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knackered

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knack·ered  (nkrd)
adj. Chiefly British
Very tired; exhausted.

knackered [ˈnækəd] Brit Slang
adj
1. exhausted; tired out
2. worn out; no longer working, esp after long or hard use
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Adj.1.knackered - very tired
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

knackered (Brit. slang)
adjective
1. exhausted, worn out, tired out, drained, beat (slang), done in (informal), all in (slang), buggered (Brit. slang), debilitated, prostrated, enervated, ready to drop, dog-tired (informal), zonked (slang), dead tired, dead beat (slang) I was absolutely knackered at the end of the match.
2. broken, not working, out of order, not functioning, done in (informal), ruined, buggered (Brit. slang), worn out, on the blink (slang), on its last legs My tape player's knackered.
Translations
knackered [ˈnækərd] adj
(= tired) → crevé(e) >
(= broken) → pété(e) >
knackered
adj (Brit inf) (= exhausted)geschafft (inf); (= broken)kaputt (inf)
knackered [ˈnækəd] adj (Brit) (fam) → fuso/a
knackered [ˈnækəd] adj (Brit) (fam) → fuso/a


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``I just arrived (Wednesday) and am absolutely knackered, but the film has almost become secondary to the fun with everyone getting so excited about something so silly,'' said Whipps, a sales manager for a film trade publication in London.
I'm sure Terry Farrell's egg cups keep him awake until late in the night as I hope the failed gabions, knackered shuttering ply and burst sacks at No.
 
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