Russian term
United Kingdom
Подержанный
What does 'Подержанный' mean when it is applied a person. The person isn't particularly old and think it is bring used pejoratively.
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United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
life took its toll on him (one of many options)
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Note added at 18 mins (2009-04-29 13:33:45 GMT)
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Also, they sometimes say that about men who went through too many relationships ("burned/burnt out" or something stronger).
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Note added at 11 days (2009-05-10 19:33:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
Germany
Pushing the envelope of meaning
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Hebrew to Russian, and 18 more.
worn
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Larissa Dinsley
: second-hand would be better
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Thank you, Larissa.
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Sergei Tumanov
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Thank you, Sergei.
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worn out/weary/drained
Quality Translations : Ontime Delivery
Native in: Punjabi
Works in: English to Punjabi, Punjabi to English, Hindi to English, and 4 more.
withered
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Alexandra Taggart
: Обугленный, ветрами истрёпаннй, тот, что прошёл "огонь, воду и медныя трубы". It is good!
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Thank you, Alexandra.
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Better than native
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian
showing some signs of wear
MS Industrial Engineering; MBA
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
used
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Angela Greenfield
: well-used :-) I've heard it, too.
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Thanks Angela (this is where the original comment went, of course. :) )
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meticulous and thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: Yiddish to English, English to Yiddish, Yiddish to Russian, and 1 more.
worse for wear
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
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