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1 leaning
noun (a liking or preference: She has a leaning towards the arts.) tilbøyelighet, sympati (for)hang--------tendenssubst. \/ˈliːnɪŋ\/1) luting2) tilbøyelighet, tendens, sympatileaning towards tendens til, sympati for -
2 lean
I li:n past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) helle, stå skrått2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) stille, lene/støtte (seg) mot•- leaningII li:n adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) mager2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) mager, dårlig, skrinn•- leannesslene--------mager--------skrinnIsubst. \/liːn\/magert kjøtttake the fat with the lean ta det onde med det godeIIsubst. \/liːn\/helling, luting, det å lutebe on the lean lute, helleIII1) lene seg2) stå skjevt, lute, helle3) lene, lute, støtte, stille4) støtte seg, være henvist til støtte fra andrelean against lene seg mot, støtte seg pålean forwards lene seg foroverlean on\/upon ( overført) lene seg på, være henvist til, støtte seg på, støtte seg til, bygge pålean on somebody ( hverdagslig) presse noen, påvirke noen, rane eller overfalle noenlean out lene seg utlean over få til å lutelute mot, helle motlene seg overlean over backwards ( overført) være altfor ivrig, anstrenge seg for mye, stå på hodet, gjøre sitt ytterstelean towards lute mot ( overført) være svak for, være tilhenger avIVadj. \/liːn\/1) ( om dyr eller mennesker) tynn, smal, mager2) næringsfattig, dårlig, skrinn, mager3) ( om mat) mager, med lavt fettinnhold4) ( typografi) magerbecome\/grow lean ( vanlig om dyr) magres
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