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. — deniko

   ruТом - гном. — odexed

   deTom ist ein Zwerg. — BraveSentry

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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. — marafon

   deIch bin kein Zwerg. — Waldelfe

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4. The seven dwarfs were good-hearted.

   Сім гномів мали добре серце. — deniko

   ruСемь гномов были добры. — carlosalberto

   deDie sieben Zwerge waren gutherzig. — carlosalberto

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5. Haumea is an oddly-shaped dwarf planet.

   Гаумеа — карликова планета химерної форми. — deniko

   deHaumea ist ein seltsam geformter Zwergplanet. — eik_dahms

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