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seed·y
(sē′dē)adj. seed·i·er, seed·i·est
1. Having many seeds.
2. Resembling seeds or a seed.
3. Worn and shabby; unkempt: "He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin" (Mark Twain).
4. Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood.
5. Chiefly British Tired or sick; unwell.
seed′i·ly adv.
seed′i·ness n.
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seedy
(ˈsiːdɪ)adj, seedier or seediest
1. shabby or unseemly in appearance: seedy clothes.
2. (Botany) (of a plant) at the stage of producing seeds
3. informal not physically fit; sickly
ˈseedily adv
ˈseediness n
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seed•y
(ˈsi di)adj. seed•i•er, seed•i•est.
1. containing many seeds.
2. bearing seeds.
3. poorly kept; run-down.
4. shabbily dressed; unkempt.
5. slightly ill.
[1565–75]
seed′i•ly, adv.
seed′i•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. seedy - full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"
seedless - lacking seeds; "seedless grapefruit"
2. seedy - shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
3. [画像:seedy - somewhat ill or prone to illness]seedy - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
4. seedy - morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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seedy
adjective
2. shabby, run-down, scruffy, old, worn, faded, decaying, grubby, dilapidated, tatty, unkempt, grotty (slang), crummy (slang), down at heel, slovenly, mangy, manky (Scot. dialect), scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) a seedy hotel close to the red light district
shabby smart, elegant, fashionable, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), classy, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), up-market, swanky (informal), top-drawer, ritzy (slang), high-toned
shabby smart, elegant, fashionable, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), classy, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), up-market, swanky (informal), top-drawer, ritzy (slang), high-toned
3. (Informal) unwell, ill, poorly (informal), crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, sickly, out of sorts, off colour, under the weather (informal), peely-wally (Scot.) All right, are you? Not feeling seedy?
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seedy
adjectiveShowing signs of wear and tear or neglect:
bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.
Informal: tacky.
Slang: ratty.
Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.
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رَث، بالٍغَيْر صِحّي، مُتَوَعِّك
nemocnýzchátralý
lurvetuvel
huonomaineinenhuonovointinenlikainen
kopottas külsejû
lasinn, slappursubbulegur
seedy
[ˈsiːdɪ] ADJ (seedier (compar) (seediest (superl)))Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
seedy
[ˈsiːdi] adj (= shabby) [person, hotel, street, area, club, bar] → miteux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
seedy
adj (+er)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
seedy
[ˈsiːdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (sordid, shabby) → squallido/aI feel decidedly seedy today → non mi sento affatto bene oggi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
seed
(siːd) noun1. the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown. sunflower seeds; grass seed. saad بَذْرَه зърно semente semeno der Samen frø; -frø σπόρος semilla seeme بذر siemen graine זרע बीज sjeme, sjemenka mag biji fræ seme 種 종자 sėkla sēkla biji zaad frø nasienie نظر لرل، پوهېدل، رسيدل. زړى، زڼې، تخم، دانه، نسل، پښت، اولاده، پښه، سر چينه، اصل، بنسټ، اّر، خټه كرل، تخم شيندل، دانه نيول، تخم نيول، semente boabă, sămânţă семечко; семена semeno seme seme frö เมล็ด tohum, çekirdek 種子 сім'я, насіння بیج hạt giống 种子
2. the beginning from which anything grows. There was already a seed of doubt in her mind. saadjie, begin بَذْرَةٌ مِن семе pontinha zárodek der Keim spire; kerne σπέρμα, σπόρος, αυτό από το οποίο κτ. ξεκινά να μεγαλώνει pizca, punta seeme منشا siemen germe זרע अंकुरण sjeme, zametak csíra benih (efasemdar)fræ seme もと 원인 sėkla, grūdas sēkla; iedīglis bibit kiem kim, spire, kjerne ziarnko سر چينه pontinha germen источник; зерно zárodok kal seme frö จุดเริ่ม tohum 萌芽 початок, зародок ابتدائی آثار mầm mống, nguồn gốc 萌芽
