roto
torn ; broken ; tatty ; tear ; in tatters ; smashed ; ruptured.
Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.
Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.
Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long.
blanco roto
off-white
This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
con el corazón roto
broken-hearted
When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
corazón roto
heartbreak
broken heart
If you're trying to get over a break-up, you're not alone - just about everyone experiences the type of grief we call heartbreak at one time or another.
Falling in love for all the wrong reasons can result in a broken heart which may even affect future relationships.
familia rota
broken home
broken family
A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
Her books reflect many children's current reality with little money, broken families and school bullies.
hueso roto
broken bone
Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death = Los accidentes en escaleras le pueden pasar a cualquiera y llevar a lesiones graves tales como traumatismo craneoencefálico, lesiones en el cuello y en la columna vertebral, fracturas de huesos, y en algunos casos, la muerte.
letra rota o a medio imprimir
broken letter
And if you examine a certain page where you will find a broken letter in one, then you will also find it in the other one.
pagar los platos rotos
carry + the can
pick up + the pieces
take + the heat
take + the fall for + Nombre
It would be a gross injustice if the intelligence agencies were now to carry the can for a war built on such slender foundations.
The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces.
It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
Sometimes this procedure is used to find a scapegoat or underling to take the fall for high muck-a-mucks.
palabras + caer en + saco roto
words + fall on + deaf ears
But her words fell on deaf ears: The two employees remained adamant - either Florence worked overtime too, or they would not.
promesa rota
broken promise
My first memory of being the recipient of a broken promise was as a child.
recoger los platos rotos
pick up + the pieces
sort out + the mess
The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces.
The new governement has set itself the task of sorting out the mess that Labour have created.
si no está roto, no lo arregles
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
If it ain't broke don't fix it is anathema to people who believe in improvement.
