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drawn
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drawn  (drôn)
v.
Past participle of draw.
adj.
Haggard, as from fatigue or ill health: a wan, drawn face.

drawn [drɔːn]
adj
haggard, tired, or tense in appearance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.drawn - showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or sufferingdrawn - showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
2.drawn - having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug"
closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"

drawn
adjective tense, worn, strained, stressed, tired, pinched, fatigued, harassed, fraught, sapped, harrowed, haggard She looked drawn and tired.
Translations
drawn [drɔːn]
A. PP of draw
B. ADJ
1. (= haggard) (with tiredness) → demacrado, ojeroso; (with pain) → macilento
2. (= with no winner) [game] → empatado
3. (= prolonged) long drawn outlarguísimo, prolongado
4. (= unsheathed) with drawn swordcon la espada en la mano
C. CPD drawn butter N (US) → mantequilla f derretida

drawn [ˈdrɔːn]
pp of draw
adj (= haggard) → tiré(e), crispé(e)
drawn-out [ˌdrɔːnˈaʊt] adj (= protracted) [process] → qui traîne en longueur
long drawn-out [process, inquiry] → long*(longue); [war, conflict] → prolongé(e)
to be long and drawn-out → être très long*(longue)

drawn ptp of draw1, of draw2
adj
curtainszugezogen; blindsheruntergezogen
(= haggard, from tiredness) → abgespannt; (from worry) → abgehärmt
game, matchunentschieden

drawn [drɔːn]
1. pp of draw
2. adj (haggard, with tiredness) → tirato/a; (000, with pain) → contratto/a (dal dolore)

drawn, drawstring draw


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