slim

slim
slim
1. adjective
1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) delgado, esbelto, fino
2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) escaso

2. verb
(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) adelgazar, hacer régimen
- slimness
slim1 adj delgado
models are usually tall and slim las modelos suelen ser altas y delgadas
El comparativo de slim se escribe slimmer; el superlativo se escribe slimmest
slim2 vb hacer régimen
she thinks she's fat so she's slimming cree que está gorda, así que hace régimen
El pasado y participio pasado de slim se escribe slimmed; el gerundio se escribe slimming
slim
tr[slɪm]
adjective (comp slimmer, superl slimmest)
1 (person, build) delgado,-a, esbelto,-a; (waist, object) fino,-a
2 (chance, hopes, prospect) remoto,-a; (evidence) insuficiente; (profit) escaso,-a, exiguo,-a
intransitive verb (pt & pp slimmed, ger slimming)
1 adelgazar, hacer régimen
■ I'm slimming estoy a régimen
slim ['slɪm] v, slimmed ; slimming : adelgazar
slim adj, slimmer ; slimmest
1) slender: esbelto, delgado
2) scanty: exiguo, escaso
slim
adj.
• delgado, -a adj.
• escaso, -a adj.
v.
• adelgazar v.

I slɪm
adjective -mm-
a) (thin) <person/figure> esbelto, delgado; <waist> fino; <volume/column> fino
b) (scant) <chance/hope> escaso; <majority> estrecho

II
intransitive verb -mm-
a) slim (down) (become slimmer) \<\<person\>\> adelgazar*, bajar de peso
b) (BrE) (diet) hacer* régimen or dieta

I'm slimming — estoy a régimen or a dieta

[slɪm]
1. ADJ
(compar slimmer) (superl slimmest)
1) [figure, person] (=slender) delgado, fino; (=elegant) esbelto; [waist, neck, hand] delgado

to get slim — adelgazar

2) (fig) [resources] escaso; [evidence] insuficiente; [hope etc] lejano

his chances are pretty slim — sus posibilidades son bastante limitadas

by a slim majority — por escasa mayoría

3) (=thin) [book, volume, wallet] fino, delgado
2.
VI adelgazar

I'm trying to slim — estoy intentando adelgazar

I'm slimming — estoy haciendo régimen, estoy a régimen

3.
VT adelgazar
* * *

I [slɪm]
adjective -mm-
a) (thin) <person/figure> esbelto, delgado; <waist> fino; <volume/column> fino
b) (scant) <chance/hope> escaso; <majority> estrecho

II
intransitive verb -mm-
a) slim (down) (become slimmer) \<\<person\>\> adelgazar*, bajar de peso
b) (BrE) (diet) hacer* régimen or dieta

I'm slimming — estoy a régimen or a dieta


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