ramshackle

/ˈræmʃækəl/

adjective C1
Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. destartalado

    • They found an old, ramshackle barn.

      Encontraron un viejo granero destartalado.

Similar words

dilapidated

Close synonyms for "dilapidated, ramshackle."

Similar in other languages

German

marode

marode is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dilapidated."

German

verkommen

Close — dilapidated and ramshackle overlap.

Spanish

dañado

dañado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ramshackle, damaged."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa ramshackle?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They found an old, ___ barn.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a ramshackle?

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