hand-me-down

• يصف شيئًا، وخاصة الملابس، استُعمل من قبل شخص آخر ثم انتقل إلى شخص آخر. ويُستعمل أيضًا لما يورَث أو يُنتقل من الأكبر إلى الأصغر.

Describes something, especially clothing, that has been used by someone else and passed on to another person.

1. Passed on from one person to anotherB1informal

   Describes an item, especially clothing, that is given to a younger or less wealthy person after the original owner no longer uses it.

   ملابس مستعملة موروثة

   • She wore her older sister's hand-me-down jeans.
   • Most of his toys were hand-me-downs from his cousins.
   • The hand-me-down furniture still looked good in the apartment.

   المرادفاتcast-offhanded-downsecondhandused

   الأضدادneworiginal

• اسم يشير إلى شيء، وغالباً ما يكون قطعة ملابس، ينتقل من شخص إلى آخر بعد أن يكبر مالكه الأصلي عنه أو يستغني عنه. ويُستعمل أيضاً للدلالة على أي شيء مستعمل موروث أو متبرَّع به.

A noun referring to an item, typically a piece of clothing, that is passed from one person to another after the original owner has outgrown it or no longer needs it.

1. Passed-down clothing or itemA2informal

   A garment or other item that is no longer used by its original owner and is given to another person, typically a younger sibling or relative.

   ملابس مستعملة موروثة

   • She wore her older sister's hand-me-downs for years.
   • The jacket was a hand-me-down from his cousin.
   • I have a box of hand-me-down toys for the new baby.