lean

lean: I li:n past tense, past participles - leant; verb
1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) helle, stå skrått

2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) stille, lene/støtte (seg) mot

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- leaning
II li:n adjective
1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) mager

2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager

3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) mager, dårlig, skrinn

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- leanness

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I
subst. \/liːn\/

magert kjøtt

the lean det magre (på kjøtt)

take the fat with the lean ta det onde med det gode
II
subst. \/liːn\/

helling, luting, det å lute

be on the lean lute, helle
III
verb (leaned - leaned eller leant - leant) \/liːn\/

1) lene seg

2) stå skjevt, lute, helle

3) lene, lute, støtte, stille

• he leaned a bicycle against the wall

4) støtte seg, være henvist til støtte fra andre

lean against lene seg mot, støtte seg på

lean forwards lene seg forover

lean on\/upon (overført) lene seg på, være henvist til, støtte seg på, støtte seg til, bygge på

lean on somebody (hverdagslig) presse noen, påvirke noen, rane eller overfalle noen

lean out lene seg ut

lean over få til å lute

• the storm leaned the telegraph poles over

lute mot, helle mot

lene seg over

lean over backwards (overført) være altfor ivrig, anstrenge seg for mye, stå på hodet, gjøre sitt ytterste

lean to lute mot (overført) tendere til, helle mot, lute til, ha en tilbøyning til

lean towards lute mot (overført) være svak for, være tilhenger av
IV
adj. \/liːn\/

1) (om dyr eller mennesker) tynn, smal, mager

• he was a lean man

2) næringsfattig, dårlig, skrinn, mager

• those were lean years

det var magre år

3) (om mat) mager, med lavt fettinnhold

• she lived on lean diet

4) (typografi) mager

• the leaflets were printed in lean face

brosjyrene ble trykket i magre typer

become\/grow lean (vanlig om dyr) magres

the seven lean kine (bibelsk) de syv magre kyr

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Synonyms:

Incline (from a perpendicular), slope, Thin, poor, gaunt, emaciated, meagre, lank, skinny, fallen away / Recline, bear, rest, repose, Barren, jejune, meagre, tame, prosy, dull / Tend, have a tendency, Scanty, slender, pitiful, inadequate, not full or abundant, not plentiful, not ample, not enough / Repose, rely, depend, confide, trust, Rest, incline for support, lay, Free from fat, destitute of fat / Barren, bare, unfertile, unproductive

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