Run-down in Portuguese

In Portuguese

caindo aos pedaços

Definition

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

Definition in PortugueseEm mau estado porque faz muito tempo que ninguém cuida.

Visto de fora, aquele hotel de estrada já tava caindo aos pedaços, e por dentro era pior ainda: a gente tinha pago três noites e fez o check-out depois da primeira.
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.
O bairro tava meio caindo aos pedaços quando a gente se mudou, mas hoje tá cheio de cafeteria.
The neighborhood was pretty run-down when we moved in, but now it's full of cafés.