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wear

[weəɼ]
noun (uncountable noun)
1. [use]   uso m
 I've had a lot of wear out of this jacket   le he sacado mucho partido a esta chaqueta
 to be the worse for wear [thing]   estar deteriorado
[person]   estar hecho un trapo
2. [damage]   desgaste m
 wear and tear   desgaste
3. [type of clothes]   ropa f
 children's wear   ropa de niños
 evening wear   ropa de noche


   

wear

[weəɼ] (     pt wore,     pp worn )
transitive verb Conjugation
1. [clothes, hair, perfume]   Conjugation llevar
[shoes]   Conjugation calzar
 to wear red   vestirse de rojo
2. [damage]   Conjugation desgastar
 to wear a hole in something   acabar haciendo un agujero en algo


   

wear

[weəɼ] (     pt wore,     pp worn )
intransitive verb Conjugation
1. [deteriorate]   Conjugation desgastarse
2. [last]
 to wear well/badly   durar mucho/poco
 to wear thin joke  dejar de ser gracioso


  

wear away


transitive verb separable Conjugation
  Conjugation desgastar

  

wear away


intransitive verb Conjugation
  Conjugation desgastarse


  

wear down


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [reduce size of]   Conjugation desgastar
2. [weaken]   Conjugation agotar


  

wear down


intransitive verb Conjugation
  Conjugation desgastarse


  

wear off


intransitive verb Conjugation
  Conjugation desaparecer, disiparse


  

wear on


intransitive verb Conjugation
  Conjugation transcurrir


  

wear out


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [shoes, clothes]   Conjugation gastar
2. [person]   Conjugation agotar


  

wear out


intransitive verb Conjugation
  gastarse


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