ratty

ratty
ratty
tr['rætɪ]
adjective (comp rattier, superl rattiest)
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar malhumorado,-a
2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (person) desastrado,-a; (thing) destartalado,-a; (clothes) andrajoso,-a, raído,-a
ratty ['ræt̬i] adj, rattier ; -est : raído, andrajoso
ratty
adj.
amostazado, -a adj.
'ræti
adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq)
1) (shabby) (AmE colloq) raído, hecho pedazos (fam)
2) (bad-tempered) (BrE) malhumorado

to get ratty — ponerse* de mal humor

['rætɪ]
ADJ (compar rattier) (superl rattiest)
1) (Brit) (=bad-tempered)

to be/get ratty — estar/ponerse de malas

he was pretty ratty about it — se picó mucho por ello

2) (US) (=shabby) andrajoso
* * *
['ræti]
adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq)
1) (shabby) (AmE colloq) raído, hecho pedazos (fam)
2) (bad-tempered) (BrE) malhumorado

to get ratty — ponerse* de mal humor


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