Run-down in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishIn bad condition because nobody has looked after it for a long time.

Definition in Japanese長い間手入れされずに、ひどい状態になっている様子。

Example sentences

• あのモーテル、道(みち)から見(み)てもボロかったけど、中(なか)はもっとひどくて。三泊分払(さんぱくぶんはら)ってたのに、一泊(いっぱく)でチェックアウトしたよ。🔊

  That motel looked run-down from the road, and inside it was even worse — we'd paid for three nights and checked out after one.

• この辺(へん)、昔(むかし)はボロい建物(たてもの)ばっかりだったのに、今(いま)はおしゃれなカフェがたくさんあるんだよ。🔊

  The neighborhood was pretty run-down when we moved in, but now it's full of cafés.

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