3. (in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player. gekeurde speler مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين от висока класа jogador escalado nasazený hráč gesetzt seedet deltager παίκτης κλάσεως cabeza de serie asetatud mängija بازيكن آزموده sijoitettu pelaaja tête de série שַׂחקָן מְדוֹרָג वरीयताक्रम nosilac skupine kiemelt játékos pilihan bestu leikmönnum dreift í riðla (testa di serie) シード選手 시드된 경기자 atrinktas žaidėjas izlases sportists meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst nummer (...) på ranglista rozstawiony zawodnik ازمويل شوي لوبه كوونكي jogador escalado cap de serie отобранный игрок nasadený hráč igralec, ki ima kvalifikacijo nosilac grupe seedad spelare ผู้แข่งขันที่คัดเลือกไว้โดยหวังว่าจะเข้ารอบสุดท้าย şampiyon adayı 種子選手 відібраний для фінального змагання гравець درجہ بندی میں کسی مقام پر رکھا ہوا کھلاڑی đấu thủ hạt giống 种子选手
verb1. (of a plant) to produce seed. A plant seeds after it has flowered. skiet saad يُنْتِجُ بُذورا давам семе dar semente zrát na semeno Samen tragen gå i frø βγάζω σπόρους granar seemneid andma تخم ريختن tehdä siementä monter en graine מַצמִיח זֶרַע बीज उत्पन्न करना dati sjeme magot hoz menghasilkan biji bera fræ produrre seme 種ができる 씨를 배다 brandinti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø, frø seg (wy)produkować nasiona نيالول، كښېنول، زړى اېستل، تخم اېستل dar semente a germina давать семена zrieť na semeno iti v seme proizvesti seme gå i frö, fröa sig ออกเมล็ด tohum vermek 結籽 піти в насіння بیج پیدا کرنا sinh ra hạt 结籽
2. in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds. rangskik يُرَتِّب اللاعبين الجيّدين بِحَيْث لا يَلْعَبون مع بَعْض حَتّى النِّهايَه отбирам по-добрите състезатели за финални срещи escalar nasadit verteilen seede ορίζω αντιπάλους preseleccionar (paremuse järgi) tabelisse paigutama بر حسب مهارت و قدرت رده بندي كردن sijoittaa classer לְהָצִיב שַׂחקָן वरीयताक्रम देना odijeliti slabije natjecatelje, staviti na rang-listu kiemel (játékost) menyusun pemain dreifa/sá bestu leikmönnum í riðla selezionare シードする (스포츠) 시드하다 atrinkti atsijāt; atlasīt meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan selecteren seede rozstawić د قدرت او مهارت له مخي escalado, decrépito a clasifica отбирать сильных игроков для финальных соревнований nasadiť oddeliti rasporediti tim seeda คัดสรร sıralamak, eşleştirmek 選出種子選手 відбирати сильніших гравців اعلی مقام کے کھلاڑیوں کو آخر کے لیے بچا کر رکھنا lựa chọn đấu thủ hạt giống 抽出种子选手
ˈseeded adjective having been seeded. a seeded player. gekeur مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين играч от висока класа escalado nasazený verteilt seedet παίκτης εξαιρετικής απόδοσης preseleccionado asetatud, tabelisse paigutatud بازيكن قوي sijoitettu classé שַׂחקָן מְדוֹרָג वरीयताक्रम वाला stavljen na rang-listu, određen za nosioca skupine u natjecanju kiemelt (játékos) terpilih sem hefur verið komið fyrir í riðli classificato シードされた 시드를 배정받은 atrinktas atsijāts; izlases- diletakkan sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst seedet rozstawiony تخم شنيدونكى، دتخم كرلو ماشين clasificat отобранный nasadený ki si je pridobil kvalifikacijo određen za nosioca seedad ที่คัดมาแล้ว eşleşmiş 被選為種子選手的 відібраний درجہ بندی میں مقام حاصل کیا ہوا được chọn là hạt giống 被选为种子选手的
ˈseedling (-liŋ) noun a young plant just grown from a seed. Don't walk on the lettuce seedlings! saailing غَرْسَه младо стръкче muda semenáček der Sämling spire φυντάνι, βλαστάρι planta de semillero idu, võrse نهال بذري taimi semis נבט पौद, पौध presadnica, sadnica palánta tumbuhan muda, bibit kímplanta pianticella 苗(木) 묘목 sėjinukas stāds; dēsts semaian zaailing frøplante; ungtre sadzonka نېښ يا تيغ (دوښو): نيالګي( چې له زړې شين شوى وي răsad рассада, сеянец semenáč sadika mladica späd planta ต้นไม้ที่งอกจากเมล็ด fide 秧苗 сіянець, паросток نیا پودا cây trồng từ hạt 籽苗,秧苗
ˈseedy adjective1. shabby. a rather seedy hotel. slonsig رَث، بالٍ западнал modesto zchátralý schäbig lurvet παλιός, φθαρμένος, άθλιος cutre, sórdido, de mala muerte vilets فرسوده siivoton minable מוזנח गंदा otrcan kopott(as külsejű) buruk subbulegur squallido みすぼらしい 허름한 apšepęs, aptriušęs noplucis; nožēlojams buruk; selekeh sjofel loslitt, ustelt podły, nędzny زاړه (لكه كالي): توى شوى: خوار پوڼى، خوارجامه: ټيټ، سپك، پرېوتى dărăpănat, în paragină потрёпанный; убогий schátraný zanemarjen otrcan luggsliten, sjaskig โทรม döküntü, köhne, kılıksız, pis 破舊的 пошарпаний, поношений بد وضع tiều tụy 褴褛的
