run-down

run-down(
ruhn
-
daun
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. débil
After a night of tossing and turning, Andy feels run-down today.Después de una noche de dar vueltas en la cama, Andy se siente débil hoy.
b. pachucho
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
My dad came home run-down from a hard day at work.Mi papá llegó a casa pachucho por un arduo día en el trabajo.
c. descargado (battery)
We left the doors open all day while loading the pickup, and now the battery's run-down.Dejamos las puertas abiertas todo el día mientras cargábamos la camioneta y ahora la batería está descargada.
a. en decadencia
I can't believe the health inspector hasn't shuttered that run-down hotel yet.No puedo creer que el inspector de salud aún no haya clausurado ese hotel en decadencia.
b. ruinoso
This was a run-down neighborhood when I was a kid; now it's where yuppies live.Este era un barrio ruinoso cuando era niño; ahora es donde viven los yuppies.
c. venido a menos
We passed a run-down hospital and my mom said it was where I was born.Pasamos por delante de un hospital venido a menos y mi mamá me dijo que allí fue donde nací.
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