Raído in english
Frayed
pronunciation: freɪd part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: freɪd part of speech: adjective
In gestures
raído = frayed ; worn ; well-worn ; moth-eaten ; mothy ; timeworn ; tatty ; mangy ; ratty ; dog-eared.
Example: It has a time-worn and frayed look.Example: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Example: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Example: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.Example: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.Example: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Example: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.Example: Tears of happiness and exultation gathered in his eyes, as he turned his cheek once more to the mangy pillow.Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.more:
» estar raído = be the worse for wear ; look + the worse for wear .
Example: Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984. Example: Most women look the worse for wear after having a baby.