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slight [slaɪt](a) (minor → error, movement) petit; (→ increase, improvement) léger; (→ difference) petit, léger; (→ cut, graze) léger;∎ a slight accident un petit incident;∎ there's a slight drizzle/wind il y a un peu de crachin/de vent;∎ the difference is only very slight, there's only a very slight difference la différence est minime, il n'y a qu'une très légère différence;∎ he has a slight accent il a un léger accent;∎ she has a slight temperature elle a un peu de température;∎ she has a slight cold elle est un peu enrhumée;∎ there's a slight chance of some sunshine tomorrow il y a une petite chance qu'il fasse beau demain;∎ a slight piece of work un ouvrage insignifiant∎ it makes not the slightest bit of difference ça ne change absolument rien;∎ I haven't the slightest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;∎ he gets angry at the slightest thing il se fâche pour un rien;∎ they haven't the slightest chance of winning ils n'ont pas la moindre chance ou la plus petite chance de l'emporter;∎ not in the slightest pas le moins du monde, pas du tout;∎ they weren't (in) the slightest bit interested, they weren't interested in the slightest ils n'étaient pas le moins du monde intéressés∎ she is of slight build elle est fluette∎ she felt slighted elle a été blessée ou froissée;∎ to slight sb's memory faire affront à la mémoire de qn3 noun∎ it's a slight on her reputation c'est un affront à sa réputation -
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♦ slight (1) /slaɪt/a.3 esiguo; leggero; lieve; scarso; tenue; piccolo: a slight cold, un lieve raffreddore; He spoke with a slight American accent, parlava con un lieve accento americano; to pay slight attention, prestare scarsa attenzione; There isn't the slightest excuse for it, non c'è al riguardo la minima giustificazione; I haven't the slightest idea, non ne ho la benché minima idea4 di scarsa importanza; di poco peso (fig.); inconsistente; DIALOGO → - Changing a hotel booking- There's a slight problem, c'è un piccolo problema● slight breeze, lieve brezza; bava di vento □ in the slightest, minimamente; affatto: I didn't take it amiss in the slightest, non me la sono presa affatto! □ Not in the slightest!, neanche a dirlo!; nemmeno per sogno!slight (2) /slaɪt/n.1 affronto; ingiuria; offesa; mancanza di rispetto (o di riguardo); sprezzo: to put a slight upon sb., far un affronto a q.2 negligenza; trascuratezza.(to) slight /slaɪt/v. t.1 disdegnare; sdegnare; sprezzare2 far poco conto di; mancare di rispetto a; ingiuriare; offendere -
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slight [slaɪt]1. adjectiveb. ( = slim) menu3. noun( = insult) affront m* * *[slaɪt] 1. 2.1) [change, delay, movement, rise] léger/-ère (before n); [risk, danger] faible (before n); [pause, hesitation] petit (before n)2) ( in build) mince3.transitive verb1) ( offend) humilier [person]2) US ( underestimate) sous-estimer -
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B adj1 [change, delay, exaggeration, improvement, injury, movement, rise, shock, stroke] léger/-ère (before n) ; [risk, danger] faible (before n) ; [pause, hesitation] petit (before n) ; the improvement/her interest is slight l'amélioration/son intérêt est faible ; the chances of it happening are slight il y a de faibles chances pour que cela arrive ; not to have the slightest difficulty/idea ne pas avoir la moindre difficulté/idée ; at the slightest provocation à la moindre provocation ; not in the slightest pas le moins du monde ;2 [figure, physique, person] mince ; to be slight of build être mince ;3 ( lightweight) [book, article, film] superficiel/-ielle.C vtr1 ( offend) humilier [person] ;2 US ( underestimate) sous-estimer. -
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slight [slaɪt]1. n пренебреже́ние, неуваже́ние;to put a slight upon smb. прояви́ть, вы́казать неуваже́ние к кому́-л.
2. a1) незначи́тельный, лёгкий, сла́бый;not the slightest doubt ни мале́йшего сомне́ния
;a slight cold небольшо́й на́сморк
;not in the slightest ни на йо́ту
2) то́нкий; хру́пкий3. v пренебрега́ть; трети́ровать;to slight one's work недобросо́вестно относи́ться к свои́м обя́занностям
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6 slight penchant
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8 slight drifting of a pump
English-german engineering dictionary > slight drifting of a pump
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10 slight blow
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11 slight cracking sound
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12 slight damage
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13 slight indisposition
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14 slight scratch
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15 slight taste
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16 slight upset
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17 slight cold
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18 slight
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19 slight convex curve
slight convex curve leichte Ausschwingung fEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > slight convex curve
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20 slight depth
slight depth geringe Tiefe fEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > slight depth
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slight — [slīt] adj. [ME (northern dial.) sliht < OE, kin to OHG sleht, straight, smooth: for IE base see SLICK] 1. a) light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender b) frail; fragile 2. having little weight, strength, substance, or significance… … English World dictionary