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mitgenommen

battered, the worse for wear

adjective MIT-ge-nom-men Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

exhausted, knocked about

Usage Note

Mitgenommen is a colloquial adjective describing someone or something visibly worn down by hardship or use — ein mitgenommenes Auto, er sah mitgenommen aus. It suggests having been through a lot without the ability to recover fully.

Examples

"Das alte Auto sah nach dem Hagelschauer ziemlich mitgenommen aus."

Natural Translation

The old car looked pretty battered after the hailstorm.

Literal Translation

The old car looked after the hailstorm pretty taken-along.

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