slender
To attenuateTo attenuate.
» She was a tall, slender blonde.
Sie war eine große, schlanke Blondine. — Manfredo
Она была высокой и стройной блондинкой. — odexed
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1 sensesTo attenuate.
schlank
то́нкийtónkij, стро́йныйstrójnyj
струнки́йstrunkýj, тонки́йtonkýj
Examples
43 sentencesShe was a tall, slender blonde.
ruОна была высокой и стройной блондинкой. — odexed
deSie war eine große, schlanke Blondine. — Manfredo
We have only a slender chance of success.
deWir haben nur geringe Erfolgsaussichten. — Dani6187
She is vain about her slender figure.
Вона пишається своєю стрункою фігурою. — sakhnik
My uncle is slender, but my aunt is stout.
Мій дядько худорлявий, а моя тітка гладка. — deniko
Sports activities require a slender figure.
ruДля того, чтобы заниматься спортом, нужна стройная фигура. — Hellerick
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from MFrom Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (“thin, slender”), from Middle Dutch slinder (“thin, lank”), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (“sliding, slippery”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- (“to slip”). Cognate with Bavarian Schlenderling (“that which dangles”), German schlendern (“to saunter, stroll”), Dutch slidderen, slinderen (“to wriggle, creep like a serpent”), Low German slindern (“to slide on ice”). More at slide, slither.
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Forms
slenders, slendering, slendered, slenderedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.