Damage and conditions

Question 1

blunt

Answer 1

not sharp

Question 2

chipped

Answer 2

with a small piece broken off

Question 3

to come off

Answer 3

to fall from/become separated from

Question 4

to be crumbling off

Answer 4

small pieces of plaster (tencuiala) falling off because it is very old or very dry

Question 5

dented

Answer 5

with a hollow in the surface caused by hitting or pressing

Question 6

flat

Answer 6

• having lost its bubbles and tasting unpleasant

- (of a tyre) without enough air

Question 7

frayed/fraying

Answer 7

with loose threads at the edges

Question 8

grimy

Answer 8

very dirty

Question 9

grubby

Answer 9

dirty

Question 10

mouldy

Answer 10

mucegait

Question 11

sth is on its last legs

Answer 11

will stop working very soon

Question 12

rickety

Answer 12

(for furniture) old, weak and unstable

Question 13

to rip sth to shreds

Answer 13

to tear paper or material into tiny pieces

Question 14

to scrape

Answer 14

to scratch

Question 15

to smash to smithereens

Answer 15

into small pieces

Question 16

stained

Answer 16

with a mark that is difficult to remove

Question 17

stale

Answer 17

not fresh

Question 18

threadbare

Answer 18

the material sth is made of has become very old, weak and thin