dwarf

1. (transitive)To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).

   уменьшатьumenʹšatʹ

2. (transitive)To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny; to be much larger than.

   The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.

   make appear small by comparison

3. (transitive)To make appear insignificant.

   Bach dwarfs all other composers.

   in den Schatten stellen

   затмеватьzatmevatʹ

4. (intransitive)To become (much) smaller.

   schrumpfen

   уменьшатьсяumenʹšatʹsja

5. To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.

1. Tom is a dwarf.

   Том — карлик.

   ruТом - гном.

   deTom ist ein Zwerg.

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2. If our sun is a dwarf star, imagine how big the others must be.

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3. I'm not a dwarf.

   ruЯ не карлик.

   deIch bin kein Zwerg.

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4. The seven dwarfs were good-hearted.

   Сім гномів мали добре серце.

   ruСемь гномов были добры.

   deDie sieben Zwerge waren gutherzig.

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5. Haumea is an oddly-shaped dwarf planet.

   Гаумеа — карликова планета химерної форми.

   deHaumea ist ein seltsam geformter Zwergplanet.

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