tired

cansado

tired(tay-uhrd)

adjective

1. (weary)

a. cansado

Tired teens can find it difficult to concentrate and learn.

Los adolescentes cansados pueden tener dificultades para concentrarse y aprender.

2. (hackneyed)

a. manido

Your jokes are tired; you need to write something new.

Tus chistes son manidos; necesitas escribir algo nuevo.

tired

adjective

1. (general)

a. cansado(a), fatigado(a)

to be tiredestar cansado(a) or fatigado(a)

to be tired of (doing) somethingestar cansado(a) de (hacer) algo

2. (fig)

a.

a tired old clichéun lugar común muy manido

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tired [ˈtaɪəd]

adjective

1 [+person, eyes] cansado; [+voice] cansino

to be/feel tired estar/sentirse cansado; my legs/eyes are tired tengo las piernas cansadas/los ojos cansados

my legs are tired, I need a sitdown his eyes were tired

to get tired cansarse

to look tired tener cara de cansancio

to be tired of sb/sth estar cansado or aburrido de algn/algo

to get or grow tired of (doing) sth cansarse or aburrirse de (hacer) algo

to be tired out estar agotado or rendido

By the time we got there, we were tired out

sick

2 (worn-out) [+coat] raído; gastado; [+car, chair] cascado; [+cliché, ritual, excuse] manido; trillado

a tired lettuce leaf una hoja de lechuga mustia; it's a tired old cliché es un tópico muy manido or trillado

it's a tired old ritual \which has no place in a modern society\