Definition
Crazy; hopelessly broken down; someone who is extremely nervous or anxious.
Crazy; hopelessly broken down; someone who is extremely nervous or anxious.
(Louco; completamente esgotado; alguém que é extremamente nervoso ou ansioso).
Examples
After his wife left him, Paul was a real basket case.
Examples
After his wife left him, Paul was a real basket case.
(Depois que sua esposa o deixou, Paulo estava inconsolável).
The corporation was such a basket case that the owners had to shut it down.
The corporation was such a basket case that the owners had to shut it down.
(A corporação era um caso tão perdido que os proprietários tiveram que desligá-la.)
By the end of the course I was a complete basket case.
By the end of the course I was a complete basket case.
(Ao final do curso eu estava completamente esgotado.)
The stress she had been under at work reduced her to a basket case.
The stress she had been under at work reduced her to a basket case.
(O estresse que ela estava sob no trabalho causou-lhe um esgotamento nervoso).
Etymology
From World war I lingo, used to describe a soldier so badly wounded that he had to be carried in a basket.
(Jargão da I Guerra Mundial, usado para descrever um soldado tão ferido que teve de ser transportada em uma cesta).
Etymology
From World war I lingo, used to describe a soldier so badly wounded that he had to be carried in a basket.
(Jargão da I Guerra Mundial, usado para descrever um soldado tão ferido que teve de ser transportada em uma cesta).
Synonyms
breakdown, inconsolable, crazy, nervous wreck.
breakdown, inconsolable, crazy, nervous wreck.
(esgotamento nervoso, inconsolável, louco, nervos em frangalhos).
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