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slightly ['slaɪtlɪ](a) (a little) un peu, légèrement;∎ I know him only slightly je le connais très peu;∎ slightly better légèrement mieux, un peu mieux;∎ a slightly higher number un chiffre un peu plus élevé;∎ British I felt ever so slightly ridiculous je me suis senti légèrement ridicule∎ slightly built menu, mince -
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built [bɪlt]1. verbpast tense, past participle of build2. adjectivea. built of brick/stone (construit) en briques/pierresb. [person] heavily built solidement bâti3. compounds* * *[bɪlt] 1. 2.1) ( made)2) ( designed)3.to be built for — être conçu pour [efficiency, speed]
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B adj1 ( made) he's powerfully built il a une puissante carrure ; he's slightly built il est frêle ; he's built for hard work il est bâti pour les gros travaux ;2 ( designed) to be built for [car, equipment] être conçu pour [efficiency, speed] ; these houses were built to last ces maisons sont construites pour durer ;3 Archit the built environment la zone bâtie.C - built (dans composés) a Russian-built car/factory une voiture/usine de construction russe ; a stone-built house une maison en pierre. -
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built [bɪlt]1 pt & pp of build(building) bâti, construit; (person) charpenté;∎ brick-built en ou de brique;∎ British built de construction britannique;∎ to be powerfully built (person) être puissamment ou solidement charpenté;∎ to be slightly built (person) être fluet -
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slightly adv [change, fall, rise] légèrement ; [more, less, different, dear, damaged] légèrement ; [embarrassed, uneasy, unfair] un peu ; slightly built mince. -
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1) (to a small extent: I'm still slightly worried about it.) un/quelque peu2) (slenderly: slightly built.) frêle
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