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1 chuderlawy
a.emaciated; uj. scrawny, skinny; pred. (all) skin and bone (as) thin as a toothpick; (as) lean as a rake.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chuderlawy
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2 chudy
adj(człowiek, zwierzę) thin, skinny; (mięso, ser) leanchudy jak szczapa — pot as thin as a lath lub rake
* * *a.1. (= szczupły) thin, lean; uj. skinny, scrawny; chudy jak patyk (as) thin as a rail l. a toothpick; as lean as a rake.2. przen. (= mizerny, skromny) meager, Br. meagre; (= niewystarczający) scanty, scant; (= nieobfity) lean; chude dochody meager income; chude lata lean years; chudy sezon lean season ( na coś for sth).3. (= nietłusty) (gł. o mięsie) lean; (mleko, twaróg) low-fat.4. (= nieurodzajny) barren.5. ( ubogi w wartościowe składniki) low-grade.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chudy
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3 mizernie
adv. grad. 1. (wątło) mizernie wyglądać to look haggard a. gaunt 2. przen. (licho, nędznie) [opłacany, oświetlony] poorly, badly- mizernie zarabiać to earn peanuts, to earn a pittance- mizernie się uczyć to be doing poorly at school a. in one’s schoolwork- mizernie wypaść w wyborach to perform a. fare poorly in the elections- nasze rolnictwo wygląda a. prezentuje się mizernie w porównaniu do innych krajów our agriculture compares poorly with that of other countries* * *adv.1. ( wyglądać) wanly, haggardly, scrawny, sickly.2. (= marnie) poorly, wretchedly, badly, miserably.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mizernie
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4 wychudły
adj* * *a.emaciated, hollow-cheeked, pinched, scraggy, scrawny; (o chłopaku, pacjencie) emaciated.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wychudły
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5 chuderlaw|y
adj. [osoba, zwierzę] scrawny, scraggyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chuderlaw|y
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6 su|cho
Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (bez wilgoci) dry adj.- wytrzeć się do sucha to dry oneself off, to wipe oneself dry- wytrzyj wszystkie szklanki do sucha wipe all the glasses dry- mam sucho w ustach my mouth is dry- po deszczu szybko zrobiło się sucho it quickly got dry after the rain2. (bez opadów) dry adj.- tego lata było zbyt sucho summer has been too dry this year3. (ozięble) [oświadczyć, powiedzieć, pożegnać się] drily, dryly 4. (mało efektownie) wykładał sucho, nieciekawie his lectures were dry and uninteresting- przedstawił sucho same liczby he just presented dry statistics5. (o głosie, dźwięku) drily, dryly- pod nogami sucho szeleściły liście the leaves rustled drily underfoot- sucho trzaskały łamane gałęzie the branches broke drily6. (mizernie) popatrzył na jego sucho wyglądającą twarz he looked at his scrawny face Ⅱ na sucho 1. (nie używając wody) jeść na sucho to eat without a drink- prać/czyścić na sucho to dry-clean2. (na próbę) ćwiczyć publiczne wystąpienie na sucho to have a dry run in preparation for a public appearance■ ten wybryk/figiel uszedł mu na sucho he got away with that prank/mischief- nie ujdzie mu to na sucho he will never get away with it!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > su|cho
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