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slim

(slĭm)

adj. slim·mer, slim·mest

1. Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.

2. Small in quantity or amount; meager: slim chances of success.

intr. & tr.v. slimmed, slim·ming, slims

1. To become or make slim.

2. To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.

[Dutch, bad, sly, from Middle Dutch slimp, slim, bad, crooked.]

slim′ly adv.

slim′mer n.

slim′ness n.

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slim

(slɪm)

adj, slimmer or slimmest

1. small in width relative to height or length

2. small in amount or quality: slim chances of success.

vb, slims, slimming or slimmed

3. to make or become slim, esp by diets and exercise

4. to reduce or decrease or cause to be reduced or decreased

[C17: from Dutch: crafty, from Middle Dutch slimp slanting; compare Old High German slimbi obliquity]

ˈslimly adv

ˈslimmer n

ˈslimness n

Slim

(slɪm)

(Pathology) the E African name for AIDS

[from its wasting effects]

Slim

(slɪm)

(Biography) William Joseph, 1st Viscount. 1891–1970, British field marshal, who commanded (1943–45) the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma (now called Myanmar) from the Japanese; governor general of Australia (1953–60)

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slim

(slɪm)

adj. slim•mer, slim•mest, adj.

1. slender, as in girth or form.

2. poor or inferior; meager: a slim chance; a slim excuse.

3. sized for the thinner than average person.

v.t., v.i.

4. to make or become slim.

[1650–60; < Dutch, Low German slim crafty, bad, poor, Middle Dutch slim(p) slanting, bad]

slim′ly, adv.

slim′ness, n.

syn: See slender.

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Verb	1.	slim - take off weight lose weight, melt off, slim down, slenderize, thin, reduce sweat off - lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Adj.	1.	slim - being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" slender, slight, svelte lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	slim - small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus" slender little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

slim

adjective

1. slender, slight, trim, thin, narrow, lean, skinny, svelte, willowy, rangy, sylphlike She is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes.
slender wide, heavy, fat, broad, overweight, muscular, sturdy, bulky, chubby, obese, well-built, tubby

2. slight, remote, faint, distant, fragile, slender, improbable, negligible, flimsy a slim chance
slight good, strong

verb

1. lose weight, diet, get thinner, get into shape, lose some pounds, lose some inches, slenderize (chiefly U.S.) Some people will gain weight no matter how hard they try to slim.
lose weight put on weight, build yourself up

2. reduce, cut, cut down, trim, diminish, decrease, scale down, rationalize, pare down, downsize, make cutbacks in The company recently slimmed down its product line.

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slim

adjective

1. Having little flesh or fat on the body:

angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy.

Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail.

2. Small in degree, especially of probability:

faint, negligible, outside, remote, slender, slight.

verb

1. To make physically thin or thinner:

thin.

Archaic: extenuate.

2. To lose body weight, as by dieting.Also used with down:

reduce, trim down.

Translations

ضَئيلنَحِيفنَحيل، ممشوقيَنحَف، يَهْزُل

štíhlýhubnoutslabý

slanksvag

schlank abspecken gering

λεπτός

delgado esbelto fino hacer régimen escaso

hoikka

mince svelte faible maigrir

vitak

fogyókúrát tart

grannurgrenna signaumur, lítill

dimagrire magro snello scarso snellire

ほっそりした

호리호리한

lieknumasliesėjimassuliesėjimas

niecīgsnotievētnovājētslaids

slank

slankslank være på slankekur

szczupły

magro

стройный

chudnúť

hujšativitek

smal

ผอมเพรียว

inceincelmeknarin zayıf zayıflamak

mảnh dẻ

苗条的不妙的使变苗条微小的

slim

[slɪm]

A. ADJ (slimmer (compar) (slimmest (superl)))

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

B. VI → adelgazar
I'm trying to slim → estoy intentando adelgazar
I'm slimming → estoy haciendo régimen, estoy a régimen

C. VT → adelgazar

slim down

A. VT + ADV

1. (= make slender) → adelgazar

2. (fig) slimmed down [+ business, industry] → reconvertido, saneado

B. VI + ADV → bajar de peso, adelgazar

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slim

[ˈslɪm]

adj

[person, build] → mince

[chance] → faible, ténu(e)

vi (= be on a diet) → faire un régime, suivre un régime
I'm slimming → Je fais un régime.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slim

adj (+er)

→ schlank; ankle, waist etc → schmal; volume → schmal, dünn

resources, profits → mager; excuse, hope → schwach; chances → gering; majority → knapp

vi → eine Schlankheitskur machen

vt → schlank(er) machen; (fig) demands etc → schrumpfen

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slim

[slɪm]

1. adj (-mer (comp) (-mest (superl)))

a. (figure, person) → magro/a, snello/a; (ankle, wrist, book) → sottile

b. (fig) (resources) → scarso/a, magro/a; (evidence) → insufficiente; (excuse) → magro/a; (hope) → poco/a
his chances are pretty slim → le sue possibilità sono molto scarse

2. vi → dimagrire, fare or seguire una dieta dimagrante

slim

(slim) adjective

1. not thick or fat; thin. She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.

2. not good; slight. There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.

verb – past tense, past participle slimmed –

to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer. I mustn't eat cakes – I'm trying to slim.

ˈslimming noun

the process or practice of trying to become slimmer. Slimming should be done carefully.

ˈslimness noun

slim

→ نَحِيف štíhlý slank schlank λεπτός delgado hoikka mince vitak magro ほっそりした 호리호리한 slank slankslank szczupły magro стройный smal ผอมเพรียว ince mảnh dẻ 苗条的

slim

a. delgado-a; esbelto-a; insuficiente;

a ___ chance → poco probable.

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