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stone-broke

/ˈstoʊn ˌbroʊk/

Traduction: Adjectif informel décrivant une personne qui n'a absolument pas d'argent ; complètement fauché, sans le sou.

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adjective

/ˈstoʊn ˌbroʊk/B2formalamerican
  • frAdjectif informel décrivant une personne qui n'a absolument pas d'argent ; complètement fauché, sans le sou.

An informal adjective used to describe someone who has absolutely no money; completely penniless.

  1. Lacking fundsB2informalamerican

    Having no money at all; completely broke.

    frsans le sou

    • After paying the rent, I was stone-broke for the rest of the month.
    • He lost his job and ended up stone-broke.
    • Don't ask me for a loan; I'm stone-broke right now.

    Synonymesbrokedestituteimpoverishedindigentinsolventpennilesspoverty-strickenskint

    Antonymesaffluentflushloadedprosperousrichwealthy

Formes
  • more stone-broke comparative form
  • most stone-broke superlative form