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flimsy

flim·sy

flimsy · flimsies

A thing which is ill-founded, unconvincing, or weakA thing which is ill-founded, unconvincing, or weak.

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/ˈflɪmzi/

» There was only a flimsy latch on the gate.

Значение

значений: 6

(исчисляемое, устаревшее, историческое, неисчисляемое)A thing which is ill-founded, unconvincing, or weak.
(также, атрибутивное, устаревшее, историческое, неисчисляемое)Thin typing paper used together with carbon paper in a typewriter to make multiple copies of a document; (countable) a sheet of such paper.
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
A document printed or typed on such paper.
(шире, исчисляемое, устаревшее, историческое, сленг)A service certificate.
(шире, исчисляемое, устаревшее, историческое, сленг)A banknote; (uncountable) paper money.
(шире, устаревшее, историческое, неисчисляемое)The text to be set into pages of magazines, newspapers, etc.; copy.
(Британия, исчисляемое, устаревшее, историческое, сленг, неисчисляемое)A hexahedral metal container with a capacity of four imperial gallons (about 18 litres) used by the British Army during World War II to hold fuel.

Примеры

предложений: 13

There was only a flimsy latch on the gate.
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It's a bit flimsy.
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You will open a flimsy brown door.
Вы откроете хлипкую коричневую дверь. — astru
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For some inexplicable reason, the flimsy shack survived the storm.
По необъяснимой причине эта хлипкая лачуга пережила шторм. — astynk
deAus unerfindlichen Gründen überlebte die Bruchbude den Sturm. — raggione
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It was a flimsy excuse.
Это было слабое оправдание. — odexed
deDas war eine fadenscheinige Ausrede. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Происхождение

The origin of the adjective is uncertain; it is possibly from flim(-flam) (“(noun) false i

The origin of the adjective is uncertain; it is possibly from flim(-flam) (“(noun) false information presented as true, misinformation, nonsense; poor attempt at deception, confidence trick, pretence; (adjective) frivolous, nonsensical; deceptive; fictitious”) or a metathesis of film (“thin layer of a substance; slender thread”) + -sy (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

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