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

moth-eaten ADJ

1. moth-eaten (eaten by moths):

moth-eaten

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2. moth-eaten (old):

moth-eaten

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English

The movie's animals come off as shaggy and dusty, sometimes even moth-eaten and mangy.

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An old couple, wearing a moth-eaten dhoti and sari, their limbs layered with two inches of sand and dust, with parched lips and matted hair stand out displaying their poverty.

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I got my first moth-eaten hand-me-down copies from my elder brother and sisters.

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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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The walls of the grand chateau are adorned with oil paintings, moth-eaten tapestries and crumbling frescoes.

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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.

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Sometimes it's the one with the wrong colour hair, moth-eaten jumper and no gym membership who actually bowls you over.

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

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That's a fair few moth-eaten cardies and tweed skirts...

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They remember it always looking rather bedraggled and moth-eaten.

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