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1 fleischlos
I Adj.2. (abgemagert) emaciated, skinny* * *meatless; fleshless* * *fleisch|los1. adj1) (= ohne Fleisch) meatless; Kost, Ernährung vegetarian2) (= mager) thin, lean2. advfléíschlos essen — to eat no meat
fléíschlos kochen — to cook without meat
* * *fleisch·losI. adj vegetarian, meatlessII. adv\fleischlos kochen to cook vegetarian* * *1) without meat < meal>* * *A. adj1.fleischlose Kost vegetarian food ( oder meals);fleischloser Tag meatless day2. (abgemagert) emaciated, skinnyB. adv:sich fleischlos ernähren eat no meat* * *1) without meat < meal>2) (hager, mager) bony <hands, face> -
2 mager
Adj.3. (dürftig) meag|re (Am. -er), poor; (Ernte) auch lean; magere Jahre lean years; mageres Lob scant praise* * *(dürftig) poor; meager; meagre;(fettarm) fatless; lean;(schlank) skinny; thin; lank* * *ma|ger ['maːgɐ]1. adj3) (= unfruchtbar) Boden, Felder poor, infertile4) (= dürftig) meagre (Brit), meager (US); Ernte, Ertrag lean, meagre (Brit), meager (US); (TECH ) Mischung weak; Ergebnis poordie sieben mágeren Jahre — the seven lean years
2. adv1)(= fettarm)
máger essen — to be on a low-fat dietmáger kochen — to cook low-fat meals
etw ist máger zubereitet — sth is low-fat
3) (TYP)máger drucken/setzen — to print/typeset in roman
* * *2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) lean3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) lean4) (thin, bony and wrinkled: a scrawny neck.) scrawny5) (very thin: Most fat girls long to be skinny.) skinny* * *ma·ger[ˈma:gɐ]\magere Schrift light typeface2. (fettarm) low-fat\mageres Fleisch lean meat\magere Kost low-fat food\mager essen/kochen to eat/cook low-fat foods3. (wenig ertragreich) poor, practically infertile [or barren]\magere Ernte (fig) a poor harvest\magerer Boden infertile grounddas ist aber eine \magere Ausbeute those are poor [or lean] pickings; (dürftig) feeble\magere Jahre barren years; ÖKON lean years* * *1.1) (dünn) thin3) (nicht ertragreich) poor <soil, harvest>; infertile < field>; lean < years>; (fig.): (dürftig) meagre < profit, increase, success, report, etc.>; thin < programme>2.mager essen — follow a low-fat diet; eat low-fat foods
* * *mager adjmagere Jahre lean years;mageres Lob scant praise4. TYPO:magere Schrift light-face(d) type* * *1.1) (dünn) thin3) (nicht ertragreich) poor <soil, harvest>; infertile < field>; lean < years>; (fig.): (dürftig) meagre <profit, increase, success, report, etc.>; thin < programme>2.mager essen — follow a low-fat diet; eat low-fat foods
* * *adj.gaunt adj.lean adj.meagre adj.skinny adj. adv.leanly adv.meagerly adv. -
3 dürr
Adj.1. Äste, Gras etc.: dry, withered* * *(trocken) thirsty; arid; dry;(unfruchtbar) barren; jejune; poor* * *dụ̈rr [dʏr]adj2) (pej = mager) scrawny, scraggymit dürren Worten — in plain terms, plainly, bluntly
die dürren Jahre (Bibl, fig) — the lean years
* * *(unattractively thin: a scraggy neck.) scraggy* * *[ˈdʏr]1. (trocken) dry\dürres Laub withered leaves\dürre Jahre arid [or lean] yearsdie \dürren Jahre (fig) the lean years* * *1) withered < branch>; dry, dried up, withered < grass, leaves>; arid, barren <ground, earth>* * *dürr adj1. Äste, Gras etc: dry, withered4. fig:dürre Jahre lean years;in dürren Worten in sober terms* * *1) withered < branch>; dry, dried up, withered <grass, leaves>; arid, barren <ground, earth>2) (mager) skinny, scraggy, scrawny <legs, arms, body, person>* * *adj.arid adj.scrawny adj. adv.aridly adv. -
4 hager
Adj. lean, gaunt* * *haggard; thin; rawboned; lean; gaunt* * *ha|ger ['haːgɐ]adjgaunt, thin; Mensch auch lean* * *((of a person) thin or thin-faced: a gaunt old woman.) gaunt* * *ha·ger[ˈha:gɐ]adj gaunt, thinein \hageres Gesicht a gaunt face\hagere Arme thin arms* * ** * *hager adj lean, gaunt* * ** * *adj.angular adj.gaunt adj.lean adj. -
5 schlank
