down-at-heel (doun  t-h l ) or down-at-the-heel (-t-th-)adj. 1. Worn out from long use or neglect; dilapidated. 2. Shabbily dressed because of poverty; seedy. |
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down-at-heel
adjective poor, impoverished, shabby, badly off, seedy, on the rocks, hard up (informal), penniless, poverty-stricken, in need, in want, impecunious, on the breadline, penurious, on your uppers, without two pennies to rub together (informal), on your beam-ends, out at elbows a down-at-heel waitress in a greasy diner
Translations
down-at-heel [ˈdaʊnətˈhiːl] ADJ [person, appearance] → desastrado; [bar, café] → de mala muerte; [shoes] → gastado
down-at-heel [ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl] adj → scalcagnato/a; (fig) → trasandato/a
down-at-heel [ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl] adj → scalcagnato/a; (fig) → trasandato/a
down-at-heel [ˌdaʊnətˈhiːl] adj → scalcagnato/a; (fig) → trasandato/a
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