Épuisé mentalement ou physiquement, usé par le stress.
Exhausted mentally or physically, worn out from stress
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Après trois doubles gardes d'affilée, elle se sentait complètement à bout. — After working three double shifts in a row, she felt completely frazzled.
La vieille corde était effilochée et commençait à céder. — The old rope was frazzled and starting to break apart.
Tu as l'air à bout — assieds-toi et prends un thé. — You look frazzled — sit down and have some tea.
Elle a coupé les bords effilochés de la nappe. — She trimmed the frazzled edges of the tablecloth.
Une infirmière à bout m'a tendu les formulaires sans lever les yeux. — A frazzled nurse handed me the forms without looking up.
Les poignets de cette veste sont-ils déjà effilochés ? — Are the cuffs on this jacket frazzled already?
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