Adj.1. slim; auf elegante Art: slender; lange schlanke Beine long slender legs; schlank wie eine Tanne slim and willowy; schlank werden slim; (abnehmen) lose weight; schlank machen Kleidung: make s.o. look slim; Obst etc. macht schlank you don’t ( oder won’t) put any weight on with fruit etc.; schlank machende Kleidung etc. clothes etc. that make one look slimmer; Linie 52. fig.: schlanke Produktion / schlankes Management lean production / management* * *taper; lank; slim; slender; willowy; scrawny; svelte; tall* * *schlạnk [ʃlaŋk]adj1) slim; Hals, Bäume auch slenderJog(h)urt macht schlank — yoghurt is slimming, yoghurt is good for the figure
sich schlank machen (fig) — to breathe in
See:→ Linie2) (fig = effektiv) lean* * *(not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) slim* * *[ˈʃlaŋk]1. (dünn) slim2. (schmal) slender, slimein \schlanker Baum a slender treevon \schlankem Wuchs of slender shape; s.a. Linie* * *Adjektiv slim < person>; slim, slender <build, figure>; slender <column, tree, limbs>schlank werden — get slimmer; slim down
dieser Rock macht [dich] schlank — this skirt makes you look slim; s. auch Linie 1)
* * *schlank adj1. slim; auf elegante Art: slender;lange schlanke Beine long slender legs;schlank wie eine Tanne slim and willowy;schlank werden slim; (abnehmen) lose weight;Obst etc2. fig:schlanke Produktion/schlankes Management lean production/management* * *Adjektiv slim < person>; slim, slender <build, figure>; slender <column, tree, limbs>schlank werden — get slimmer; slim down
dieser Rock macht [dich] schlank — this skirt makes you look slim; s. auch Linie 1)
* * *(schlanker) machen ausdr.to slenderise (UK) v.to slenderize (US) v. adj.scrawny adj.slender adj.slim adj.svelte adj.tall adj.thin adj. adv.slenderly adv.slimly adv. -
6 abmagern
v/i (trennb., ist -ge-) become ( oder get) (very) thin; er ist abgemagert auch he’s lost an awful lot of weight, he is emaciated; sie sieht furchtbar abgemagert aus she’s just skin and bones* * *to grow lean* * *ạb|ma|gern ['apmaːgɐn]vi sep aux seinto get thinner, to lose weightsehr abmagern — to lose a lot of weight
er war bis zum Skelett abgemagert — he was nothing but skin and bone(s), he was a walking skeleton
See:→ auch abgemagert* * *ab|ma·gernvi Hilfsverb: sein to grow [or get] thin▪ abgemagert very thindie Flüchtlinge waren völlig abgemagert the refugees were emaciated* * ** * *sie sieht furchtbar abgemagert aus she’s just skin and bones* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein become thin; (absichtlich) slim* * *v.to emaciate v.to lose weight expr.to macerate v. -
7 Not
f; -, Nöte1. nur Sg.; (Mangel, Armut) want, need, poverty; (Notlage) plight; (Elend) auch misery; wirtschaftliche Not economic plight; Not leiden suffer want ( oder privation); die Not leidende Bevölkerung the needy people; in der Stunde der Not at the hour of need; für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day; in Not geraten / sein encounter hard times / be suffering want; keine Not kennen be well-off; Not macht erfinderisch necessity is the mother of invention; in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen umg. any port in a storm, beggars can’t be choosers; Not kennt kein Gebot Sprichw. necessity knows no law; Not lehrt beten Sprichw. need teaches you how to pray2. (Schwierigkeit) difficulty, trouble; (Bedrängnis) distress; (Gefahr) danger; Nöte difficulties, problems; in tausend Nöten sein be in real trouble ( oder a real mess); in Not sein be in trouble; in Not geraten run into difficulties; in höchster Not in dire straits; Rettung in oder aus höchster Not rescue from extreme difficulties; in meiner etc. Not in my etc. predicament3. nur Sg. (Mühe): seine liebe Not haben have a hard time (of it); mit jemandem / etw. seine liebe Not haben have a hard time with s.o. / s.th; ich hatte meine liebe Not, wieder ans Ufer