slight

slight
adjective
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) pequeño, ligero
2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) delicado
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- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest
slight adj ligero / pequeño
a slight problem un pequeño problema
slight
tr[slaɪt]
adjective
1 (small in degree) pequeño,-a, ligero,-a; (not serious, unimportant) leve, insignificante
■ she has a slight French accent tiene un ligero acento francés
■ a slight change of plan un pequeño cambio de planes
■ I haven't the slightest idea no tengo la menor idea
2 (person - small) menudo,-a; (- slim) delgado,-a; (- frail) delicado,-a
noun
1 (affront) desaire nombre masculino, desprecio
transitive verb
1 (scorn) despreciar, menospreciar
2 (snub, insult) desairar, ofender, insultar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not in the slightest en absoluto
slight ['slaɪt] vt
: desairar, despreciar
slight adj
1) slender: esbelto, delgado
2) flimsy: endeble
3) trifling: leve, insignificante
a slight pain: un leve dolor
4) small: pequeño, ligero
not in the slightest: en absoluto
slight n
snub: desaire m
slight
adj.
• baladí adj.
• corto, -a adj.
• delgado, -a adj.
• desaire adj.
• insignificante adj.
• leve adj.
• ligero, -a adj.
• menudo, -a adj.
• sencillo, -a adj.
n.
• desaire s.m.
• desatención s.f.
• descuerno s.m.
• feo s.m.
v.
• desairar v.
• desatender v.
• despreciar v.
• menospreciar v.

I slaɪt
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) <improvement/accent> ligero, leve

she has a slight temperature — tiene un poco de fiebre

she walks with a slight limp — cojea ligeramente

he gets upset at the slightest thing — se molesta por la menor tontería or por cualquier nimiedad

I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo (ni) la menor or (ni) la más remota idea

do you mind? - not in the slightest — ¿te importa? - en absoluto or para nada

he's not the slightest bit interested — no le interesa en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

b) (minimal) escaso

their chances are slight — tienen muy pocas posibilidades

2) (slim) delgado, menudo

II
transitive verb (frml)
a) (offend, ignore) desairar, hacerle* un desaire or un desprecio a
b) (belittle) \<\<work/contribution\>\> hablar con desdén de

III
noun (frml) desaire m, desprecio m
[slaɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar slighter) (superl slightest)
1) (=small, minor)
a) [difference, change, increase, improvement] ligero, pequeño; [injury, problem, exaggeration] pequeño; [accent, movement] ligero; [breeze] suave; [smile, pain] leve

after a slight hesitation, he agreed — después de vacilar ligeramente, accedió

the chances of him winning are very slight — tiene muy pocas posibilidades de ganar

• the wall is at a slight angle — la pared está ligeramente inclinada

• to have a slight cold — tener un pequeño resfriado, estar un poco resfriado

• to walk with a slight limp — cojear ligeramente

• to have a slight temperature — tener un poco de fiebre

second I, 3., 5), a)
b)

• the slightest: it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference — no importa en lo más mínimo

• without the slightest hesitation — sin dudarlo ni un momento

• I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo ni la más remota idea

• not in the slightest — en absoluto

• nobody showed the slightest interest — nadie mostró el menor interés

• he takes offence at the slightest thing — se ofende por la menor cosa or por cualquier nimiedad

2) (=slim) [figure, person] delgado, menudo

• to be of slight build — ser de constitución delgada or menuda

3) frm (=insignificant) [book, piece of music] de poca envergadura

• a book of very slight scholarship — un libro de poca erudición

2.
N frm desaire m

this is a slight on all of us — es un desaire para todos nosotros

3.
VT frm [+ person] desairar a, hacer un desaire a; [+ work, efforts] menospreciar, despreciar

he felt that he had been slighted — sintió que le habían desairado, sintió que le habían hecho un desaire

* * *

I [slaɪt]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) <improvement/accent> ligero, leve

she has a slight temperature — tiene un poco de fiebre

she walks with a slight limp — cojea ligeramente

he gets upset at the slightest thing — se molesta por la menor tontería or por cualquier nimiedad

I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo (ni) la menor or (ni) la más remota idea

do you mind? - not in the slightest — ¿te importa? - en absoluto or para nada

he's not the slightest bit interested — no le interesa en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

b) (minimal) escaso

their chances are slight — tienen muy pocas posibilidades

2) (slim) delgado, menudo

II
transitive verb (frml)
a) (offend, ignore) desairar, hacerle* un desaire or un desprecio a
b) (belittle) \<\<work/contribution\>\> hablar con desdén de

III
noun (frml) desaire m, desprecio m

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