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tired [ˈtaɪəd] adj
1. weary; fatigued 2. (foll by of) a. having lost interest in; bored I'm tired of playing cards b. having lost patience with; exasperated by I'm tired of his eternal excuses 3. hackneyed; stale the same tired old jokes tired and emotional a euphemism for slightly drunk tiredly adv tiredness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tired adjective 1. exhausted, fatigued, weary, spent, done in (informal), flagging, all in (slang), drained, sleepy, fagged (informal), whacked (Brit. informal), worn out, drooping, knackered (slang), drowsy, clapped out (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), enervated, ready to drop, dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead beat (informal), tuckered out (Austral. & N.Z. informal), asleep or dead on your feet (informal) He is tired and he has to rest after his long trip. exhausted fresh, lively, refreshed, energetic, wide-awake, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal), rested 2. bored, fed up, weary, sick, annoyed, irritated, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), exasperated, pissed off (taboo slang), irked I was tired of being a bookkeeper. bored keen on, enthusiastic about, fond of 3. hackneyed, stale, well-worn, old, stock, familiar, conventional, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, clichéd, outworn I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses. hackneyed original, innovative, imaginative Translations tired [ˈtaɪəd] ADJ 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 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 see also sick A3 tired [ˈtaɪərd] adj → fatigué(e) I'm tired → Je suis fatigué. to feel tired → se sentir fatigué(e) to look tired → avoir l'air fatigué to be tired of sth → être fatigué(e) de qch I am tired of all the speculation → Je suis fatigué de toutes ces spéculations. to be tired of doing sth → être fatigué(e) de faire qch tired adj (= fatigued) → müde; cliché → abgegriffen; tired out → völlig erschöpft; tired and emotional (hum inf: = drunk) → nicht mehr ganz nüchtern to be tired of somebody/something → jds/einer Sache (gen) → müde or überdrüssig sein (geh), → jdn/etw leid sein, jdn/etw satthaben; to get tired of somebody/something → jdn/etw sattbekommen; I’m tired of telling you → ich habe es satt, dir das zu sagen; I’m tired of people making money out of me → ich habe es satt, dass Leute mich finanziell ausnutzen; to be tired to death (of something) (inf) → die Nase (von etw) gestrichen voll haben (inf); you make me tired! → du regst mich auf! (= old) → müde; a tired, worn-out organization → eine müde, verbrauchte Organisation; a tired lettuce leaf → ein schlaffes Salatblatt (pej: = boring, stale) → langweilig; another one of his tired excuses → wieder eine seiner langweiligen Ausreden; their advertising is getting rather tired → ihrer Werbung fehlt allmählich der Schwung or Pep (inf) tired [ˈtaɪəd] adj a. → stanco/a to be/feel/look tired → essere/sentirsi/sembrare stanco/a to be tired of sb/sth → essere stanco/a or stufo/a di qn/qc to get or grow tired of doing sth → stancarsi di fare qc tired [ˈtaɪəd] adj How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then he made all his servants go too--his cooks and his gardeners and his barber and Prince Bumpo's tutor--even the Queen, who was tired from dancing in a pair of tight shoes, was packed off to help the soldiers in their search. In a dozen leaps and bounds, he came to the village, tired out, puffing like a whale, and with tongue hanging. Next day began the wholesome out-of-door life, which works such wonders with tired minds and feeble bodies. |
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