spent

spent
[spent] 1.
passato, participio passato spend II
2.
aggettivo
1) (used up) [bullet] esploso; [battery] esaurito, consumato; [match] consumato, usato
2) (exhausted) [person] sfinito, esausto; [passion] consumato, spento

to be a spent force — fig. aver perso lo smalto, aver esaurito le forze

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[spent]
adjective
1) (used: a spent match.) esaurito, consumato
2) (exhausted: By the time we had done half of the job we were all spent.) esausto, stremato, sfinito
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[spɛnt]
1. pt, pp
See:
2. adj
(cartridge, bullets, match) usato (-a), (supplies) esaurito (-a)

he's a spent force — è un uomo finito

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spent /spɛnt/
A pass. e p. p. di to spend
B a.
1 esausto; stremato; sfinito; (di un atleta, ecc.) spompato, svuotato, che le ha spese tutte
2 esaurito; consumato
3 (di proiettile) esploso
4 (zool.) svuotato (delle uova)
● spent force, forza ininfluente □ (zool.) a spent herring, un'aringa che ha deposto le uova □ (sport) a spent runner, un corridore esausto (fam.: spompato, che le ha spese tutte) □ The storm is spent, la tempesta è passata.
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[spent] 1.
passato, participio passato spend II
2.
aggettivo
1) (used up) [bullet] esploso; [battery] esaurito, consumato; [match] consumato, usato
2) (exhausted) [person] sfinito, esausto; [passion] consumato, spento

to be a spent force — fig. aver perso lo smalto, aver esaurito le forze


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