Translation of lean – English–Italian dictionary

lean

verb
uk
/liːn/
us
/lin/
 
past tense and past participle UK/US leaned | UK leant
pendere, inclinarsi, piegarsi, appoggiarsi, sporgersi
She leaned forward so she could hear better. Si è chinata in avanti per sentire meglio.
Don’t lean out of the window. Non ti sporgere dalla finestra.

lean

adjective
uk
/liːn/
us
/lin/
asciutto
lean and fit snello e in forma
Lean meat has very little fat on it.

(Translation of lean from the Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of lean | PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary

lean
verb
/liːn/
 
past tense, past participles leant /lent/ | leaned
to slope over to one side; not to be upright
pendere
The lamp-post was leaning to one side.
to rest (against, on)
appoggiare, appoggiarsi
She leaned the ladder against the wall
Don’t lean your elbows on the table
He leant on the gate.

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(Translation of lean from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

lean
adjective
/liːn/
thin; not fat
magro
a tall, lean man.
not containing much fat
magro
lean meat.
poor; not producing much
magro, povero
a lean harvest.

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(Translation of lean from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of lean

lean
One miniature fresco fragment shows a woman, perhaps a priestess, leaning rail; behind her is a net hanging across a window.
The furniture elements occupy the house much like the occupants - lounging about, leaning against walls or columns, or sitting around the edge of the room.
Her attention secured, she leans forward to talk to him.
Stylistically, the writing tends toward the pedestrian - its metaphors leaning heavily on the caloric - and is nowhere the equal of the imagery.
In leaning the head, the back rounds a bit.
Armies have consumed scarce national resources and installed dictators or leaned heavily on elected governments.
An air-ambulance helicopter flies low over him and a paramedic leans out to shout that they are willing to airlift him to safety.
A life-year-old boy is greeted by an older child who leans forward to talk to him.
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Translations of lean

in Chinese (Traditional)
(使)傾斜,(使)向一側歪斜, 沒有脂肪, (肉)瘦的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(使)倾斜,(使)向一侧歪斜, 没有脂肪, (肉)瘦的…
in Spanish
inclinar, inclinarse, magro…
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inclinar-se, apoiar-se, magro…
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झुकणे, एका दिशेला शरीराचा अर्धा भाग वाकवणे…
~が傾く, ~を傾ける, 体の締まった…
zayıf ama diri ve sağlıklı, yağsız, az yağlı…
pencher, s’appuyer, appuyer…
inclinar(-se), prim, magre…
overhellen, leunen, mager…
ஒரு திசையில் சாய்வதற்கு (காரணமாகிறது), அல்லது உடலின் மேல் பகுதியை ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட திசையில் நகர்த்த…
झुक जाना, किसी एक दिशा में रुझान होना, या शरीर के शीर्ष भाग को एक दिशा में झुकाना या हिलाना…
વાળવું, અંઢેલવું…
hælde, læne, slank…
luta, luta [sig], mager…
senget, menyandarkan, kurus…
sich neigen, lehnen, mager…
lene seg, helle, lene…
مڑنا, جھکنا, جھکانا…
нахилятися, притуляти(ся), спирати(ся)…
ఒరుగు/వాలు/ఒక దిశలో వాలు (వాలడానికి కారణమవు)లేదా శరీరం పైభాగాన్ని ఒక ప్రత్యేక దిశలో కదిలించు…
ঝুঁকে পড়া…
naklánět se, opřít (se), hubený…
condong, menyandarkan, kurus…
เอียง, พิง, ผอม…
cúi, tựa, gầy…
szczupły, chudy, chylić/pochylać się…
기울이다, 군살이 없는, 기름기가 없는…
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