WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
ragged adj | (clothing: tattered) (ropa) | harapiento/a adj |
| | andrajoso/a adj |
| Norma's heart was touched by the little boy's ragged clothing. |
| Norma se conmovió ante la ropa harapienta del niño. |
ragged adj | figurative (person: wearing rags) | andrajoso/a adj |
| | harapiento/a adj |
| The ragged man asked Joan if she could spare a little money. |
| El hombre andrajoso le preguntó a Joan si podía darle algo de cambio. |
ragged adj | (edge: uneven) (borde) | desigual adj mf |
| | irregular adj mf |
| The ragged hem of Larry's curtains was evidence of his poor sewing skills. |
| El dobladillo desigual en las cortinas de Larry era evidencia de su poca habilidad para coser. |
Additional Translations |
ragged adj | informal (tired) | cansado/a adj |
| | hecho polvo loc adj |
| (figurativo, coloquial) | muerto/a adj |
| Tom dragged himself out of bed, feeling ragged. |
| Tom se arrastró fuera de la cama, sintiéndose cansado. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
rag n | (repurposed scrap of cloth) | trapo nm |
| | paño nm |
| (ES; para limpiar) | bayeta nf |
| Ben wiped the window with a rag. |
| Bel limpió la ventana con un trapo. |
rags npl | (torn old clothing) | harapos nmpl |
| | andrajos nmpl |
| The tramp's rags were a sorry sight to see. |
| Los harapos del vagabundo eran lamentables. |
rag n | UK (fabric scrap) | trozo de tela nm + loc adj |
| | jirón nm |
| | retal nm |
| Glenn sewed the rags together to make cushion covers. |
| Glenn cosió los trozos de tela para hacer fundas de almohadón. |
rag n | informal (low quality newspaper) (coloquial, peyorativo) | periodicucho nf |
| | revistilla nf |
| (AmL) | pasquín nm |
| Why are you reading that rag? You should try reading a decent paper. |
| ¿Por qué lees ese periodicucho? Deberías leer un periódico decente. |
rag [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (tease, torment) | burlar⇒ vtr |
| | cargar⇒ vtr |
| (coloquial, figurado) | tomar el pelo loc verb |
| (coloquial, figurado) | pinchar⇒ vtr |
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| Patricia's classmates had found out about her crush on Henry and were ragging her mercilessly. |
| Los compañeros de Patricia se enteraron de que le gustaba Henry y lo burlan sin clemencia. |
rag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | informal (tease about [sth]) | burlar por vtr + prep |
| | cargar por vtr + prep |
| | tomar el pelo por loc verb |
| | pinchar por vtr + prep |
| Adam's colleagues ragged him about his taste in clothes. |
| Los compañeros de Adam lo burlaban por su ropa. |
Additional Translations |
rag, ragtime n | (music: jazz style) (jazz) | ragtime nm |
| Marsha spends her evenings drinking wine and listening to ragtime. |
| Marsha pasa las tardes bebiendo vino y escuchando ragtime. |
rags npl | informal, dated (item of clothing) | ropa nf |
| (coloquial) | trapos, trapitos nmpl |
| (AR, UY: coloquial) | pilchas nfpl |
| Barbara put on her best rags to go out on the town. |
| Bárbara se puso su mejor ropa para ir al centro. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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