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1 meagre
maigre;∎ I can't live on such a meagre salary je ne peux pas vivre avec un salaire aussi maigre -
2 meagre
meager ['miːgə(r)] aggettivo [income, meal] magro, scarso; [ sum] insufficiente; [ living] misero, gramo; [response, returns] scarso* * *['mi:ɡə](poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) misero- meagrely- meagreness* * *meagre (1), ( USA) meager /ˈmi:gə(r)/a.2 scarso; magro; insufficiente; povero; misero: a meagre meal, un magro desinare; meagre resources, scarse risorse; a meagre salary, uno stipendio insufficientemeagrely avv. meagreness n. [u]. meagre (2) /ˈmi:gə(r)/► maigre.* * * -
3 meagre
'mi:ɡə(poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) escaso, pobre- meagrely- meagreness
tr['miːgəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (very small quantity) escaso,-a, exiguo,-a2 (thin) magro,-a(US) ['miːɡǝ(r)]ADJ [amount, salary, rations] escaso, exiguohis salary is a meagre £350 a month — gana unas míseras 350 libras al mes
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4 wages
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive wages[Swahili Word] -halisi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] halasa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] ajara[Swahili Plural] ajara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] ijara[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ajiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] ijara[Swahili Plural] ijara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] -ajiri V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] kimi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] kimi cha chini [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] kipato[Swahili Plural] vipato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pata v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] maduhuli[Swahili Plural] maduhuli[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages[Swahili Word] shahara[Swahili Plural] shahara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] (s)he got a meagre salary[Swahili Example] Alipata mshahara mdogo[Note] rare in singular------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wages (of seamen)[Swahili Word] halasa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] halisi------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 meager
tr['miːgəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=meagre meagre{1) thin: magro, flaco2) poor, scanty: exiguo, escaso, pobreadj.• escaso, -a adj.• exiguo, -a adj.• flaco, -a adj.• magro, -a adj.• pobre adj.(US) ['miːɡǝ(r)]ADJ [amount, salary, rations] escaso, exiguohis salary is a meagre £350 a month — gana unas míseras 350 libras al mes
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6 slender
['slendə(r)]1) (thin) [ person] magro, snello; [waist, neck] sottile; [ finger] affusolato, sottile; [stem, arch] slanciato3) (meagre) [income, means] modesto, insufficiente* * *['slendə]1) (thin, slim or narrow.) snello, sottile2) (slight or small: His chances of winning are extremely slender.) esiguo, scarso* * *slender /ˈslɛndə(r)/a.1 esile; snello; sottile; magro; smilzo: a slender girl, una ragazza esile; a slender waist, una vita snella; slender legs, gambe snelle (o sottili); a man of slender build, un uomo smilzo2 fragile; esiguo; lieve; scarso; tenue; magro (fig.): slender hopes, tenui speranze; slender health, salute fragile; a slender salary, uno stipendio esiguo; ( nelle corse) a slender lead, un lieve vantaggio; slender means, mezzi scarsi; scarsezza di mezzi; a slender acquaintance with a subject, una scarsa conoscenza di un argomentoslenderly avv.* * *['slendə(r)]1) (thin) [ person] magro, snello; [waist, neck] sottile; [ finger] affusolato, sottile; [stem, arch] slanciato3) (meagre) [income, means] modesto, insufficiente -
7 modest
modest ['mɒdɪst](a) (unassuming) modeste;∎ she's very modest about her success son succès ne lui est pas monté à la tête∎ a modest salary un salaire modique;∎ a modest house une maison sans prétentions ou à l'aspect modeste;∎ we are very modest in our needs nous avons besoin de très peu
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