B1adjective · common

lean

lean · leaner · leanest

худий

худой, тощий, бедный, скромный

mager, schlank, knapp, dürr

Slim; not fleshySlim; not fleshy.

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/ˈliːn/

» Tom is a guy you can lean on.

Том — хлопець, на якого можно покластися. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

Slim; not fleshy.
mager, dürr, schlank
худо́йxudój, то́щийtóščij, поджа́рыйpodžáryj
худи́йxudýj
Having little fat.
lean steak cuts
mager
по́стныйpóstnyj
containing little excess
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
a lean budget
a lean harvest
knapp
бе́дныйbédnyj, ску́дныйskúdnyj, скро́мныйskrómnyj
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
A lean ore hardly worth mining.
Running on too lean a fuel-air mixture will cause, among other problems, your internal combustion engine to heat up too much.
mager
обеднённыйobednjónnyj
Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
lean management
lean manufacturing
(archaic)Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
lean copy, matter, or type

Examples

570 sentences

Tom is a guy you can lean on.
Том — хлопець, на якого можно покластися. — deniko
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Tom leaned towards Mary.
Том нахилився у бік Мері. — deniko
ruТом наклонился к Мэри. — marafon
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Don't lean against this wall.
Не притуляйся до цієї стіни. — deniko
ruНе прислоняйся к этой стене. — marafon
deLehn dich nicht an diese Wand! — Tamy
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Tom leaned on his cane.
Том сперся на палицю. — rmdas
ruТом опёрся на свою палку. — marafon
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Don't lean against the wall.
Не притуляйся до стіни. — deniko
ruНе опирайся на стену. — odexed
deLehne dich nicht an die Mauer an! — Tamy
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

being slim, not fleshy:

Русский

By meaning 4

being slim, not fleshy:

of meat, having little fat:

having little extra or little to spare:

having a low proportion of a desired substance:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

being slim, not fleshy:

having little extra or little to spare:

Origin

From Middle English lene (“lean”), from Old English hlǣne (“lean”), (cognate with Low Germ

From Middle English lene (“lean”), from Old English hlǣne (“lean”), (cognate with Low German leen), perhaps from hlǣnan (“to cause to lean (due to hunger or lack of food)”), from Proto-Germanic *hlainijaną (“to cause to lean”). If so, then related to Old English hlinian, hleonian (“to lean”).

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