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1 slim hope
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2 hold a slim hope
Общая лексика: иметь слабую надежду (that... [на то], что... ; англ. цитата - из статьи в газете Los Angeles Times) -
3 to express a slight hope of success
to express a slight (slim, slender) hope of success выражать робкую (слабую, небольшую) надежду на успехEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to express a slight hope of success
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4 slender
['slendə] 1. прил.1) стройный, тонкий ( о человеке)Syn:2) тонкий, узкий ( о предметах)the slender line, nearly four miles long — узкая линия фронта около 4 миль длиной
3)а) скудный, слабыйб) небольшой, незначительныйSyn:4) лингв. закрытый ( о гласном звуке)Syn:close 2.2. гл.1) худить2) сокращаться, суживаться; становиться ужеSyn:narrow 2. -
5 slender
1. a топкий, стройный2. a скудный, незначительный3. a слабый, небольшой4. a фон. узкийСинонимический ряд:1. few (adj.) few; insignificant; insufficient; little; meager; meagre; scant; trifling; trivial2. fragile (adj.) breakable; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; threadlike; weak3. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slight; small4. short (adj.) deficient; failing; inadequate; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; unsufficient; wanting5. thin (adj.) angular; attenuate; bony; fine; gaunt; lanky; lean; narrow; raw-boned; reedy; scrawny; skinny; slim; spare; squinny; stalky; tenuous; thin; twiggy; willowyАнтонимический ряд:corpulent; deep; fat; large; massive; obese; robust; stout; strong; thick
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slim — [slim] adj. slimmer, slimmest [orig., useless, bad, weak < Du, crafty, bad, akin to Ger schlimm, bad] 1. small in girth in proportion to height or length; slender 2. small in amount, degree, or extent; slight; scant; meager [slim pickings, a… … English World dictionary
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