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rag¹ [ræg] samostalnik
cunja, krpa, capa; platno, platneno blago iz krp
množina ponošena, razcapana obleka, obleka za vsak dan
šaljivo obleka
slabšalno žepni robec, zavesa ipd.; ničvreden časopis, bankovec; del, odlomek, košček katerekoli stvari; droben, majhen, neznaten ostanek, sled, trohica; revež, bednik, razcapanec, raztrganec

the rag zastava
the Rag šaljivo častniški klub v Londonu
in rags v cunjah, razcapan, raztrgan
not a rag to one's back niti krpice, cunjice na telesu
not a rag of evidence niti sledu o kakem dokazu, nobenega dokazilnega gradiva
worn to rags ponošen, iznošen do cap, capast, cunjast
there is not a rag of truth in what you say niti trohice resnice ni v tem, kar pravite
that meat is boiled to rags to meso je čisto razkuhano
to cook to rags razkuhati
to cram on every rag (of sail) navtika dvigniti, razpeti vsa jadra
to get one's rag out pogovorno razjeziti se
I haven't a rag to put on nimam kaj obleči
to show a red rag to a bull razdražiti bika z rdečo krpo, figurativno razkačiti koga
to spread every rag of sail navtika razpeti vsa razpoložljiva jadra
ameriško to take the rag off (the bush) prekositi, posekati, preseči vse, vsakega
to tear to rags raztrgati na koščke
his reputation is torn to rags od njegovega ugleda ni ostalo niti sledu

wear¹ [wɛ́ə] samostalnik
nošenje, oblačenje, način oblačenja; noša, obleka; moda; obraba, trganje, guljenje (obleke); trajnost, trpežnost

foot-wear obutev
household wear domača obleka
for autumn wear za nošenje v jeseni
for hard wear (obleka) za delo, za štrapac
wear and tear naravna obraba; ekonomija odpis za zmanjšanje vrednosti
in general wear v modi, modern
evening wear večerna obleka
the worse for wear obrabljen, ponošen, ki se ne da več obleči; pogovorno vinjen, pijan
of never-ending wear neobrabljiv, neuničljiv
there is still a great deal of wear in it to se da še dobro nositi
there's a lot of wear left in my dress moja obleka se bo lahko še dolgo nosila
the coat I have in wear plašč, ki ga navadno nosim
the rug shows wear preproga je obrabljena

worse¹ [wə:s]

1. samostalnik
slabši, hujši; bolj bolan, slabšega zdravja
trgovina slabši, nižji

worse and worse vedno slabši (hujši)
the worse tem stabši
so much the worse toliko slabši
he went worse every day vsak dan je bilo slabše z njim
that only made matters worse to je stvari le poslabšalo
(not) to be the worse for (ne) biti na slabšem (na škodi, trpeti) zaradi
you would be none the worse for a walk sprehod ti ne bi škodil
to be (none) the worse for drink (ne) biti pijan
I like him none the worse for his gruffness zaradi njegove grobosti ga nimam nič manj rad
the worse for wear obrabljen, ponošen

2. prislov
slabše, hujše

he has lost his job and is worse off than ever izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prej
they do it worse than before hujše (slabše) počenjajo kot prej
none the worse nič slabše (hujše), nič manj
to grow worse and worse vse bolj se slabšati