2. ill or unhealthy. He's feeling a bit seedy. siekerig غَيْر صِحّي، مُتَوَعِّك неразположен adoentado nemocný flau, unpäßlich uvel αδιάθετος, μη υγιής pachucho kehva enesetundega مريض احوال sairas pas dans son assiette לא בְּקַו הַבְּריאוּת अस्वास्थ्यकर loše, koji se ne odjeća dobro gyengélkedő tidak sehat lasinn, slappur indisposto 気分の悪い 기분이 언짢은 nesveikas, negaluojantis nevesels tidak sihat slap slapp, skral niezdrów احوال پرسی adoentado sleit, dărâmat нездоровый, не по себе chorý slaboten slabunjav krasslig, vissen ไม่สบาย keyifsiz, rahatsız 身體不適 нездоровий بیمار khó ở 不舒服
ˈseediness noun slonsigheid كَوْن الشَّيء أو المَكان بالٍ أو مُهْتَرئ занемареност decadência ošumělost die Schäbigkeit, die Flauheit lurvethed φθορά, αθλιότητα aspecto sórdido kehv enesetunne ژوليدگي؛كسالت siivottomuus aspect miteux רִיבּוּי זְרָעִים बिजैलापन, फटीचरपन otrcanost, mamurluk szegényesség, kopottság, betegesség; magvasság keburukan e-ð sem er í niðurníðslu trasandatezza みすぼらしさ 기분이 언짢음 bloga savijauta, negalavimas noplucis izskats; slikta pašsajūta keadaan yang buruk sjofelheid, slapheid loslitthet złe samopoczucie, podniszczony stan کسالت decadência aspect decrepit неважнецкий вид schátranosť, ošarpanosť zanemarjenost otrcanost luggslitenhet ความทรุดโทรม; ความเจ็บป่วย köhnelik; rahatsızlık 破舊,身體不適 зернистість خستہ حالی sự khó ở 结籽
ˈseedbed noun ground prepared for growing seeds. saadlaai, saadkassie مَشْتَل للبُذور леха с разсад canteiro záhon das Samenbeet udsåningsbed φυτώριο semillero taimelava زمين آماده بذرپاشي kylvöalusta semis מִנבַּטָה बोने योग्य खेत lijeha ágyás persemaian sáðreitur vivaio, semenzaio 苗床 모판, 온상 daigynas dēstu dobe; sēšanai sagatavota dobe tapak semaian zaaibed frøbed rozsadnik هغه ځمکه چی دکښت لپاره چمتو وی canteiro răzor рассадочная грядка záhon semenska greda leja sa rasadom såbädd, drivbänk แปลงเพาะชํา fidelik 苗床 парник; грядка з розсадою کیاری luống đất tốt để gieo hạt 苗床
go to seed1. (of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance. Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age! onversorgd word يُصاب بالوَهَن وعَدَم الإكْتِراث، يَشيخ занемарявам се desmazelar-se zanedbávat herunterkommen gå i frø παραμελώ την εμφάνισή μου descuidarse, abandonarse, echarse a perder lohakaks minema, mitte hoolima از دل و دماغ افتادن؛مفلوك شدن repsahtaa se négliger לְהֵראוֹת מְרוּשָׁל अपने कपड़े इत्यादि के प्रति लापरवाह zapustiti se, postati neuredan kivénül tidak rapi láta á sjá, hrörna lasciarsi andare だらしなくなる 누추해지다 apsileisti nolaisties; nerūpēties par savu izskatu menjadi selekeh slonzig worden gå i frø zaniedbać się پوده شول desmazelar-se a se neglija опуститься zanedbávať sa zanemariti se opustiti se förfalla ซอมซ่อ görünüşüne önem vermemek 變得不修邊幅 обрезкнути ناکارہ ، نا اہل ہونا trở nên luộm thuộm 变得不修边幅
2. (of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for. This part of town has gone to seed recently. onversorgd raak يُصْبِحُ رثّا бивам занемарен decair upadat herunterkommen forsumpe υποβαθμίζομαι, εξαθλιώνομαι deteriorarse armetusse seisu jääma فرسوده شدن ränsistyä aller à vau-l'eau מוזנח जगह इत्यादि जिसकी सफाई या देखरेख नहीं की जा रही हो otrcati se lepusztul tidak terurus hrörna, láta á sjá decadere みすぼらしくなる 한물가다 apšepti, sunykti būt nolaistam/nekoptam menjadi buruk selekeh afzakken bli nedslitt podupadać پوده شول decair a se părăgini, a fi în paragină прийти в упадок upadať postati zanemarjen propasti förfalla โทรม bakımsız kalmak (地方)變得凋零破舊 занепадати; марнуватися بری حالت میں ہونا bắt đầu trông tiều tụy 污秽
3. (also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering. saad skiet يُبَذِّرُ давам семе dar sementes zakládat na semeno Samen tragen gå i frø βγάζω σπόρους (για φυτό) granar seemneid andma تخم ريختن tehdä siementä monter en graine לִיצוֹר זְרָעִים बीज उत्पन्न करना izrasti u sjeme, dati sjeme felmagzik menghasilkan biji bera fræ sementire 種ができる 씨가 생기다 auginti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø wytwarzać ziarno تخم اېستل dar sementes a face seminţe (după înflorire) пойти в семена vytvárať semeno (po odkvitnutí) iti v seme dati seme gå i frö, fröa sig ที่ให้เมล็ด tohum vermek (植物)開花後結籽 піти в насіння پھلنے کے بعد بیج پیدا کرنا đã kết hạt 花谢结果
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