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Uttal

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ÖversättningKontext
Adjektiv
1.meteliksizinformella ord

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. (informal) Lacking money; bankrupt
  2. (informal) Broken.

Substantiv

  1. (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.

Verb

  1. (nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission.
  2. To broker; to transact business for another.
  3. (obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.

Exempel

  • If the broke accumulates, a larger proportion can be used in making coloured papers, otherwise the above quantity is sufiicient.
  • Presumably, most of the brokes and waste were used up in this manner, and during the manufacture of the coarse stuff little or no attention was paid to either cleanliness or colour.
  • These mills purchase broke from other paper mills through middlemen and use it to make paper.
  • Guenther: I guess the hat must have broke my fall.
  • He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.
  • We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said.
  • And brokes with all that can in such a suit / Corrupt the tender honour of a maid.
  • If it ain't broke, don't fix it. (adage populaire)
  • I'm dead broke. Can you spare a quarter for an unemployed vet?

Böjningsformer

PerfektparticipbrokedImperfektbroked
PresensparticipbrokingPluralbrokes
KomparativbrokerKomparativmore broke
Superlativmost brokeTredje person singular indicativ presensbrokes