worse for wear

English

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Adjective

worse for wear

(idiomatic) In poor physical condition due to long or heavy use.
(idiomatic) Drunk.

Usage notes

Often, but not always, preceded by the.

Synonyms

(in poor physical condition): See also Thesaurus:deteriorated
(drunk): See also Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

in poor physical condition due to long or heavy use

Portuguese: acabado (pt), com mau aspecto, em mau estado
Russian: потрёпанный (ru) (potrjópannyj), видавший виды (ru) (vidavšij vidy)
Swedish: skamfilad (sv), skamfilat (sv)

drunk

Dutch: dronken (nl)
French: soûl (fr)
Polish: zmęczony życiem
Portuguese: alegre (pt), bêbado (pt), embriagado (pt)
Russian: никакой (ru) (nikakoj), совсем плохой (sovsem ploxoj)

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