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1 slim down
1) [person] maigrir, perdre du poids2) [organization] réduire ses effectifsslim [something] down, slim down [something] réduire les effectifs de, dégraisser (colloq) [industry]; réduire [workforce] -
2 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]. -
3 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: -
4 slim
∎ tall and slim élancé;∎ a slim-hipped young man un jeune homme aux hanches étroites;∎ to keep slim rester mince(b) (book, wallet) mince∎ they have only a slim chance of winning the next election ils n'ont que de faibles chances de gagner les prochaines élections(get thin) maigrir, mincir; (diet) faire ou suivre un régime(of diet, exercise) faire maigrir(b) figurative (industry) dégraisser; (workforce) réduire; (ambitions, plans) limiter, réduire; (design, car) épurer, alléger;∎ the company is slimming down its electronics operation la société réduit ses activités dans le domaine de l'électronique;∎ a slimmed-down version of the old model une version épurée de l'ancien modèle(b) (company, army etc) diminuer de taille -
5 hone
hone [həʊn]∎ he honed the knife to a razor-sharp edge il a affûté le couteau pour qu'il coupe comme un rasoir(b) (refine → analysis, thought) affiner;∎ finely honed arguments arguments mpl d'une grande finesse;∎ practice will hone your reflexes la pratique ou l'entraînement améliorera tes réflexes2 nounpierre f à aiguiser(reduce) tailler; (make slim) faire maigrir -
6 lean
Ⅰ.(a) (prop → ladder, bicycle) appuyer;∎ he leant the ladder/bike (up) against the tree il appuya l'échelle/le vélo contre un arbre(b) (rest → head, elbows) appuyer;∎ to lean one's elbows on sth s'accouder à qch;∎ she leant her head on his shoulder elle posa sa tête sur son épaule∎ to lean one's head to one side pencher ou incliner la tête(be on incline) pencher, s'incliner;∎ she/a ladder was leaning (up) against the wall elle/une échelle était appuyée contre le mur;∎ he was leaning with his back to or against the wall il était adossé au mur;∎ she leant down to speak to me elle s'est penchée pour me parler;∎ to lean in through the window pencher la tête par la fenêtre;∎ lean on my arm appuyez-vous ou prenez appui sur mon bras;∎ she was leaning with her elbows on the window sill elle était accoudée à la fenêtreⅡ.lean2 [li:n]1 noun∎ figurative the company is now fitter and leaner than it was before l'entreprise se porte mieux depuis que sa structure a été allégée∎ we had a lean time nous avons eu une période de vaches maigres(c) (deficient → ore, mixture) pauvrepencher en arrière;∎ to lean one's head back pencher ou renverser la tête en arrière;∎ to lean one's chair back pencher sa chaise en arrière∎ he leaned back against the wall il s'est adossé au mur;∎ don't lean back on your chair! ne te balance pas sur ta chaise!;∎ he leaned back in his armchair il s'est renversé dans son fauteuil∎ this chair leans back if you pull that lever on peut incliner ou faire basculer le siège en poussant ce levierpencher en avantse pencher en avant∎ to lean on sb's advice compter sur les conseils de qn;∎ she leans heavily on her family for financial support financièrement, elle dépend beaucoup de sa famille∎ they leaned on him for more information ils ont fait pression sur lui pour qu'il parle;∎ they kept leaning on him until they got him to agree ils ne l'ont pas lâché avant qu'il ait dit oui➲ lean outpencher au dehors;∎ he leaned his head out of the window il a passé la tête par la fenêtrese pencher au dehors;∎ don't lean out of the window! ne te penche pas par la fenêtre!;∎ do not lean out of the window (sign) interdiction de se pencher au dehors(person) se pencher en avant; (tree, wall) pencher, être penché;∎ he leaned over to speak to me il s'est penché vers moi pour me parler;∎ to lean over backwards se pencher en arrière; figurative remuer ciel et terre, se mettre en quatre(tend) pencher pour;∎ I rather lean towards the view that we should sell je pencherais plutôt pour la vente, j'ai tendance à penser que nous devrions vendre;∎ I think I'm leaning towards the opinion that you were right after all je commence à penser qu'en fin de compte tu avais raison;∎ politically she leans towards the right politiquement, elle se situe plutôt à droite
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