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1 slender
adj1) витончений; стрункийa slender young girl — вишукана (тоненька) молода дівчина
2) незначний, мізерний3) слабкий, невеликийslender purse — безгрошів'я, бідність
slender vowel — фон. вузький голосний
* * *a1) тонкий, стрункийslender in build, of slender build — тендітної статури
2) убогий, мізерний, незначний; слабкий, невеликий3) фон. вузький ( про голосний)
См. также в других словарях:
Slender — Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slender — adj. (slenderer, slenderest) 1 a of small girth or breadth (a slender pillar). b gracefully thin (a slender waist). 2 relatively small or scanty; slight, meagre, inadequate (slender hopes; slender resources). Phrases and idioms: slender loris see … Useful english dictionary
waist — n. 1) a slender, slim waist 2) around, round the waist (she wore a belt around her waist) * * * [weɪst] slim waist round the waist (she wore a belt around her waist) a slender around … Combinatory dictionary
waist — noun 1 part around the middle of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow, slender, slim, small, thin, tiny ▪ 34 inch, etc. VERB + WAIST … Collocations dictionary
waist — [[t]we͟ɪst[/t]] waists 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your waist is the middle part of your body where it narrows slightly above your hips. Ricky kept his arm round her waist... He was stripped to the waist. Derived words: waisted COMB in ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
slender — adj. 1 thin in an attractive way VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ Those jeans make you look v … Collocations dictionary
slender-waisted — adjective having a small waist (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑slim waisted, ↑wasp waisted • Similar to: ↑thin, ↑lean … Useful english dictionary
wasp waist — noun a very slender waist • Hypernyms: ↑waist, ↑waistline * * * noun : a very slender waist; specifically : a woman s tightly laced waistline * * * wasp waisted, adj. a woman s slender waistline, esp. when the result of tight cor … Useful english dictionary
wasp-waist|ed — «WOSP WAYS tihd, WSP », adjective. having a very slender waist … Useful english dictionary
wasp waist — noun Date: 1870 a very slender waist • wasp waisted adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
wasp waist — wasp′ waist n. a slender waistline wasp′ waist ed, adj … From formal English to slang