Lean in spanish

Apoyarse

pronunciation: ɑpoʊiɑɹ̩se part of speech: adjective, verb

In gestures

lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.]¹ = delgado, escueto, enjuto. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]

Example: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.

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» lean-looking = de aspecto delgado.

Example: Their book 'History, Condition, and Management' included a disproportionately lean-looking chapter on early printed books.

» lean times ahead = avecinarse tiempos difíciles.

Example: In the lean times ahead public libraries will need the support of all sectors of the profession.

» lean years = años de vacas flacas.

Example: Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.

lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.]² = magro. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]

Example: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.

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» lean and mean = implacable, chico pero matón.

Example: I avoid companies with projects with high capital costs because the markets want companies that are small, lean and mean.

lean³ = inclinarse, ladear. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio leant/leaned]

Example: I tried to turn with my body but was terrified of leaning too far and falling off the snowboard.

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» lean against = apoyar en, descansar en.

Example: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

» lean back(wards) = retreparse, echarse para atrás.

Example: She leaned back and stared straight into the core of the light above, her eyes squinting.

» lean forward = inclinarse.

Example: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.

» lean + Infinitivo = tender a + Infinitivo.

Example: The effective reference librarian should lean to disagree agreeably.

» lean on/upon = descansar sobre, apoyarse en.

Example: Stanton changed her position, and leaned her chin upon her hand.

» lean out of = asomarse por.

Example: Natasha continued to lean out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with her kindly, slightly quizzical, happy smile.

» lean over = inclinarse.

Example: Lateral filing is preferable to vertical filing as one does not have to lean over to reach items at the back of a drawer.

» lean over + backwards = esforzarse al máximo, hacer lo imposible, desvivirse.

Example: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.

» lean over + too far backwards = ser demasiado complaciente.

Example: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.

» lean + too heavily on = depender demasiado de.

Example: Some libraries lean too heavily on the interloan network and shirk their own responsibility in book purchasing = Algunas bibliotecas dependen demasiado de la red de préstamo interbibliotecario y eluden la responsabilidad que tienen de comprar libros.

» lean to(wards) = inclinarse hacia, ladearse hacia, escorar hacia.

Example: He leaned toward the document and began to go through it page by page.

» lean to(wards) = inclinarse por, tener inclinación por, tener predilección por.

Example: He feared that 'the people will think we are leaning too much towards Monarchy'.