zu schwimmen I had great difficulty in swimming back to the bank; ohne Not without any problem4. nur Sg.; (Notwendigkeit) necessity; damit hat es keine Not it’s not urgent; ohne Not solltest du das nicht tun you shouldn’t do that unless it’s really necessary; zur Not if necessary, if need be; (gerade noch) at (Am. in) a pinch; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; wenn Not am Mann ist if need be; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; hier ist oder tut Hilfe Not geh. I etc. need help here; es täte dir Not zu (+ Inf.) Dial. you would do well to (+ Inf.), what you really need is to (+ Inf.) aus der Not eine Tugend machen make a virtue of necessity; der Not gehorchend geh. bowing to necessity; siehe auch Mühe, knapp I* * *die Not(Bedrängnis) hardship; distress;(Mangel) privation; need; want* * *[noːt]f -, -e['nøːtə]hier herrscht große Nót — there is great poverty here
eine Zeit der Nót — a time of need, a lean time
aus Nót — out of poverty
Nót leiden — to suffer deprivation
Nót leidend (Bevölkerung, Land) — impoverished; Unternehmen, Wirtschaft ailing; (Comm) Wechsel, Wertpapier dishonoured (Brit), dishonored (US); Kredit unsecured
in Nót leben — to live in poverty
Nót macht erfinderisch (Prov) — necessity is the mother of invention (Prov)
in der Nót schmeckt jedes Brot (Prov) — beggars can't be choosers (prov)
Nót kennt kein Gebot (Prov) — necessity knows no law (Prov)
See:in seiner Nót — in his hour of need
in unserer Nót blieb uns nichts anderes übrig — in this emergency we had no choice
jdm seine Nót klagen — to tell sb one's troubles, to cry on sb's shoulder (inf)
in Nót sein — to be in distress
in Nót geraten — to get into serious difficulties
wenn Nót am Mann ist — if the need arises
Freunde in der Nót (gehen tausend auf ein Lot) (Prov) — a friend in need (is a friend indeed) (Prov)
der Retter in der Nót — the knight in shining armour (Brit) or armor (US)
Hilfe in höchster Nót — help in the nick of time
in höchster Nót sein, sich in höchster Nót befinden — to be in dire straits
in Ängsten und Nöten schweben — to be in fear and trembling
jdm in der Nót beistehen —
jetzt ist Holland in Nót! — now we're in dire straits!
er hat seine liebe Nót mit ihr/damit — he really has problems with her/it, he really has his work cut out with her/it (inf)
die Eltern hatten Nót, ihre fünf Kinder zu ernähren —
es hat or damit hat's keine Nót (old) — there's no rush
See:4) (= Zwang, Notwendigkeit) necessityder Nót gehorchend — bowing to necessity
etw nicht ohne Nót tun — not to do sth without having to
ohne Nót — without good cause
zur Nót — if necessary, if need(s) be
aus der Nót geboren sein — to be born of necessity
aus der Nót eine Tugend machen — to make a virtue (out) of necessity
Nót sein — to be necessary
See:→ nottun* * *(poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) need* * *<-, Nöte>[ˈno:t, pl ˈnø:tə]fdas war eine Zeit der \Not it was a time of need, a lean timees herrscht bittere \Not there is abject povertyin diesem Land herrscht große \Not there is great poverty and hardship in this countryaus \Not out of povertyin \Not geraten to encounter hard timesin \Not leben to live in poverty\Not leiden to live in poverty, to suffer deprivation\Not leidend destitute\Not leidende Menschen people in need2. (Bedrängnis) distress, afflictionjdm in der \Not beistehen to support sb at a difficult time, to help sb in times of troublein \Not geraten to get into difficulties [or dire straits]jdm in der Stunde der \Not helfen to help sb in her/his hour of needjdm seine \Not klagen to pour out one's troubles to sbin seiner/ihrer \Not in his/her distress [or desperation]in seiner \Not wusste er sich nicht anders zu helfen he couldn't see what else he could doin höchster \Not in extremisRettung in höchster \Not rescue in extremisHilfe in höchster \Not help in the nick