Slight - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

An action or remark that causes outrage or offence.

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He took his son's desertion as a personal affront

verb

Offend the modesty or values of.

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She was affronted by his familiarity

verb

Reduce the force, effect, or value of.

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This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective

Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.

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The doctrines of christianity became very attenuate and distorted

verb

To make something less or weaker

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Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere., they propose more peacekeeping tro…

phrasal verb

Bar from attention or consideration

phrasal verb

To remove dirt from your clothes with your hands

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He rose slowly and brushed himself off., she stood up and brushed off her skirt., the committee cha…

noun

An unfriendly attitude shown to someone or something, especially by intentionally ignoring or showing no interest in them

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His wife was angry and giving him the cold shoulder., the young entrepreneur got a cold shoulder fr…

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

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A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

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Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

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A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

adjective

Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

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A delicate lace shawl

noun

A delicate fabric or garment.

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The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective

Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged

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A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

verb

Break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

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The boar had been digging for roots

noun

An act or spell of digging.

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A thorough dig of the whole plot

verb

Turn up, loosen, or remove earth

adjective

Extremely or unusually small.

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A diminutive figure dressed in black

noun

A diminutive word or suffix.

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The word is a diminutive of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preced…

adjective

Small

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My grandmother was a diminutive woman, less than 5 feet tall.

noun

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect.

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Her upper lip curled in disdain

verb

Consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.

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He disdained his patients as an inferior rabble

noun

Dislike of someone or something that you feel does not deserve your interest or respect

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The mayor’s disdain for his opponents was well known., he disdains the flashy trappings of many dix…

verb

Pay no attention to; ignore.

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The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard

noun

The action or state of paying no attention to something.

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Blatant disregard for the law

noun

Lack of consideration or respect

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The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth., the jury was told to disregard the commen…

noun

Lack of respect or courtesy.

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Growing disrespect for the rule of law

verb

Show a lack of respect for; insult.

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A young brave who disrespects his elders

noun

Lack of respect

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She apologized for not responding to the letter and said she had meant no disrespect., it is disres…

adjective

(of a person or their face) small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm.

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Her black hair suited her elfin face

noun

An elf.

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And yarthe was empty, but for the elfin, and the elfin quite naturally took it for theirs.

adjective

Used to describe a person who is small and delicate

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Her features were small, almost elfin.

adjective

(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.

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The faint murmur of voices

verb

Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.

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I fainted from loss of blood

noun

A sudden loss of consciousness.

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She hit the floor in a dead faint

adjective

(of a person) weak and delicate.

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His small, frail body

noun

A woman.

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Cosmetic manufacturers will never go out of business because the frails will always want to look li…

adjective

Physically weak, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed

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He’s always in frail health., the shirt is old and frail, and the threads look ready to part.

idiom

To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

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I thought she really liked me, but the next day she gave me the cold shoulder.

adjective

(of a hominid species) of slender build.

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But today, there are eight putative species of early gracile hominid - and a number of the most rec…

verb

Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.

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He ignored her outraged question

verb

Refuse to acknowledge

verb

To give no attention to something or someone

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They ignored our warnings., the mayor ignored the hecklers and went on with her speech.

adjective

So slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.

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His head moved in an almost imperceptible nod

adjective

Too small or insignificant to be valued or perceived.

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They are few in number and those numbers are inappreciable

adjective

If an amount or change is inappreciable, it is too small to be noticed or to have an important effect

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Under the circumstances, the progress gained seemed inappreciable., although a number of people may…

adjective

Of small size, amount, or extent.

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A not inconsiderable amount of money

adjective

Very small and therefore not important or not worth considering

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Not inconsiderable sum he inherited a not inconsiderable (= a large) sum., not inconsiderable amoun…

adjective

Extremely small.

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An infinitesimal pause

noun

An indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.

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These two concepts, infinitesimals and infinite quantities, however, were stirring great philosophi…

adjective

Extremely small

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Even in infinitesimal amounts, this poison can kill you.

adjective

Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

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The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending

adjective

Not important or thought to be valuable

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Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s., my colleagues despised this ma…

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

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You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

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He hurled insults at us

verb

To act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone

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Don’t insult me just because i can’t dance., an insulting remark, offering me so little money was a…

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

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The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

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He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

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We got a little help from a training scheme

adjective

Relating to or at the edge or margin.

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Marginal notes

noun

A seat in a parliament or on a council that is held by a small majority and is at risk in an election.

