vez más achacosa.The old factory looked more and more dilapidated.
b. clapped out
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Con 18 años me embarqué en un carguero achacoso con rumbo a Venezuela.When I was 18, I boarded a clapped-out freighter bound for Venezuela.
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