Lean synonyms

run in spanish: correr, pronunciation: rʌn part of speech: verb, noun list in spanish: lista, pronunciation: lɪst part of speech: noun angle in spanish: ángulo, pronunciation: æŋgəl part of speech: noun tip in spanish: propina, pronunciation: tɪp part of speech: noun spare in spanish: de repuesto, pronunciation: sper part of speech: verb, adjective tend in spanish: tender, pronunciation: tend part of speech: verb trim in spanish: recortar, pronunciation: trɪm part of speech: noun, verb slight in spanish: leve, pronunciation: slaɪt part of speech: adjective tilt in spanish: inclinación, pronunciation: tɪlt part of speech: noun, verb thin in spanish: Delgado, pronunciation: θɪn part of speech: adjective inclination in spanish: inclinación, pronunciation: ɪnkləneɪʃən part of speech: noun haggard in spanish: demacrado, pronunciation: hægɜrd part of speech: adjective, noun emaciated in spanish: demacrado, pronunciation: ɪmeɪʃieɪtɪd part of speech: adjective gaunt in spanish: demacrado, pronunciation: gɔnt part of speech: adjective incline in spanish: inclinación, pronunciation: ɪnklaɪn part of speech: noun, verb slender in spanish: esbelto, pronunciation: slendɜr part of speech: adjective slim in spanish: Delgado, pronunciation: slɪm part of speech: adjective skinny in spanish: flaco, pronunciation: skɪni part of speech: adjective lanky in spanish: larguirucho, pronunciation: læŋki part of speech: adjective deficient in spanish: deficiente, pronunciation: dɪfɪʃənt part of speech: adjective wiry in spanish: nervioso, pronunciation: waɪri part of speech: adjective insufficient in spanish: insuficiente, pronunciation: ɪnsəfɪʃənt part of speech: adjective wispy in spanish: tenue, pronunciation: wɪspi part of speech: adjective scrawny in spanish: flaco, pronunciation: skrɔni part of speech: adjective bony in spanish: óseo, pronunciation: boʊni part of speech: adjective wizened in spanish: arrugado, pronunciation: waɪzənd part of speech: adjective lank in spanish: alto y delgado, pronunciation: læŋk part of speech: adjective leaning in spanish: propensión, pronunciation: linɪŋ part of speech: noun, adjective withered in spanish: marchito, pronunciation: wɪðɜrd part of speech: adjective wasted in spanish: vano, pronunciation: weɪstəd part of speech: adjective skeletal in spanish: esquelético, pronunciation: skelətəl part of speech: adjective skimpy in spanish: escaso, pronunciation: skɪmpi part of speech: adjective gangly in spanish: gangly, pronunciation: gæŋli part of speech: adjective reedy in spanish: lleno de cañas, pronunciation: ridi part of speech: adjective wizen in spanish: genio, pronunciation: waɪzən part of speech: adjective pinched in spanish: apretado, pronunciation: pɪntʃt part of speech: adjective shriveled in spanish: marchito, pronunciation: ʃrɪvəld part of speech: adjective spindly in spanish: largo y delgado, pronunciation: spaɪndli part of speech: adjective scraggy in spanish: flaco, pronunciation: skrægi part of speech: adjective stringy in spanish: fibroso, pronunciation: strɪŋi part of speech: adjective weedy in spanish: mala hierba, pronunciation: widi part of speech: adjective cadaverous in spanish: cadavérico, pronunciation: kədævɜrəs part of speech: adjective anorexic in spanish: anoréxico, pronunciation: ænɜreksɪk part of speech: adjective underweight in spanish: bajo peso, pronunciation: ʌndɜrweɪt part of speech: adjective shrunken in spanish: encogido, pronunciation: ʃrʌŋkən part of speech: adjective gangling in spanish: larguirucho, pronunciation: gæŋglɪŋ part of speech: adjective shrivelled in spanish: marchito, pronunciation: ʃrɪveld part of speech: adjective anorectic in spanish: anoréxico, pronunciation: ænɜrektɪk part of speech: adjective twiggy in spanish: ramita, pronunciation: twɪgi part of speech: adjective twiglike in spanish: como una ramita, pronunciation: twɪglaɪk part of speech: adjective rawboned in spanish: huesudo, pronunciation: rɔboʊnd part of speech: adjective unprofitable in spanish: improductivo, pronunciation: ənprɑfɪtəbəl part of speech: adjective wisplike in spanish: como un sabio, pronunciation: wɪsplaɪk part of speech: adjective wasp-waisted in spanish: de cintura de avispa, pronunciation: wɑspweɪztɪd part of speech: adjective hollow-eyed in spanish: de ojos huecos, pronunciation: hɑloʊijed part of speech: adjective deep-eyed in spanish: ojos profundos, pronunciation: dipjeɪd part of speech: adjective spindle-legged in spanish: patas del huso, pronunciation: spɪndəllegd part of speech: adjective scarecrowish in spanish: espantapájaros, pronunciation: skerkrəwɪʃ part of speech: adjective sunken-eyed in spanish: ojos hundidos, pronunciation: sʌŋkənjeɪ part of speech: adjective slim-waisted in spanish: de cintura delgada, pronunciation: slaɪmweɪstɪd part of speech: adjective slender-waisted in spanish: de cintura delgada, pronunciation: slendɜrweɪstɪd part of speech: adjective spindle-shanked in spanish: vástago de husillo, pronunciation: spɪndəlʃæŋkt part of speech: adjective

Lean antonyms

rich pronunciation: rɪtʃ part of speech: adjective fat pronunciation: fæt part of speech: adjective, noun

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