Hand-me-down

Translation of "hand-me-down" into Russian

Noun

hand-me-down

hand-me-downs pl

A countable noun referring to an item, especially clothing, passed from one user to another.

I never minded wearing hand-me-downs from my cousins.

Я никогда не возражал носить обноски от своих двоюродных братьев.

Additional translations

перен. об идеях, сюжетах; что-то заимствованное, неоригинальное

Adjective

hand-me-down

Relational adjective, usually attributive, describing something second-hand or derivative; no comparative forms used.

о вещах, одежде; бывший в употреблении

He wore a faded hand-me-down jacket to the party.

Он пришёл на вечеринку в выцветшей поношенной куртке.

перен.; неоригинальный, заимствованный

Critics dismissed the novel's hand-me-down plot.

Критики отвергли шаблонный сюжет романа.

Additional translations

о вещах; бывший в употреблении

перен.; перенятый, неоригинальный

Noun

An item, especially a piece of clothing, that has been used or worn by one person before being passed on to another.

As the youngest child, I grew up in my brothers' hand-me-downs.

Something considered derivative or not original, taken over from someone or somewhere else.

The speech was filled with ideological hand-me-downs from the last century.

Adjective

Previously used or worn; second-hand.

He wore a faded hand-me-down jacket to the party.

Not original; borrowed or derivative.

Critics dismissed the novel's hand-me-down plot.