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adj. smal, mager, tunn; smärt; torftig, fattig, "mager"--------n. benägenhet; magert kött--------v. luta; slutta, stå snett; böja; stödja sig; luta sig; luta åt, vara böjd för* * *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.) luta2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) luta []•- 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•- leanness -
82 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.) naklánět se2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) opřít (se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) hubený2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) libový3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) hubený•- leanness* * *• opírat -
83 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.) nakláňať sa2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) oprieť (sa), opierať sa•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) chudý2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) chudý3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) slabý•- leanness* * *• sklon• smerovat• spoliehat sa na• klonit sa• byt nahnutý• byt náchylný• biedny• chudé mäso• chudý (o cloveku)• chatrný• opriet (sa)• opierat (sa)• nahýnat• nemastný• naklánat sa• naklonenie• ohýbat sa -
84 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.) a (se) apleca2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) a (se) sprijini (pe/de)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) uscăţiv2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) fără grăsime3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) sărac•- leanness -
85 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.) γέρνω2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) ακουμπώ, στηρίζω/-ομαι•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) αδύνατος2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) άπαχος3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) φτωχός•- leanness -
86 angularity
[ˌæŋgju'lærɪtɪ]сущ.Volcanic grits are distinguished by the angularity of the particles. — Отличительным признаком вулканического песка является остроконечная форма песчинок.
2) угловатость, неловкостьMiss Tox's dress had a certain character of angularity and scantiness. — Платье мисс Токс выглядело неловко и бедно.
Syn:3) костлявость, худобаSyn: -
87 extenuation
[ɪkˌstenju'eɪʃ(ə)n], [ek-]сущ.1)а) ослабление; изнурение, истощениеSyn:б) костлявость, худоба; изможденное состояниеSyn:2) извинение, частичное оправданиеin extenuation of an error — как частичное оправдание ошибки, в оправдание ошибки
3) ( extenuations) амер.; шутл. тонкие одеждыThey were clad in silken extenuations from the throat to the feet. — С головы до пят они были одеты во что-то тонкое, шёлковое.
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92 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.) pencher2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) (s')appuyer (à/contre/sur)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) maigre2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) maigre3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) maigre•- leanness -
93 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.) inclinar(-se)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) apoiar(-se)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) magro2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) escasso•- leanness -
94 Meagreness
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Meagreness
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95 thinness
thinness ['θɪnnɪs](a) (of layer) minceur f, finesse f; (of wall) minceur f, faible épaisseur f; (of person → skinniness) maigreur f; (→ leanness) minceur f; (of lips) minceur f; (of wire) finesse f; (of clothing, blanket, carpet) légèreté f, finesse f(b) (of beard, hair) finesse f, rareté f∎ because of the thinness of their majority à cause de leur faible majorité
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leanness — noun see lean III … New Collegiate Dictionary
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leanness — lean·ness … English syllables
leanness — noun 1. the quality of being meager an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes George Eliot • Syn: ↑meagerness, ↑meagreness, ↑poorness, ↑scantiness, ↑scantness, ↑exiguity • D … Useful english dictionary