Lean - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Примеры использования:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Примеры использования:

Penzance a 0915

symbol

(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

noun

The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.

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In any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle

verb

Direct or incline at an angle.

Примеры использования:

He angled his chair so that he could watch her

noun

A fish hook.

Примеры использования:

You will be pleased too, if you find a trout at one of our angles

adjective

(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

Примеры использования:

The arid plains north of cape town

adjective

(of land or weather) having little rain; very dry

Примеры использования:

An arid region

adjective

Very dry and without enough rain for plants

Примеры использования:

The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there.

noun

The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.

Примеры использования:

Willows lined the bank of the stream

verb

Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.

Примеры использования:

The rain banked the soil up behind the gate

verb

Deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.

Примеры использования:

She may have banked a cheque in the wrong account

adjective

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.

Примеры использования:

The plains of kyrenia were barren

noun

A barren tract or tracts of land.

Примеры использования:

The newfoundland barrens

verb

Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.

Примеры использования:

The wire has to be bent back tightly

noun

A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.

Примеры использования:

The van screeched round a bend

noun

An ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one.

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A narrow bend, either dexter or sinister, lying across the other charges on a shield

noun

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Примеры использования:

There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

verb

Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.

Примеры использования:

All too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates

noun

An unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

Примеры использования:

[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…

adjective

Of or like bone.

Примеры использования:

The bony plates that protect turtles and tortoises

noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

Примеры использования:

He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

verb

Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

Примеры использования:

If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun

A slope or tilt.

Примеры использования:

The outward cant of the curving walls

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Примеры использования:

An electric golf cart careened around the corner

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Примеры использования:

This diet is deficient in vitamin b

adjective

Lacking or not good enough

Примеры использования:

A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children.

adjective

Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Примеры использования:

She was so emaciated she could hardly stand

adjective

(esp. of people and animals) very thin and weak, usually because of illness or not eating enough

adjective

(of a person) tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing.

Примеры использования:

A gangling youth with a trace of down on his cheeks

verb

Move ungracefully.

Примеры использования:

He gangled along main street

adjective

Tall, thin, and awkward in movement

Примеры использования:

Susan showed up with a tall, gangly boy.

adjective

(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

Примеры использования:

A tall, gaunt woman in black

exclamation

Used to express surprise, suspicion, triumph, etc.

Примеры использования:

Ha! that'll teach you!

abbreviation

Hectare(s).

noun

The name formerly proposed by the american chemical society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 ( dubnium ), and by iupac for element 108 ( hassium ).

noun

The back part of the human foot below the ankle.

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Knees are bent and held in front of the chest, with the heels positioned below the hips.

verb

Fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).

Примеры использования:

They were soling and heeling heavy working boots

exclamation

A command to a dog to walk close behind its owner.

Примеры использования:

‘heel’ i said and rusty obeyed.

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Примеры использования:

These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

Примеры использования:

An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

Примеры использования:

Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

verb

Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.

Примеры использования:

He was inclined to accept the offer

noun

An inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway.

Примеры использования:

The road climbs a long incline through a forest

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

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The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

Примеры использования:

He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Примеры использования:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

Примеры использования:

There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

Примеры использования:

Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

(of hair) long, limp, and straight.

Примеры использования:

The man had lank, brown, greasy hair

adjective

Very numerous or plentiful.

Примеры использования:

Come and share our braai—we've got lank meat

adjective

Lank hair is not attractive because it is completely straight and thin

Примеры использования:

His hair was lank and greasy and looked like it hadn't been washed for a month.

adjective

(of a person) ungracefully thin and tall.

Примеры использования:

He is lanky and a brilliant artist as well as being excellent at crosswords.

adjective

Tall and thin and often tending to move awkwardly as a result

Примеры использования:

He shifted his lanky body uncomfortably in the cramped airplane seat.

adjective

Restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.

Примеры использования:

A limited number of places are available

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Примеры использования:

Try to limit the amount you drink

adjective

Limited also means kept within a particular size, range, time, or group

Примеры использования:

The advanced course is limited to those who have already taken the introductory course.

adjective

(of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful.

Примеры использования:

The kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers

adjective

Attractively thin and able to move quickly and smoothly

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Примеры использования:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Примеры использования:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Примеры использования:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

Примеры использования:

They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Примеры использования:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Примеры использования:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Примеры использования:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Примеры использования:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Примеры использования:

He was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not great in value

Примеры использования:

A modest increase in salary, a modest house, although an outstanding scientist, he’s a modest man.

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not expensive

Примеры использования:

Modest amount/budget/profit we have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth., modest ris…

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

Примеры использования:

She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

Примеры использования:

I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

Примеры использования:

The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

Примеры использования:

They were too poor to afford a telephone

adjective

(of a person) tall and slim with long, slender limbs.

Примеры использования:

A pale, rangy boy in his late teens

adjective

Having long thin legs and arms

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A tall, rangy figure

adjective

Used to describe an animal that has little flesh on its bones so that its bones can be seen clearly

adjective

Limited in extent, number, scope, or action.