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She is defending a key marginal for the tories

adjective

Small in amount or effect

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The difference between the two bids was marginal., i think his guess is only marginally better than…

adjective

Of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible.

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The aircraft suffered minimal damage

adjective

As small as possible

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Fortunately, damage to the heart was minimal.

adjective

Very small in amount

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The chances of losing money are minimal., the service will be provided for free, or at minimal cost.

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

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We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

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Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

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The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

adjective

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

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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

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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

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

verb

Fail to care for properly.

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The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun

The state of being uncared for.

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The place had a hopeless air of neglect

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

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He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

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The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

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The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …

noun

The external side or surface of something.

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Record the date on the outside of the file

adjective

Situated on or near the exterior or external surface of something.

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Anne put the outside lights on

preposition

Situated or moving beyond the boundaries or confines of.

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There was a boy outside the door

adjective

Attractively small and dainty (used of a woman).

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She was petite and vivacious

adjective

Of smaller than average height

adjective

Infmlsmaller than usual or expected

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The school library was full of pint-sized scientists setting up their science experiments.

adjective

Small enough to fit in a pocket

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A pocket-size book

adjective

Small and weak.

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White-faced, puny children

adjective

Small and weak, or not effective

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Don’t tell me you’re afraid of that puny little kid., in 1981, computers were puny compared with to…

verb

Reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.

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I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms

noun

An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture.

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His reserve was not intended as a rebuff

verb

To refuse to accept a suggestion, a request for help, or an offer to help, often in an unfriendly way

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Our request for assistance has been rebuffed., boren’s idea took a sharp rebuff.

noun

The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.

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The union decided last night to recommend rejection of the offer

noun

The act or process of rejecting someone or something

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[ u ] fear of rejection, [ c ] i applied for ten jobs and got ten rejections.

noun

The act of refusing to accept an idea, suggestion, proposal, etc.

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The company's rejection of the proposal came as a total surprise., i've applied for loads of jobs a…

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

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The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

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The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

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Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

verb

Drive back (an attack or attacker) by force.

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Rioters tried to storm the ministry but were repulsed by police

noun

The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back.

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The repulse of the invaders

verb

Force or drive back

noun

Lack of manners; discourteousness.

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What i will not tolerate is rudeness

noun

The quality of being offensive or not polite

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There is no excuse for rudeness., slapstick and rudeness are not his stock in trade and his appeal …

adjective

Barely sufficient or adequate.

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Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations

verb

Provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts.

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He does not scant his attention to the later writings

noun

A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.

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I do not wish to become the object of scorn

verb

Feel or express contempt or disdain for.

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He tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself

noun

A strong feeling that someone or something is of little or no worth and deserves no respect

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These countries deserve our respect, not the scorn of a politician., a scornful laugh/look, he was …

adjective

(of a garment) tight-fitting.

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A skinny jumper

noun

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

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His skinny arms

adjective

Very thin

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

adjective

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

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Her slender neck

adjective

Thin

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

adjective

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

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Her slim figure

verb

Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting.

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If he's overweight, he should slim

noun

A course or period of slimming.

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A sponsored slim

verb

Speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another.

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He was slurring his words like a drunk

noun

An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.

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The comments were a slur on staff at the hospital

verb

To pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear

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Her speech was slurred but she still denied she was drunk.

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

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The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

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Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

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Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

verb

Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.

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He snubbed faculty members and students alike

noun

An act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something.

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The move was a snub to the government

adjective

(of a person's nose) short and turned up at the end.

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Snub-nosed

adjective

Additional to what is required for ordinary use.

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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.

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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).

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She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

verb

Reject with disdain or contempt.

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He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned

noun

An act of spurning.

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It is a spurn of god's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness

verb

Reject with contempt

verb

Reject with disdain or contempt.

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He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned

noun

An act of spurning.

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It is a spurn of god's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness

verb

Present participle of spurn

Примеры использования:

She spurned my offers of help., ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

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Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

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He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

adjective

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

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Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

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Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

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The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

Very small.

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A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

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Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

adjective

Of less than the usual size.

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The undersized cubs may not survive the winter

adjective

Smaller than average, or smaller than the correct size

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An undersized, malnourished boy

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

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She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

adjective

Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

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After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

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Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…

adjective

Little.

Примеры использования:

When i was just a wee bairn

noun

Urine.

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There was wee all over the floor

verb

Urinate.

Примеры использования:

Mummy comes in and takes her top and knickers off when she is drunk and wees on the carpet.