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getting shabby

English translation: worn and out of date


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English term or phrase:getting shabby
English translation:worn and out of date
Entered by: Jenni Lukac
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16:37 Sep 27, 2011
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Business/Commerce (general) / manual financeiro
English term or phrase: getting shabby
post-investment- it should be make annual revision, for example, a restaurant refurbishment of 500k which has getting shabby...
Lattuca
Local time: 16:53
worn and out of date
Explanation:
The facilities need to be revitalized and refurbished.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-27 16:44:15 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have hyphenated out-of-date. I was busy looking up these synonyms: Synonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-date
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 21:53
Grading comment
tks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8worn and out of date
Jenni Lukac
5getting worn and out of datehaghju


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
worn and out of date


Explanation:
The facilities need to be revitalized and refurbished.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-27 16:44:15 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have hyphenated out-of-date. I was busy looking up these synonyms: Synonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), moribund, mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-date

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 21:53
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
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tks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Demi Ebrite: Yes, the English is in need of repair.
25 mins
  -> Thanks, Demi. Sheila is right. The English in this text is a bit shabby too!

agree  eski: Nice and concise: Saludos, (You're a vocabulary extender: my 'Guru': besos, Jenn. eski :))
32 mins
  -> Thanks, Eski. Noachian is a good one, isn't it?

agree  Charles Davis
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Charles.

agree  Alexander Ryshow
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Alexander.

agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Jack.

agree  jccantrell: "was getting shabby" "seen better days" dilapidated, old and worn out ...
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, jccantrell. I like "seen better days."

agree  Phong Le
6 hrs
  -> Good morning and thanks, Phong.

agree  Liz Broomfield
12 hrs
  -> Cheers and thanks, Liz.
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
getting worn and out of date


Explanation:
Dont forget translating completely.

haghju
Iran
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of: Native in Farsi (Persian)Farsi (Persian)
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Oct 6, 2011 - Changes made by Jenni Lukac:
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