dilapidated

ruinoso

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dilapidated(

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (deteriorated)

a. ruinoso (building)

The dilapidated movie theater has been abandoned for at least a decade.El ruinoso cine lleva al menos una década abandonado.

b. destartalado (vehicle)

Hundreds of students protested the dilapidated city buses.Cientos de estudiantes hicieron una protesta para quejarse por los autobuses destartalados de la ciudad.

c. desvencijado (vehicle)

I can take you to school. - There is no way I am getting in that dilapidated piece of junk.Te puedo llevar a la escuela. - De ninguna manera me voy a subir a ese pedazo de chatarra desvencijado.

dilapidated

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (building)

a. derruido(a)

2. (car)

a. destartalado(a)

to be dilapidatedestar derruido(a)/destartalado(a)

dilapidated [dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd]

adjective

[+building] desmoronado; ruinoso; [+vehicle] desvencijado;

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