lean

lean

englanti

  1. hoikka, laiha

  2. (lihasta) vähärasvainen

  3. kuva|k=en virtaviivainen

Esimerkkejä lean sanan käytöstä:

lean beef

lean cut

lean company

Synonyymisanakirja

lean

  1. ektomorfinen, hintelärakenteinen, hoikka, laiha, solakka, jäntevä, jäykkä, ohut, kehon paino.

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Käännökset

englanti

niukka

hoikka

tukeutua To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

(ux)

To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc.
(w) (c.1552–1599)
They delight rather to lean to their old customs.
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.; with on, upon, or against.
(w) (1809-1892)
He leaned not on his fathers but himself.
(quote-book)|chapter=23
To hang outwards.
To press against.
(w) (1631-1700)
His fainting limbs against an oak he leant.
puhekieltä An inclination away from the vertical.

The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.

puhekieltä slim; not fleshy.
puhekieltä having little fat.
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.

a lean budget; a lean harvest

Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.

A lean ore hardly worth mining.

Running on too lean a fuel-air mixture will cause, among other problems, your internal combustion engine to heat up too much.

puhekieltä Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to (m).

lean copy, matter, or type

To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
{{quote-magazine
To conceal.

(rfquotek)

(inflection of)
puhekieltä (def)
continue; remain, endure

Riimisanakirja

lean rimmaa näiden kanssa:

oikeaan, takaoikeaan, etuoikeaan, ennen vanhaan, harhaan, turhaan, kaikkiaan, kerta kaikkiaan, kaiken kaikkiaan, omiaan

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