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1 shapely
(legs) bien galbé, bien tourné; (figure, woman) bien fait;∎ a shapely pair of legs une belle paire de jambes -
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4 shapely
adjective (well-formed and having an attractive shape: She has long, shapely legs.) bien fait -
5 slim
slim [slɪm]1. adjectivea. [person] minceb. [majority, chance] faiblemaigrir ; ( = diet) suivre un régime amaigrissant[business, company] réduire ses effectifs* * *[slɪm] 1.1) ( shapely) [person, figure] minceto get slim — devenir mince, s'amincir
2) ( thin) [book, volume] mince; [watch, calculator] plat3) ( slight) [chance, margin] mince2. 3.Phrasal Verbs: -
6 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) forme2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) forme indistincte3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forme2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) façonner2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) déterminer, influencer3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) prendre une tournure•- shaped- shapeless - shapelessness - shapely - shapeliness - in any shape or form - in any shape - out of shape - take shape -
7 slim
A adj1 ( shapely) [person, waist, figure] mince ; [ankle, wrist, leg, finger] fin, mince ; of slim build mince ; to get slim devenir mince, s'amincir ;3 ( slight) [chance, hope, margin, majority] mince.B vtr ( p prés etc - mm-) réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser ○ [business] ; réduire [budget, workforce].■ slim down:1 [person] maigrir, perdre du poids ;2 [company, organization] réduire ses effectifs ;▶ slim [sth] down, slim down [sth] réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser ○ [industry, company] ; réduire [portfolio, workforce]. -
8 well-rounded
1 [education, programme, life] complet/-ète ; [individual] qui a reçu une éducation complète ;
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Shapely — Shape ly, a. [Compar. {Shapelier}; superl. {Shapeliest}.] 1. Well formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shapely — (adj.) well formed, late 14c., from SHAPE (Cf. shape) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
shapely — [adj] well proportioned balanced, beautiful, built, comely, curvaceous, elegant, full figured, graceful, neat, pleasing, proportioned, regular, rounded, sightly, statuesque, sylphlike, symmetrical, trim, well formed, well turned; concepts 406,490 … New thesaurus
shapely — ► ADJECTIVE (shapelier, shapeliest) ▪ having an attractive or well proportioned shape. DERIVATIVES shapeliness noun … English terms dictionary
shapely — [shāp′lē] adj. shapelier, shapeliest having a pleasing or graceful shape or form; well proportioned: used esp. of a woman with a full, rounded figure shapeliness n … English World dictionary
shapely — [[t]ʃe͟ɪpli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe a woman as shapely, you mean that she has an attractive shape. ...her shapely legs … English dictionary
shapely — UK [ˈʃeɪplɪ] / US adjective Word forms shapely : adjective shapely comparative shapelier superlative shapeliest attractive in shape Derived word: shapeliness noun uncountable … English dictionary
shapely — adjective (shapelier; est) Date: 14th century 1. having a regular or pleasing shape 2. orderly and consistent in arrangement or plan < shapely essays > • shapeliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
shapely — adj. Shapely is used with these nouns: ↑breast, ↑hip, ↑leg … Collocations dictionary
shapely — shape|ly [ˈʃeıpli] adj having a body that has an attractive shape ▪ She had long shapely legs … Dictionary of contemporary English
shapely — adjective having a body that has an attractive shape: shapely curved legs shapeliness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English