seedy

seedy
adjective
1) (shabby: a rather seedy hotel.) cutre, sórdido, de mala muerte
2) (ill or unhealthy: He's feeling a bit seedy.) pachucho
seedy
tr['siːdɪ]
adjective (comp seedier, superl seediest)
1 (place) cutre, sórdido,-a, de mala muerte; (person) desastrado,-a
■ a seedy-looking character un individuo con mala pinta
2 familiar (unwell) pachucho,-a
seedy ['si:di] adj, seedier ; -est
1) : lleno de semillas
2) shabby: raído (dícese de la ropa)
3) run-down: ruinoso (dícese de los edificios, etc.), sórdido
seedy
adj.
• granado, -a adj.
• lleno de granos adj.
• ojeroso, -a adj.
'siːdi
adjective -dier, -diest <nightclub/bar> sórdido, de mala muerte (fam), cutre (Esp fam); <appearance> desastrado, abandonado; <apartment/resort> sórdido

some seedy characters — unos individuos con mala pinta

['siːdɪ]
ADJ (compar seedier) (superl seediest)
1) (=shabby) [hotel, nightclub] sórdido, de mala muerte *, cutre (Sp) *; [clothes] raído, cutre (Sp) *; [person] de pinta desastrada

a seedy-looking bar — un bar sórdido, un bar de mala muerte *, un bar cutre (Sp) *

2) (=unwell)

I'm feeling seedy — tengo un poco de mal cuerpo

he looks a bit seedy — tiene mala cara

* * *
['siːdi]
adjective -dier, -diest <nightclub/bar> sórdido, de mala muerte (fam), cutre (Esp fam); <appearance> desastrado, abandonado; <apartment/resort> sórdido

some seedy characters — unos individuos con mala pinta


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