of timedie Nöte des Alltags humdrum problems, the problems of everyday livingin Ängsten und Nöten schweben to be hot and bothereddie Nöte des kleinen Mannes the average person's problemsin tausend Nöten sein to be up to one's hips in alligators fam4. kein pl (Mühe, Sorge) difficulty, troublesie hatten \Not, ihre sechs Kinder zu ernähren they had difficulty in feeding their six childrenseine liebe \Not haben mit jdm/etw to have one's work cut out with sb/sth, to have a lot of trouble [or problems] with sb/sthsie hat ihre liebe \Not mit ihrem Sohn she really has her work cut out with her sonseine liebe \Not haben, etw zu tun to have one's work cut out doing sthmit knapper \Not just, by the skin of one's teethdamit hat es keine \Not there's no rushohne \Not sollte man nicht zu so drastischen Maßnahmen greifen if there is no need, one shouldn't resort to such drastic measuresim Deutschen werden oft ohne \Not Anglizismen für die Bezeichnung neuer Gegenstände verwendet in German, Anglicisms are often used for describing new articles when there is actually no need [to use foreign words]der \Not gehorchend out of necessitytun, was die \Not gebietet to do what has to be doneetw nicht ohne \Not tun not to do sth without having to6.▶ wenn die \Not am größten, ist Gottes Hilfe am nächsten (prov) man's extremity is God's opportunity prov▶ [da/jetzt/bei ihm ist] Holland in \Not [o Nöten] (prov) things are looking grim, now we are in for itdas sind mir gute Freunde, wenn \Not am Mann ist, haben sie sich alle verdünnisiert! that's what I call good friends — when I/you really needed them they all cleared off!eigentlich wollte ich morgen zum Angeln gehen, aber wenn wirklich \Not am Mann ist... actually, I wanted to go fishing tomorrow but if you're really stuck...▶ in \Not und Tod zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin▶ aus der \Not eine Tugend machen to make a virtue out of necessity▶ zur \Not if need[s] be* * *die; Not, NöteRettung in od. aus höchster Not — rescue from extreme difficulties
2) o. Pl. (Mangel, Armut) need; poverty [and hardship]Not leiden — suffer poverty or want [and hardship]
3) o. Pl. (Verzweiflung) anguish; distress4) (Sorge, Mühe) troubleseine [liebe] Not mit jemandem/etwas haben — have a lot of trouble or a lot of problems with somebody/something
zur Not — if need be; if necessary
Not tun or sein — (geh., landsch.) be necessary
* * *wirtschaftliche Not economic plight;Not leiden suffer want ( oder privation);die Not leidende Bevölkerung the needy people;in der Stunde der Not at the hour of need;für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day;in Not geraten/sein encounter hard times/be suffering want;keine Not kennen be well-off;Not macht erfinderisch necessity is the mother of invention;in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen umg any port in a storm, beggars can’t be choosers;Not kennt kein Gebot sprichw necessity knows no law;Not lehrt beten sprichw need teaches you how to prayNöte difficulties, problems;in tausend Nöten sein be in real trouble ( oder a real mess);in Not sein be in trouble;in Not geraten run into difficulties;in höchster Not in dire straits;aus höchster Not rescue from extreme difficulties;in meiner etcNot in my etc predicament3. nur sg (Mühe):seine liebe Not haben have a hard time (of it);mit jemandem/etwas seine liebe Not haben have a hard time with sb/s.th;ich hatte meine liebe Not, wieder ans Ufer zu schwimmen I had great difficulty in swimming back to the bank;ohne Not without any problemdamit hat es keine Not it’s not urgent;ohne Not solltest du das nicht tun you shouldn’t do that unless it’s really necessary;zur Not if necessary, if need be; (gerade noch) at (US in) a pinch; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst;wenn Not am Mann ist if need be; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst;aus der Not eine Tugend machen make a virtue of necessity;* * *die; Not, Nöte1) (Bedrohung, Gefahr)Rettung in od. aus höchster Not — rescue from extreme difficulties