Примеры использования:

Western scientists had only restricted access to the site

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

Примеры использования:

Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

adjective

Limited in amount or range

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Job opportunities are severely restricted at the moment., restricted goods/service/supply engineeri…

adjective

Barely sufficient or adequate.

Примеры использования:

Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations

verb

Provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts.

Примеры использования:

He does not scant his attention to the later writings

adjective

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Примеры использования:

They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

plural noun

Women's skimpy knickers or pants.

Примеры использования:

A few years ago one great british institution moved from selling sensible big pants to scanties.

adjective

Smaller in size or amount than what is considered necessary or desirable

Примеры использования:

Scanty food supplies

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin and bony.

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Scraggy mongrels

adjective

(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony.

Примеры использования:

He had a scrawny physique and a protuberant adam's apple

adjective

(of a person’s or animal’s body) very thin because not fed enough, so that you can see the shape of the bones under the skin

Примеры использования:

The store had only a few scrawny chickens left.

adjective

Relating to or functioning as a skeleton.

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The skeletal remains of aquatic organisms

adjective

Of or like a skeleton (= frame of bones)

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Skeletal injuries

adjective

(of a garment) tight-fitting.

Примеры использования:

A skinny jumper

noun

(of a person or part of their body) unattractively thin.

Примеры использования:

His skinny arms

adjective

Very thin

Примеры использования:

She’s shorter and skinnier than me., my bike has skinny tires., get the skinny on hundreds of celeb…

verb

Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.

Примеры использования:

A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun

A sloping position.

Примеры использования:

The hedge grew at a slant

adjective

Sloping.

Примеры использования:

Slant pockets

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.

Примеры использования:

Her slender neck

adjective

Thin

Примеры использования:

The slender book runs all of 150 pages., sarane is a tall, slender man.

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Примеры использования:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Примеры использования:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Примеры использования:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender.

Примеры использования:

Her slim figure

verb

Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting.

Примеры использования:

If he's overweight, he should slim

noun

A course or period of slimming.

Примеры использования:

A sponsored slim

noun

A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

Примеры использования:

He slithered helplessly down the slope

verb

(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Примеры использования:

The garden sloped down to a stream

adjective

Additional to what is required for ordinary use.

Примеры использования:

Few people had spare cash for inessentials

noun

An item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.

Примеры использования:

The wheel's broken and it would be suicide to go on without a spare

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Примеры использования:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

adjective

Thinly dispersed or scattered.

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Areas of sparse population

adjective

Small in number or amount and not dense or close together

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Plants with sparse foliage, sparse attendance, a sparse vocabulary, this area is very sparsely sett…

adjective

Long or tall and thin.

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Spindly arms and legs

adjective

(of a person) slender and elegant.

Примеры использования:

She was svelte and sophisticated

adjective

Attractively thin, graceful, and stylish

verb

Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

Примеры использования:

He swayed slightly on his feet

noun

A rhythmical movement from side to side.

Примеры использования:

The easy sway of her hips

verb

Move back and forth

adjective

(of a woman or girl) slender and graceful.

Примеры использования:

His arm curled around her sylphlike waist

adjective

(of a woman or girl) attractively thin and delicate

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Примеры использования:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Примеры использования:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Примеры использования:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

verb

Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Примеры использования:

The floor tilted slightly

noun

A sloping position or movement.

Примеры использования:

The tilt of her head

verb

Lean over; tip

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Примеры использования:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Примеры использования:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

A place where rubbish is left.

Примеры использования:

A rubbish tip

adjective

Not producing good or helpful results; unproductive.

Примеры использования:

The meeting was unfruitful

adjective

Not producing any good or valuable result

Примеры использования:

The two sides have been involved in lengthy - but so far unfruitful - negotiations., if allowed to …

adjective

Not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.

Примеры использования:

Unproductive land must be reforested

adjective

Not useful, or not creating anything

Примеры использования:

We wasted three days in unproductive discussions.

adjective

Not producing goods, crops, profits, etc. in a satisfactory amount

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Unproductive investments/jobs/projects, grass planted on currently unproductive land could form a u…

adjective

(of a business or activity) not yielding profit or financial gain.

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The mines became increasingly unprofitable

adjective

Not resulting in profit

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Unprofitable investments/businesses

adjective

Not making a profit

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An unprofitable business/company/store when the asian financial crisis hit, it shut 32 unprofitable…

adjective

Bringing little or no profit or income.

Примеры использования:

Unremunerative research work

verb

Change direction suddenly.

Примеры использования:

An oil tanker that had veered off course

noun

A sudden change of direction.

Примеры использования:

In particular, sword wants to discover what triggers the insects' specific movements - a sudden vee…

verb

Slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.

adjective

Bordered, shaded, or covered by willows.

Примеры использования:

Willowy meadow land

adjective

(esp. of a woman) graceful and thin, with long arms and legs

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A willowy figure

adjective

Resembling wire in form and texture.

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His wiry black hair

adjective

(of a person) thin but strong

Примеры использования:

He was a wiry man 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds.