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undone

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un·done  (n-dn)
v.
Past participle of undo.

undone1
adj
not done or completed; unfinished

undone2
adj
1. ruined; destroyed
2. unfastened; untied
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.undone - not doneundone - not done; "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"
unfinished - not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"
2.undone - doomed to extinctionundone - doomed to extinction                
unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
3.undone - not fastened or tied or securedundone - not fastened or tied or secured; "her blouse had come undone at the neck"; "his shoelaces were undone"
unfastened - not closed or secured; "the car door was unfastened"; "unfastened seatbelts"
4.undone - thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available"
disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"

undone1
adjective unfinished, left, outstanding, not done, neglected, omitted, incomplete, passed over, unfulfilled, not completed, unperformed, unattended to She left nothing undone that needed attention.
done, finished, complete, performed, fulfilled, accomplished, attended to

undone2
adjective (Literary) ruined, destroyed, overcome, hapless, forlorn, prostrate, wretched He is undone by his lack of inner substance.
Translations
undone [ˈʌnˈdʌn]
A. PP of undo
B. ADJ
1. (= unfastened) [clasp, blouse] → desabrochado; [zip, flies] → abierto; [tie, shoelace, knot] → desatado; [hair] → despeinado
to come undone [button] → desabrocharse; [parcel] → desatarse
2. (= not yet done) → por hacer
his desk was piled with work as yet undonesu escritorio estaba amontonado de trabajo por hacer
to leave sth undonedejar algo sin hacer
3. (= cancelled out) → deshecho
she has seen her life's work undoneha visto el trabajo de toda su vida deshecho
undone by ambitiondestrozado por la ambición
4. (o.f., liter) (= ruined) I am undone!¡estoy perdido!, ¡es mi ruina!
undone [ˌʌnˈdʌn] adj
(= unfastened) [shoelaces, buttons, zip, knot] → défait(e)
to come undone [blouse, dress, shoelaces, buttons, zip, knot] → se défaire
(= unfinished) [work] → inachevé(e)
to leave sth undone → laisser qch inachevé(e)
undone
ptp of undo
adj
(= unfastened) button, shoelace, tie, hairoffen; to come undoneaufgehen
(= neglected) task, workunerledigt; to leave something undoneetw ungetan lassen; we have left undone what we ought to have done (Rel) → wir haben unser Tagwerk nicht getan
(= cancelled out) she has seen her life’s work undonesie musste zusehen, wie ihr Lebenswerk zerstört wurde
(obs: = ruined) I am undone!ich bin ruiniert; to be undonezu Fall gebracht werden
undone [ʌnˈdʌn]
1. pp of undo
2. adj (unfastened, button) → sbottonato/a
to come undone → slacciarsi
to leave undone (shirt) → lasciare aperto/a or sbottonato/a (job) → non fare, lasciare da fare


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