seedy

seedy
adjective
1) (coll.): (unwell)

feel seedy — sich [leicht] angeschlagen fühlen

2) (shabby) schäbig, (ugs. abwertend) vergammelt [Aussehen, Kleidung]; heruntergekommen [Stadtteil]
3) (disreputable) zweifelhaft [Person]
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adjective
1) (shabby: a rather seedy hotel.) schäbig
2) (ill or unhealthy: He's feeling a bit seedy.) flau, unpäßlich
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seedy
[si:di]
adj
1. (dirty and dubious) district, hotel zwielichtig; character, reputation zweifelhaft; clothes, appearance abgerissen, schäbig
2. usu pred (slightly unwell) unwohl
sb feels \seedy jd fühlt sich akk ganz flau
3. (full of seeds) bread mit ganzen Getreidekörnern nach n; fruits voller Kerne nach n
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['siːdɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (= disreputable) person, character zweifelhaft, zwielichtig; area, place zwielichtig
2) (inf

= unwell) I feel seedy — mir ist flau (inf), mir ist nicht gut

to look seedy — angeschlagen aussehen (inf), nicht gut aussehen

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seedy [ˈsiːdı] adj (adv seedily)
1. BOT
a) Samen tragend, samenreich
b) Kern…
2. FISCH laichreif
3. umg
a) schäbig, abgetragen, fadenscheinig
b) schäbig (angezogen), abgerissen, heruntergekommen (Person)
c) flau, mies (Befinden):
look seedy elend aussehen
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adjective
1) (coll.): (unwell)

feel seedy — sich [leicht] angeschlagen fühlen

2) (shabby) schäbig, (ugs. abwertend) vergammelt [Aussehen, Kleidung]; heruntergekommen [Stadtteil]
3) (disreputable) zweifelhaft [Person]
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adj.
schäbig adj.
verwahrlost adj.

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