2) o. Pl. (Mangel, Armut) need; poverty [and hardship]Not leiden — suffer poverty or want [and hardship]
3) o. Pl. (Verzweiflung) anguish; distress4) (Sorge, Mühe) troubleseine [liebe] Not mit jemandem/etwas haben — have a lot of trouble or a lot of problems with somebody/something
zur Not — if need be; if necessary
Not tun or sein — (geh., landsch.) be necessary
* * *¨-e f.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)hardship n.misery n.necessity n.need n. -
8 mager
<kfz.mot> (Kraftstoff/Luft-Gemisch mit O2-Überschuss) ■ lean US ; weak GB< nahr> (z.B. Wein) ■ thin; meager; weak< textil> (Filament) ■ sheer -
9 dürr
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10 mager
ma·ger [ʼma:gɐ] adj2) ( fettarm) low-fat;\mageres Fleisch lean meat;\magere Kost low-fat food;\mager essen/ kochen to eat/cook low-fat foods\magere Ernte ( fig) a poor harvest;\magerer Boden infertile ground;das ist aber eine \magere Ausbeute those are poor [or lean] pickings;( dürftig) feeble;\magere Jahre barren years -
11 mager
1. fatless2. gaunt3. lean4. leanly5. meagerly6. meager Am.7. meagrely8. meagre Br.9. skinnily10. skinny11. thin adj [lean,skinny] -
12 mager
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13 mager
- {fatless} không có chất béo, không có mỡ - {gaunt} gầy, hốc hác, hoang vắng, thê lương, buồn thảm, cằn cỗi, có vẻ dữ tợn, dễ sợ - {hungry} đói, cảm thấy đói, ra vẻ đói ăn, làm cho thấy đói, gợi thèm, khao khát, thèm khát, ham muốn, xấu, khô cằn - {lank} gầy gò, gầy và cao, thẳng và rũ xuống - {lean} gầy còm, nạc, không dính mỡ, đói kém, mất mùa, không bổ, không lợi lộc gì - {meagre} khẳng khiu, hom hem, nghèo, xoàng, sơ sài, đạm bạc - {scanty} ít, thiếu, không đủ, nhỏ, chật hẹp - {scraggy} gầy giơ xương - {skinny} da, như da, gầy nhom - {spare} thừa, dư, có để dành, thanh đạm, gầy go, để thay thế - {tenuous} mảnh, loãng, giản dị, tinh tế, tế nhị - {thin} mỏng, mảnh dẻ, mảnh khảnh, thưa, thưa thớt, lơ thơ, nhỏ hẹp, yếu ớt, mong manh, nghèo nàn, khó chịu, buồn chán = mager (Kost) {sparing}+ = mager (Ernte) {poor}+ = sehr mager {bony}+ -
14 dürr
- {arid} khô cằn, khô khan, vô vị - {barren} cằn cỗi, không có quả, hiếm hoi, không sinh đẻ, không đem lại kết quả - {droughty} hạn hán, khô cạn, khát - {dry} khô, cạn, ráo, khô nứt, khô cổ, khát khô cả cổ, cạn sữa, hết sữa, khan, nhạt, không bơ, nguyên chất, không pha, không thêm nước ngọt, không thú vị, vô tình, lãnh đạm, lạnh nhạt, lạnh lùng, cứng nhắc - cụt lủn, cộc lốc, tỉnh khô, phớt lạnh, không thêm bớt, rành rành, khô cứng, sắc cạnh, sắc nét, cấm rượu, khách quan, không thành kiến, vô tư - {gaunt} gầy, hốc hác, hoang vắng, thê lương, buồn thảm, có vẻ dữ tợn, dễ sợ - {jejune} tẻ nhạt, không hấp dẫn, không gợi cảm, nghèo nàn, ít ỏi - {lean} gầy còm, nạc, không dính mỡ, đói kém, mất mùa, không bổ, không lợi lộc gì - {meagre} gầy gò, khẳng khiu, hom hem, nghèo, xoàng, sơ sài, đạm bạc - {scraggy} gầy giơ xương - {scrawny} - {spare} thừa, dư, có để dành, thanh đạm, gầy go, để thay thế - {thin} mỏng, mảnh, mảnh dẻ, mảnh khảnh, loãng, thưa, thưa thớt, lơ thơ, nhỏ, nhỏ hẹp, yếu ớt, mong manh, khó chịu, buồn chán - {wizen} khô xác, nhăn nheo - {wizened} -
15 dünn
