broke
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broke
(brōk)adj. Informal
1. Bankrupt.
2. Lacking funds: "an organization that gets increasingly obscure and broke with each passing year" (Dean Bakopoulos).
broke
(brəʊk)vb
the past tense of break
adj
1. informal having no money; bankrupt
2. (Gambling, except Cards) go for broke slang to risk everything in a gambling or other venture
broke
(broʊk)v.
1. pt. of break.
2. Archaic. a pp. of break.
adj. 3. without money; penniless.
4. bankrupt.
Idioms: go for broke, Slang. to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost.
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broke
adjective (Informal) penniless, short, ruined, bust (informal), bankrupt, impoverished, in the red, cleaned out (slang), insolvent, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), strapped for cash (informal), dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (Brit. slang), in queer street, without two pennies to rub together (informal), without a penny to your name I'm as broke as you are.
rich, comfortable, wealthy, flush (informal), prosperous, affluent, solvent, in the money (informal), well-to-do
rich, comfortable, wealthy, flush (informal), prosperous, affluent, solvent, in the money (informal), well-to-do
broke
adjectiveInformal. Having little or no money or wealth:
beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.
Informal: strapped.
Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.
Translations
مُفْلِسمُفْلِس، مُعْدَم
na miziněšvorc
flad
rahaton
koji je bez novaca
pénztelen
blankur
破産した
한푼 없는
be pinigų
bankrotējispilnīgi bez naudas
bez peňazína dne
pank
ถังแตก
hết tiền
broke
[brəʊk]A. PT of break
B. ADJ
1. (incorrect usage) (= broken) → estropeado
if it ain't broke, don't fix it → no hay que complicar las cosas or complicarse la vida sin necesidad
if it ain't broke, don't fix it → no hay que complicar las cosas or complicarse la vida sin necesidad
2. (= penniless) → pelado
I'm broke → estoy pelado, estoy sin un duro (Sp) , estoy sin un peso (LAm)
to go broke → arruinarse
to go for broke → jugarse el todo por el todo
see also flat B1
I'm broke → estoy pelado, estoy sin un duro (Sp) , estoy sin un peso (LAm)
to go broke → arruinarse
to go for broke → jugarse el todo por el todo
see also flat B1
broke
[ˈbrəʊk] pt of break
adj
to go broke [business] → faire faillite
to go for broke (= not play safe) → jouer le tout pour le tout
broke
(brouk) verbsee break.
adjective completely without money. I'm broke till pay day.