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klapprig

rickety

adjective KLAP-rikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

decrepit; frail

Usage Note

klapprig describes something rickety that rattles when used, from klappern (to rattle), as in ein klappriges Fahrrad (a rickety bike). Of a person it means frail and worn down.

Examples

"Mit dem klapprigen Bus dauerte die Fahrt ewig."

Natural Translation

With the rickety bus the journey took forever.

Literal Translation

With the rickety bus lasted the journey forever.

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