What does ράκος in Greek mean?

What is the meaning of the word ράκος in Greek? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ράκος in Greek.

The word ράκος in Greek means trash, σε άθλια κατάσταση, κουρέλι, ράκος, ράκος, ράκος, κουρέλι, καταρρακωμένος, συντετριμμένος, ερείπιο, ράκος, κουρέλι, ράκος, κουρέλι, ράκος, καταρρακώνομαι, στενοχωριέμαι, καταστενοχωριέμαι. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ράκος

trash

σε άθλια κατάσταση

(person: miserable)

Ο Γκάβιν ήταν ράκος αφότου τον παράτησε η κοπέλα του.
Gavin was wretched after his girlfriend dumped him.

κουρέλι, ράκος

(slang (person: psychologically damaged) (μεταφορικά)

Ο Νταν γύρισε απ' τον πόλεμο εντελώς κουρέλι, δεν είναι πια ο ίδιος.
Dan came back from the war totally messed up; he hasn't been the same since.

ράκος

(sb anxious) (από άγχος)

Alison was a nervous wreck after going on the rollercoaster.

ράκος, κουρέλι

(figurative (person: exhausted) (μεταφορικά)

The experience had left him a hollow shell, barely able to function.

καταρρακωμένος, συντετριμμένος

(informal, figurative (emotionally devastated)

She was torn apart over her mother's death.

ερείπιο, ράκος

(sb devastated, exhausted) (μεταφορικά)

Αφού δούλευε δέκα τέσσερις ώρες την ημέρα επί έξι μήνες η Ζωή ήταν ράκος.
Zoe was a wreck after working fourteen-hour days for six months.

κουρέλι, ράκος

(informal (tired) (μεταφορικά)

Tom dragged himself out of bed, feeling ragged.

κουρέλι, ράκος

(informal, figurative (sb: emotional, confused) (μεταφορικά)

Ήταν ράκος μετά τον θάνατο της γυναίκας του.
He was such a mess after his wife died.

καταρρακώνομαι

(figurative (person: feel devastated)

I was torn in two when she left me.

στενοχωριέμαι, καταστενοχωριέμαι

(figurative (upset)

Η Τζούλι καταστενοχωρήθηκε όταν έμαθε πως δεν μπήκε στον πρόγραμμα σπουδών που επιθυμούσε.
Julie was crushed by the news that she hadn't got into the course she wanted to do.

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