slimming

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.

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

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slim′ly adv.

slim′mer n.

slim′ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

slimming

(ˈslɪmɪŋ)

n

a. the process of or concern with becoming slim or slimmer as by losing weight

b. (as modifier): slimming aids.

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Translations

تَنْحيف الجِسم

hubnutí

slankekur

Abnehmen

fogyókúra

megrun

dimagrante

slanking

chudnutie

zayıflama

减肥

slimming

[ˈslɪmɪŋ]

A. ADJ [dress, skirt etc] → que adelgaza
slimming diet → régimen m (para adelgazar)
to be on a slimming diet → seguir un régimen para adelgazar, estar a dieta
to eat only slimming foods → comer solamente cosas que no engordan

B. N → adelgazamiento m

C. CPD slimming aid N (= food) → (producto m) adelgazante m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slimming

[ˈslɪmɪŋ]

n → amaigrissement m

adj

[pills] → amaigrissant(e), pour maigrir

(= low-calorie) [drink, snack, meal] → de régime

(= flattering) [dress, shape] → qui amincit

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slimming

adj → schlank machend attr; crispbread/black is slimming → Knäckebrot/schwarz macht schlank; to be on a slimming diet → eine Schlankheitskur machen; slimming foods → kalorienarme Nahrungsmittel pl

n → Abnehmen nt; is slimming really worth it? → lohnt es sich wirklich abzunehmen?

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

slimming

[ˈslɪmɪŋ] adj (diet, pills) → dimagrante; (food) → ipocalorico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

slim

(slim) adjective

1. not thick or fat; thin. She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim. slank نَحيل، ممشوق тънък esguio štíhlý schlank slank αδύνατος, λεπτόςdelgado, esbelto, fino sale لاغر solakka svelteרזה छरहरा, पतला vitak, tanak karcsú langsing grannur magro ほっそりした 날씬한 lieknas slaids langsing slankslank, tynnszczupły ډنګر، جګ ندى، ترنځ، لږ، ناكافي esguio slab, zvelt тонкий, стройный štíhly vitek mršav smal, slank, smärt ผอมเพรียว ince, narin 苗條的 тонкий, стрункий دبلا پتلا mảnh khảnh, thon thả 苗条的

2. not good; slight. There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive. klein ضَئيل слаб pequeno slabý gering svag ελάχιστος, πενιχρόςescaso väike, õhkõrn كم hienoinen faibleקלוש थोड़ा manjkav, neznatan kevés sedikit naumur, lítill esile, scarso わずかな 약간의 menkas niecīgs sedikit geringliten, mager, snausłaby, niewielki لږ pequeno slab незначительный slabý pičel mali liten [chans], dåliga [utsikter] เล็กน้อย zayıf, az 不妙的(希望)，渺茫的(機會) слабкий ناکافی، خفیف امکان sơ sài, nghèo nàn 不妙的（希望），微小的（机会）

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. verslank يَنحَف، يَهْزُل отслабвам emagrecer (z)hubnout eine Schlankheitskur machen slanke sig αδυνατίζωadelgazar, hacer régimen saleduskuuri tegema خود را لاغر كردن laihduttaa maigrir לִרזוֹת मोटापन कम करना, दुबला बनना postati vitak, nastojati smršavjeti fogyókúrát tart melangsingkan badan grenna sig dimagrire やせる 날씬해 지다 suliesėti novājēt; notievēt melangsingkan badan afslankenslanke seg, være på slankekurodchudzać się خپله کی لاغر کول emagrecer a slăbi, a ţine cură de slăbire стараться похудеть (s)chudnúť hujšati smršati banta, magra ลดขนาดลง incelmek, zayıflamak (透過節食等方法)變苗條 худнути وزن گھٹانا làm cho người thon nhỏ （用节食等）使变苗条

ˈslimming noun

the process or practice of trying to become slimmer. Slimming should be done carefully. verslanking تَنْحيف الجِسم процес на отслабване emagrecimento hubnutí das Abnehmen slankekur αδυνάτισμαadelgazamiento saleduskuur لاغري laihduttaminen régimeהרזיה पतला होना mršavljenje fogyókúra pelangsingan megrun dimagramento 減量 체중 감량 (su)liesėjimas novājēšana pelangsingan afslankenslanking odchudzanie się لاغری emagrecimento cură (de slăbire) похудение odtučňovanie hujšanje mršavljenje bantning ลดน้ำหนักด้วยการควบคุมอาหาร zayıflama 減肥過程 схуднення; засоби для схуднення وزن گھٹانے کا عمل tập luyện cho người thon nhỏ 减肥（过程或实践）

ˈslimness noun

slankheid نَحافَه слабост esbelteza štíhlost die Schlankheit slankhed λεπτότητα, λυγεράδα esbeltez, delgadez saledus ظرافت اندام hoikkuus minceur דַקוּת גִזרָה छरहरापन, कमी vitkost, tankoća karcsúság, vékonyság kelangsingan það að vera grannvaxinn snellezza すらりとしていること 날씬함 lieknumas slaidums kelangsingan slankheidslankhet szczupłość ښكلى اندام esbelteza subţirime стройность štíhlosť vitkost mršavost smalhet ความผอมเพรียว incelik, narinlik 苗條，渺茫 схуднення دبلاپا، چھریراپن dáng dong dỏng cao 减肥，细长

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