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1 lean
I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
- lean on- lean out* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)•- leanness* * *I [liːn]2. n(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp1. vi1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendereto lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra
2)(for support: person)
to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi ato be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro
to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn
2. vt(ladder, bicycle)
to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc•- lean out* * *lean (1) /li:n/A a.magro ( anche fig.); scarno; smilzo; sparuto; scarso; povero: a lean man, un uomo magro (o sparuto); a lean profit, un magro profitto; lean years, anni magri; a lean diet, una dieta poveraB n.magro; carne magra● ( slang USA) lean and mean, asciutto; grintoso; pronto a tutto ed energico □ (autom.) lean mixture, miscela povera.lean (2) /li:n/n. [u]inclinazione; pendenza: a steeple with a slight lean, un campanile con una lieve inclinazione● on the lean, inclinato.♦ (to) lean /li:n/A v. i.2 appoggiarsi: He leaned on his staff, si appoggiava al bastone; Lean on my arm, appoggiati al mio braccio!; ( boxe) to lean on the ropes, appoggiarsi sulle corde3 contare (su); fare affidamento (su): to lean on one's connections, contare sulle proprie conoscenze4 propendere; essere propenso (o incline) a; tendere a: to lean towards mysticism, tendere al misticismoB v. t.2 appoggiare; poggiare: to lean a pole against the wall, appoggiare un palo al muro; to lean one's elbows on the table, poggiare i gomiti sul tavolo● to lean forward [back], pendere in avanti [all'indietro] □ to lean in, sporgersi verso l'interno; mettere dentro la testa ( a un finestrino d'auto, ecc.) □ (fig.) to lean on sb., fare pressioni su q.: The government is leaning heavily on FIAT to produce cars that burn less fuel, il governo esercita forti pressioni sulla FIAT perché produca automobili che consumino meno carburante □ to lean out of a window, sporgersi da una finestra □ (fig. fam.) to lean over backwards, fare l'impossibile; fare i salti mortali; farsi in quattro □ to lean over a hedge, sporgersi sopra una siepe.* * *I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
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2 упирать
несовер. - упирать;
совер. - упереть
1) (что-л.), (во что-л.) rest (against) ;
set (against) ;
lean (against) упирать шест в стену ≈ to rest a pole against the wall упирать руку в бок ≈ to place/put one's hand on one's hip
2) (кого-л./что-л.) ;
разг. (красть) pilfer, filch
3) только несовер.;
(на что-л.) ;
разг. (настоятельно указывать, подчеркивать) lay stress (on), упереть
1. ( вн. в вн.) set* ( smth. on, against) ;
2. тк. несов. (на вн. ;
подчёркивать) emphasize( smth.), stress (smth.), lay* stress (on) ;
~ся, упереться
3. ( тв. в вн.) lean* ( smth. against) ;
~ся ногами во что-л. plant one`s feet against smth. ;
~ся ногами в землю dig* one`s heels in, plant one`s feet firmly;
4. разг. (сопротивляться) refuse to budge;
(упрямиться) stubbornly refuse;
5. (в вн.) (подходить вплотную к чему-л.) stop (at), come* (to) ;
(зависеть) rest on, turn on. -
3 упереть
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4 prop
1 noun(b) (pole, stick → for plant, flowers) tuteur m; (→ for beans, peas) rame f; (→ for vines) échalas m; (→ for washing line) perche f(d) figurative soutien m;∎ he uses alcohol as a prop il boit pour se donner du courage;∎ he was the prop of his father's old age il était le bâton de vieillesse de son père∎ she propped her bike (up) against the wall elle a appuyé son vélo contre le mur;∎ prop yourself or your back against these cushions calez-vous contre ou adossez-vous à ces coussins;∎ he was propping his head (up) in his hands il tenait sa tête calée entre ses mains∎ to prop (up) (wall, tunnel) étayer, étançonner, consolider; (plants) mettre un tuteur à; (peas, beans) ramer;∎ I propped the door open with a chair j'ai maintenu la porte ouverte avec une chaise►► Sport prop forward (in rugby) pilier m;Cars prop shaft arbre m de transmission(regime, family, business, currency) soutenir;∎ the government stepped in to prop up the franc le gouvernement est intervenu pour soutenir le franc;
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