Английские слова, начинающиеся на len - страница 1

adjective

(of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or tolerant than expected.

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In the view of the court the sentence was too lenient

adverb

In a way that punishes or judges someone less strongly or severely than would be expected

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Because of her age, she was likely to be treated leniently in court., he said senior officials caug…

noun

Marxism as interpreted and applied by lenin.

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They had an overly rigid interpretation of marxism and leninism.

noun

Someone who believes in the social, political, and economic principles and theories developed from marxism by the russian politician v. i. lenin, supporting direct rule by workers

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Solzhenitsyn was strictly speaking a leninist., radek reached an agreement with the leninists., the…

adjective

Believing in the social, political, and economic principles and theories developed from marxism by the russian politician v. i. lenin, supporting direct rule by workers

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The world was ready to overlook the party's leninist ideology., adopting tough leninist language, h…

noun

Someone who believes in the social, political, and economic principles and theories developed from marxism by the russian politician v. i. lenin, supporting direct rule by workers

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Solzhenitsyn was strictly speaking a leninist., radek reached an agreement with the leninists., the…

adjective

(of a consonant, especially a voiced consonant) weakly articulated, especially denoting the less or least strongly articulated of two or more similar consonants.

noun

(in celtic languages) the process or result of palatalizing a consonant.

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The grammar involved in medieval gaelic names often includes lenition, a "softening" of the initial…

adjective

(of a medicine) laxative.

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The leaves, and to a lesser extent the flowers, are mildly diuretic, emollient, lenitive and mildly…

noun

A laxative.

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He suggests, as lenitives, senna with pulp of tamarind or oil of sweet almonds.

noun

A laxative.

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He suggests, as lenitives, senna with pulp of tamarind or oil of sweet almonds.

adjective

(of a medicine) laxative.

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The leaves, and to a lesser extent the flowers, are mildly diuretic, emollient, lenitive and mildly…

noun

The quality of being kind or gentle.

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A smile crossed her face, but this unexpected lenity was short-lived

noun

An openwork fabric with the warp threads twisted in pairs before weaving.

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The weave preferably includes a half-cross or full-cross leno weave.

noun

An openwork fabric with the warp threads twisted in pairs before weaving.

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The weave preferably includes a half-cross or full-cross leno weave.

noun

A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used singly (as in a magnifying glass) or with other lenses (as in a telescope).

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His first telescope was made from available lenses and gave a magnification of about four times.

noun

A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used singly (as in a magnifying glass) or with other lenses (as in a telescope).

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His first telescope was made from available lenses and gave a magnification of about four times.

noun

A professional photographer or cameraman.

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An exclusive, candid picture by the lensman david graves

noun

A professional photographer or cameraman.

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An exclusive, candid picture by the lensman david graves

verb

Past and past participle of lend.

suffix

(forming adjectives) full of; characterized by.

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Pestilent

noun

(in the christian church) the period preceding easter, which is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of christ's fasting in the wilderness. in the western church it runs from ash wednesday to holy saturday, and so includes forty weekdays.

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To this end he will be eating as little as possible from the beginning of lent until easter.

adverb

(as a direction) with a gradual decrease in speed.

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Let it play lentando

adjective

Played with a gradual decrease in speed.

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The scoring is unusual, and the tempo lentando

adjective

Of, in, or appropriate to lent.

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Lenten food

noun

The period of lent.

adjective

(of organisms or habitats) inhabiting or situated in still fresh water.

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Bass are found in both lotic and lentic habitats.

noun

One of many raised pores in the stem of a woody plant that allows gas exchange between the atmosphere and the internal tissues.

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Both root system and trunk have lenticels (gas exchange pores) and aerenchyma (interconnected air-f…

noun

One of many raised pores in the stem of a woody plant that allows gas exchange between the atmosphere and the internal tissues.

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Both root system and trunk have lenticels (gas exchange pores) and aerenchyma (interconnected air-f…

adjective

Shaped like a lentil, especially by being biconvex.

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Lenticular lenses

noun

A small, clearly defined patch of skin that is darker than the surrounding skin as a result of an increased number of pigment cells. lentigines are generally darker than freckles, do not fade, and become more frequent with age.

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A biopsy of the lentigo revealed an increased number of melanocytes