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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
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