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1 kost
I sg - kosten, pl - kosteметла́ жII sg - kostenпита́ние с, стол м* * *broom, keep* * *I. (en)( mad) food ( fx coarse (, rich) food; milk is the best food for babies);( slags mad, også ordineret) diet ( fx exercise and (a) proper diet will help; they lived on a diet of rice; prison diet; a sugar-free (, salt-free, rich, balanced, slimming) diet);F fare ( fx meagre (, homely) fare);( måltider) board ( fx board included);[ kost og logi] board and lodging;[ kost og løn] board and wages;[ med adj:][ daglig kost], se hverdagskost;[ fuld kost] full board;[ hård kost](fig) heavy stuff;[ mager kost] scanty (, stærkere: meagre) fare;(fig) there is not much to it;[ skrap kost](fig) hot stuff;[ tarvelig kost] plain fare;[ med præp:][ sætte i kost] board out;[ være i kost hos] board with;[ holde sig selv med kost] provide one's own meals;[ have en på kost] board somebody;[ på fuld kost] on full board,( efter diæt) on (a) full diet.II. (en -e)( fejekost) broom,( riskost) besom;(mar) buoy with broom;[ nye koste fejer bedst] new brooms sweep clean. -
2 mager
1) худо́й, худоща́вый, то́щий2) ску́дный* * *gaunt, lean, scraggy, skinny* * *adj( om person) thin ( fx he was pale and thin after his illness),( positivt) lean ( fx he was tall and lean),(mere F) spare,( radmager, T) skinny;F meagre ( fx result),( ikke fyldig) thin ( fx report);[ mager jord] poor soil;[ mager kost] a meagre diet;[ det er en mager trøst] that is a poor consolation; that is cold comfort;[ et magert år] a lean year. -
3 ringe
call, call up, give (someone) a call, chime, go off, jangle, low, meagre, meagrely, peal, ring, sound, telephone, toll* * *I. adj( lille) small ( fx price, profit, quantity, extent), little ( fx hope; there is little probability that...);( utilstrækkelig) scanty ( fx income),F scant ( fx pay scant attention to something);( betydningsløs) trifling ( fx loss, sum), insignificant;( dårlig) poor ( fx ability, quality), inferior ( fx quality),( ikke overbevisende) feeble ( fx argument, excuse, performance);( beskeden) lowly, humble ( fx birth, station in life);[ ikke ringe] not bad;(foran sb: glimrende) no mean ( fx he is no mean pianist),( betydelig) no small ( fx he exposed them to no small danger; he has no small part in our success);[ af ikke ringe dygtighed] of no mean ability;[ i ikke ringe grad] in no slight degree, considerably;[ med sb:][ ringe afstand] a short distance;[ i ringe grad] not much, only slightly;[ i ikke ringe grad], se ovf;[ efter min ringe mening] in my humble (el. poor) opinion;[ have ringe tanker om] have a low opinion of;[ en ringe trøst] a poor consolation;II. vb( forsyne med ring) ring;III. vb( om klokke) ring;( stærkt, om kirkeklokke etc) peal;( med klokke) ring; peal;(tlf) telephone, ring (up) ( fx somebody rang (up) while you were out),T phone;[ ringe en besked] (tele)phone a message;[ det ringer] the bell (, telephone) is ringing, there's the bell (, telephone);[ ringe hjem] ring home;[ med præp & adv:][ ringe af](tlf) ring off, hang up;[` ringe efter] ring for ( fx a servant, a cup of tea),(tlf) telephone for,T phone for ( fx a taxi);[ det må ringe for hans ører] his ears must be burning;[ ringe ind]( i en skole) ring in ( fx ring in the children);[ det ringer ind] the bell is ringing;[ ringe med en klokke] ring a bell;[ ringe solen ned] ring the evening bell;[ ringe op]( i telefon) telephone, ring (up),T phone ( fx he rang up (el. phoned) but there was no answer);( med objekt) telephone, ring (up), call ( fx ring me (up) (el. call me) tomorrow),T phone,(især am) call up;[ ring mig op]( også) give me a call (el. ring);[ ringe `på] ring (the bell);[ ringe på klokken] ring the bell;[ ringe på tjeneren] ring for the waiter;[ ringe til én] telephone somebody, ring somebody (up), call somebody,T phone somebody,(især am) call somebody up;[ ringe til nr 2023] phone (el. call) No. 2023,( udtales: two o two three);[ ringe til gudstjeneste] ring the bells for church;[ ringe til begravelse] toll (the funeral bell);[ ringe ud] ring out;( i skole: til frikvarter) the bell is ringing for break;( til at gå hjem) it is ringing for going home, it is the going-home bell ringing. -
4 sparsom
* * *adj( spredt) scattered,(mere F) sparse ( fx vegetation),( tynd) thin ( fx hair);( ringe, F) slender ( fx income, means),( utilstrækkelig) scanty ( fx clothing, supplies),( stærkere, F) meagre ( fx income, resources, salary);[ i hans sparsomme fritid] in the limited free time he had;[ sparsomt befolket] sparsely populated. -
5 tyndbenet
adj thin-legged;(om te etc) weak;( indholdsløs, ikke fyldig) thin ( fx book, report), slight ( fx book, play),F meagre ( fx result);( ikke overbevisende) thin,( stærkere) feeble ( fx excuse);( uden saft og kraft) milk-and-water ( fx novel, painting).
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meagre — mea‧gre [ˈmiːgə ǁ ər] , meager adjective very small in amount: • Sales rose a meager 2.5% in January. • The chairman predicts very meagre growth this year. * * * meagre UK US UK (US meager) /ˈmiːgər/ adjective … Financial and business terms
Meagre — Mea gre, n. [F. maigre.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large European sci[ae]noid fish ({Sci[ae]na umbra} or {Sci[ae]na aquila}), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also {maigre}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meagre — British English spelling of MEAGER (Cf. meager) (q.v.); for spelling, see RE (Cf. re) … Etymology dictionary
meagre — is spelt this way in BrE, and usually meager in AmE … Modern English usage
meagre — (US meager) ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking in quantity or quality. 2) lean; thin. DERIVATIVES meagreness noun. ORIGIN Old French maigre, from Latin macer … English terms dictionary
meagre — mea|gre BrE meager AmE [ˈmi:gə US ər] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: maigre, from Latin macer thin ] a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need ▪ a meagre diet of bread and beans meagre… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Meagre — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meagre — [[t]mi͟ːgə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. The bank s staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise... Their food … English dictionary
meagre — BrE, meager AmE adjective a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need: meagre wages | a meager diet meagrely adverb meagreness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Meagre — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, v. t. To make lean. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meagre — Adlerfisch Adlerfisch (Argyrosomus regius) Systematik Teilklasse: Echte Knochenfische (Teleostei) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia