Translations for „moth-eaten“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈmoth-eat·en ADJ

1. moth-eaten (eaten into):

moth-eaten

mottenzerfressen

moth-eaten

von Motten zerfressen

2. moth-eaten (outmoded):

moth-eaten ideas, methods, theories

verstaubt

moth-eaten ideas, methods, theories

antiquiert

3. moth-eaten (decayed):

moth-eaten equipment, facilities

heruntergekommen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A moth-eaten black woollen cap covers a half-bald pate and stringy, flyaway, grey hair.

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I smiled condescendingly as the man, whose moth-eaten cycling jersey had seen better days, clipped into his old-fashioned cleats and wobbled off the ferry.

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But, for better or worse, those moth-eaten pages have got us this far.

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Callow takes to a stage ornamented with cobwebs, freak-show posters and household bric-a-brac, hung with theatrical, slightly moth-eaten red velvet curtains.

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They expose evils, repudiate moth-eaten myths, stomp on shibboleths.

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That moth-eaten rocking horse that looked antique, but wasn't.

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But moisture, mice and moth-eaten heating and electrical systems, among other ills, are turning both structures into something of a nightmare for their illustrious inhabitants.

www.latimes.com

On radiographs, the periodontal ligaments appear widened, and the cancer has a moth-eaten appearance.

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Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten.

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It's that time of year when we look ahead to the future and cast off the past like a moth-eaten hobo cape.

www.smh.com.au