■ wear out

■ wear out
■ wear out
A v. i. + avv.
1 consumarsi; logorarsi: This material wears out easily, questa stoffa si consuma facilmente
2 passare con l'uso; (di una piega, ecc.) stirarsi (da sola) quando si porta l'indumento
3 (fig.: della pazienza, di risorse, delle forze, ecc.) esaurirsi; venir meno
4 (del tempo, ecc.) passare lentamente; trascinarsi
B v. t. + avv.
1 consumare; logorare; rendere inutilizzabile (con l'uso): You've worn out another pair of shoes, hai consumato un altro paio di scarpe; The machine is worn out, la macchina è ormai inutilizzabile
2 (fig.) esaurire (fondi, risorse, ecc.)
3 (fig.) stancare; stufare; seccare; scocciare (fam.)
4 (USA) portare (un indumento, ecc.) finché non ne può più
5 (sport, ecc.) sfibrare; sfiancare; logorare la resistenza di (q.); rendere esausto: to feel worn out, sentirsi esausto; essere a pezzi
6 (fam. USA) picchiare, menare, bastonare (q.) □ to wear oneself out, logorarsi, stancarsi, affaticarsi a morte (per gli altri, ecc.) □ (naut.) to wear out a storm, superare una tempesta □ to wear out one's welcome, abusare dell'ospitalità altrui; non essere più gradito come ospite □ My patience is worn out, la mia pazienza è giunta al limite; non ne posso più.

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