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1 famélique
famélique [famelik]adjective* * *famelikadjectif [personne] emaciated; [animal] scrawny* * *famelik adj* * *[famelik] adjectif[chat] scrawny[prisonnier] half-starved -
2 rachitique
rachitique [ʀa∫itik]adjective( = maigre) puny ; [arbre, poulet] scraggy* * *ʀaʃitik1) Médecine [personne]2) ( maigre) [animal, plante, personne] scrawny* * *ʀaʃitik adj1) MÉDECINE suffering from rickets2) fig (personne, animal, arbre) scrawny* * *rachitique adj2 fig [animal, plante] scrawny.[raʃitik] adjectif————————[raʃitik] nom masculin et féminin -
3 squelettique
squelettique [skəletik]adjective[personne, arbre] scrawny* * *skəlɛtikadjectif [personne, jambes] scrawny; Médecine skeletal; fig [arbre] skeletal; [rapport, article] sketchy* * *skəletik adj1) (= maigre) scrawny* * *squelettique adj [personne, jambes] scrawny; Méd skeletal; fig [arbre] skeletal; [rapport, article] sketchy; des effectifs squelettiques skeleton staff; être d'une maigreur squelettique to be like a skeleton.[skəletik] adjectif[plante] stunted2. [troupes] decimated[équipe] skeleton (modificateur) -
4 chétif
chétif, -ive [∫etif, iv]adjective* * *- ive ʃetif, iv adjectif [enfant] puny; [plante] scrawny* * *ʃetif, iv adj (-ive)puny, stunted* * *chétif, - ive adj [enfant] puny, undeveloped; [plante] scrawny, stunted; un enfant à l'air chétif a puny-looking child. -
5 maigrelet
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6 maigrichon
maigrichon, -onne (inf) [megʀiɔɑ̃, ɔn]adjective* * *- onne mɛgʀiʃɔ̃, ɔn adjectif skinny* * *meɡʀijo, ijɔt adj maigrichon, -neSee:maigrelet, te* * *maigrichon, - onne adj skinny, scrawny.———————— -
7 maigre
maigre [mεgʀ]1. adjectivea. [personne, animal] [membre] thinb. [viande] lean ; [fromage] low-fat• comme dîner, c'est un peu maigre it's not much of a dinner2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. masculine nouna. ( = viande) lean meat* * *mɛgʀ
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1) [personne] thin, skinny2) Culinaire [viande] lean; [fromage] low-fat3) Religion [jour] without meatfaire or manger maigre — to abstain from meat
4) ( médiocre) [résultat] poor; [talents, repas, économies] meagre [BrE]; [espoir] slim; [applaudissements] scant5) ( peu volumineux) [filet d'eau] thin; [gazon, chevelure] sparse, thin
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nom masculin et féminin thin man/woman••maigre comme un clou — (colloq) as thin as a rake
* * *mɛɡʀ1. adj1) (personne) thin, skinnyMa mère me trouve trop maigre. — My mother says I'm too thin.
jours maigres — days of abstinence, days without meat
5) (végétation) thin, sparse2. adv* * *A adj4 ( médiocre) [résultat] poor; [talents, repas, économies] meagreGB; [espoir] slim; [consolation] small, scant; [applaudissements] scant; [texte, devoir] skimpy;6 Imprim caractère maigre light type.B nmf thin man/woman; c'est une fausse maigre she looks thinner than she is.C nm ( de viande) lean.maigre comme un clou or un coucou as thin as a rake, as skinny as a rail US; faire or manger maigre to abstain from meat.[mɛgr] adjectif1. [très mince] thinmaigre comme un hareng saur ou un clou ou un coucou as thin as a rake2. CUISINE & RELIGIONdu fromage/yaourt maigre low-fat cheese/yoghurtjambon/poisson maigre lean ham/fish3. AGRICULTURE poorde maigres ressources meagre ou scant resourcesun maigre espoir a slim ou slight hope5. (familier) [peu]30 euros après deux heures de collecte, c'est maigre! 30 euros after collecting for two hours, that's not much!————————[mɛgr] adverbemanger maigre to be on a fat-free ou fatless diet————————[mɛgr] nom masculin et féminin————————[mɛgr] nom masculin1. [d'une viande] lean part2. RELIGIONfaire maigre to go without meat, to eat no meat3. IMPRIMERIE light ou light-face type -
8 étique
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9 décharné
bony, scraggy, scrawny
См. также в других словарях:
Scrawny — Scraw ny, a. [Cf. {Scrannel}.] Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrawny — 1833, apparently a dialectal variant of scranny lean, thin (1820), which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. skrælna to shrivel … Etymology dictionary
scrawny — skinny, lank, lanky, *lean, spare, gaunt, raw boned, angular Analogous words: *thin, slim, slender: *meager, exiguous Antonyms: brawny: fleshy: obese … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scrawny — [adj] unhealthily thin angular, bony, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, rawboned, scraggy, skeletal, skin and bones*, skinny, spare, undernourished, underweight; concepts 490,491,773 Ant. chubby, fat, healthy, plump … New thesaurus
scrawny — ► ADJECTIVE (scrawnier, scrawniest) ▪ unattractively thin and bony. ORIGIN variant of dialect scranny … English terms dictionary
scrawny — [skrô′nē] adj. scrawnier, scrawniest [prob. var. of dial. scranny, lean, thin < Scand base > SCRANNEL] 1. very thin; skinny and bony 2. stunted or scrubby scrawniness n … English World dictionary
scrawny — scraw|ny [ˈskro:ni US ˈskro: ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: scranny thin (1800 1900), probably from a Scandinavian language] a scrawny person or animal looks very thin and weak ▪ a scrawny kid in jeans and a T shirt ▪ a few scrawny hens … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrawny — [[t]skrɔ͟ːni[/t]] scrawnier, scrawniest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or animal as scrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin. ...a scrawny woman with dyed black hair... The vulture extended his… … English dictionary
scrawny — UK [ˈskrɔːnɪ] / US [ˈskrɔnɪ] adjective Word forms scrawny : adjective scrawny comparative scrawnier superlative scrawniest very thin, in a way that is not attractive or healthy a scrawny half starved dog … English dictionary
scrawny — adjective (scrawnier; est) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1833 exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size < scrawny scrub cattle > Synonyms: see lean • scrawniness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
scrawny — scrawnily, adv. scrawniness, n. /skraw nee/, adj., scrawnier, scrawniest. excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck. [1825 35, Amer.; var. of dial. scranny < Norw skran lean + Y1] Syn. gaunt, emaciated. Ant. fleshy, plump. * * * … Universalium