- {delicate} thanh nhã, thanh tú, thánh thú, mỏng manh, mảnh khảnh, mảnh dẻ, dễ vỡ, tinh vi, tinh xảo, tinh tế, khéo léo, nhẹ nhàng, mềm mại, tế nhị, khó xử, lịch thiệp, khéo, nhã nhặn, ý tứ, nhẹ, nhạt - phơn phớt, nhạy cảm, thính, nhạy, ngon, thanh cảnh, nâng niu chiều chuộng, cảnh vẻ, yểu điệu, ẻo lả mềm yếu, vui sướng, vui thích, khoái trí - {filmy} mỏng nhẹ, mờ mờ, có váng, dạng màng - {fine} tốt, nguyên chất, nhỏ, mịn, thanh mảnh, sắc, khả quan, hay, giải, lớn, đường bệ, đẹp, xinh, bảnh, trong sáng, sặc sỡ, rực rỡ, loè loẹt, cầu kỳ, có ý kiến khen ngợi, có ý ca ngợi, chính xác, cao thượng - cao quý, hoàn toàn sung sức - {flimsy} mỏng mảnh, hời hợt, nông cạn, tầm thường, nhỏ mọn - {lean} gầy còm, nạc, không dính mỡ, đói kém, mất mùa, không bổ, gầy, không lợi lộc gì - {light} sáng sủa, sáng, nhanh nhẹn, thanh thoát, dịu dàng, thư thái, khinh suất, nông nổi, nhẹ dạ, bộp chộp, lăng nhăng, lẳng lơ, đĩ thoã, không quan trọng - {meagre} gầy gò, khẳng khiu, hom hem, nghèo, xoàng, sơ sài, đạm bạc - {rare} hiếm, hiếm có, ít có, loãng, rất quý, rất tốt, rất ngon, rất vui..., tái, xào còn hơi sống, rán còn lòng đào - {sheer} chỉ là, đúng là, hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối, dốc đứng, thẳng đứng, mỏng dính, trông thấy da, thẳng - {spare} thừa, dư, có để dành, thanh đạm, gầy go, để thay thế - {spidery} spiderlike, có lắm nhện - {subtle} phảng phất, huyền ảo, khó thấy, khôn khéo, khôn ngoan, lanh lợi, tin nhanh, xảo quyệt, quỷ quyệt, mỏng - {tenuous} mảnh, ít, giản dị - {thin} thưa, thưa thớt, lơ thơ, nhỏ hẹp, yếu ớt, mong manh, nghèo nàn, khó chịu, buồn chán - {twiggy} như một cành con, gầy gò mảnh khảnh, nhiều cành con - {washy} vô vị, bạc thếch, không mặn mà, nhạt nhẽo, lòng thòng - {watery} ướt, đẫm nước, sũng nước, lỏng - {weak} yếu, thiếu nghị lực, yếu đuối, mềm yếu, nhu nhược, kém, non, thiếu quá - {wishy-washy} lo ng, nhạt phèo = dünn (Bier) {small}+ = dünn (Luft) {rare}+ = dünn (Essen) {sloppy}+ = sehr dünn {finedrawn}+ = lang und dünn {lanky; reedy; weedy}+
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thin´ness — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o … Useful english dictionary
thin´ly — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o … Useful english dictionary
lean — lean1 /leen/, v., leaned or (esp. Brit.) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 2. to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned… … Universalium
lean — I [[t]lin[/t]] v. leaned (esp. brit.)leant, lean•ing, 1) to incline or bend from a vertical position: to lean out the window[/ex] 2) to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left[/ex] 3) to incline in feeling,… … From formal English to slang
Lean — (l[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Leaner} (l[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Leanest}.] [OE. lene, AS. hl[=ae]ne; prob. akin to E. lean to incline. See {Lean}, v. i. ] 1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not plump; slender; meager; thin; lank;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lean — lean1 [lēn] vi. leaned or Chiefly Brit. leant, leaning [ME lenen < OE hlinian, to lean, hlænan, to cause to lean, akin to Ger lehnen < IE base * k̑lei , to incline, lean > Gr klinein, L clinare] 1. to bend or deviate from an upright… … English World dictionary
lean — vb *slant, slope, incline Analogous words: bend, *curve: *turn, deflect, divert, sheer lean adj Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, angular, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of absence of super fluous flesh. Lean stresses the lack of fat… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Thin — Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched out, ? … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thin section — Thin Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lean — Ⅰ. lean [1] ► VERB (past and past part. leaned or chiefly Brit. leant) 1) be in or move into a sloping position. 2) (lean against/on) incline from the perpendicular and rest against. 3) (lean on) rely on for sup … English terms dictionary
thin — [thin] adj. thinner, thinnest [ME thinne < OE thynne, akin to Ger dünn < IE * tenu , thin < base * ten , to stretch > L tenuis, thin, tenere, to hold, tendere & Gr teinein, to stretch] 1. having relatively little depth; of little… … English World dictionary