"train wreck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: train wreck
Etymology: : train wreck < → δείτε τις λέξεις train και wreck
  1. το χάλι
    Sense id: el-train_wreck-en-noun-TV7m99rN Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)
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Related terms: trainwreck
{
  "etymology_text": ": train wreck < → δείτε τις λέξεις train και wreck",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "train wreck"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "trainwreck"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You look like a train wreck in those clothes.",
          "translation": "Έχεις τα χάλια σου μ' αυτά τα ρούχα."
        },
        {
          "text": "I feel like a train wreck today.",
          "translation": "Νιώθω χάλια σήμερα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη hot mess"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το χάλι"
      ],
      "id": "el-train_wreck-en-noun-TV7m99rN",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "κυρίως αμερικανικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "train wreck"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": train wreck < → δείτε τις λέξεις train και wreck",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "train wreck"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "trainwreck"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You look like a train wreck in those clothes.",
          "translation": "Έχεις τα χάλια σου μ' αυτά τα ρούχα."
        },
        {
          "text": "I feel like a train wreck today.",
          "translation": "Νιώθω χάλια σήμερα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη hot mess"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το χάλι"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο",
        "κυρίως αμερικανικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "train wreck"
}

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