slender

slender
'slendə
adjective
1) (thin, slim or narrow.) delgado, esbelto, fino
2) (slight or small: His chances of winning are extremely slender.) escaso
slender adj esbelto / delgado
El comparativo de slender se escribe slenderer; el superlativo se escribe slenderest
slender
tr['slendəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (person) delgado,-a, esbelto,-a; (waist, wineglass) delgado,-a, fino,-a
2 figurative use (hope, chance) ligero,-a, remoto,-a; (income, majority) escaso,-a
■ a person of slender means una persona de escasos recursos
■ he won by a slender margin ganó por un estrecho margen
slender ['slɛndər] adj
1) slim: esbelto, delgado
2) scanty: exiguo, escaso
a slender hope: una esperanza lejana
slender
adj.
• afiligranado, -a adj.
• delgado, -a adj.
• débil adj.
• enjuto, -a adj.
• escaso, -a adj.
• fino, -a adj.
• grácil adj.
• insuficiente adj.
• sencillo, -a adj.
• sutil adj.
'slendər, 'slendə(r)
adjective -derer, -derest
a) <person/figure> delgado, esbelto; <waist/neck> fino, delgado
b) <means/resources> escaso, exiguo; <majority> estrecho; <hope> remoto

by a slender margin — por un estrecho margen

['slendǝ(r)]
ADJ
1) [person] (=thin) delgado, fino; (=slim and graceful) esbelto; [waist, neck, hand] delgado
2) (fig) [resources] escaso; [hope etc] lejano, remoto

by a slender majority — por escasa mayoría

* * *
['slendər, 'slendə(r)]
adjective -derer, -derest
a) <person/figure> delgado, esbelto; <waist/neck> fino, delgado
b) <means/resources> escaso, exiguo; <majority> estrecho; <hope> remoto

by a slender margin — por un estrecho margen


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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