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I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
- lean on- lean out* * *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.)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)•- leanness* * *I [liːn]2. n(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp1. vi1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendereto lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra
2)(for support: person)
to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi ato be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro
to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn
2. vt(ladder, bicycle)
to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc•- lean out* * *lean (1) /li:n/A a.magro ( anche fig.); scarno; smilzo; sparuto; scarso; povero: a lean man, un uomo magro (o sparuto); a lean profit, un magro profitto; lean years, anni magri; a lean diet, una dieta poveraB n.magro; carne magra● ( slang USA) lean and mean, asciutto; grintoso; pronto a tutto ed energico □ (autom.) lean mixture, miscela povera.lean (2) /li:n/n. [u]inclinazione; pendenza: a steeple with a slight lean, un campanile con una lieve inclinazione● on the lean, inclinato.♦ (to) lean /li:n/A v. i.2 appoggiarsi: He leaned on his staff, si appoggiava al bastone; Lean on my arm, appoggiati al mio braccio!; ( boxe) to lean on the ropes, appoggiarsi sulle corde3 contare (su); fare affidamento (su): to lean on one's connections, contare sulle proprie conoscenze4 propendere; essere propenso (o incline) a; tendere a: to lean towards mysticism, tendere al misticismoB v. t.2 appoggiare; poggiare: to lean a pole against the wall, appoggiare un palo al muro; to lean one's elbows on the table, poggiare i gomiti sul tavolo● to lean forward [back], pendere in avanti [all'indietro] □ to lean in, sporgersi verso l'interno; mettere dentro la testa ( a un finestrino d'auto, ecc.) □ (fig.) to lean on sb., fare pressioni su q.: The government is leaning heavily on FIAT to produce cars that burn less fuel, il governo esercita forti pressioni sulla FIAT perché produca automobili che consumino meno carburante □ to lean out of a window, sporgersi da una finestra □ (fig. fam.) to lean over backwards, fare l'impossibile; fare i salti mortali; farsi in quattro □ to lean over a hedge, sporgersi sopra una siepe.* * *I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
- lean on- lean out
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