slimming

slim  (slm)

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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slimly adv.

slimmer n.

slimness n.

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slimming [ˈslɪmɪŋ]

n

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

b.  (as modifier) slimming aids

Translations

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

slimming [ˈslɪmɪŋ]

n → amaigrissement m

adj

[pills] → amaigrissant(e), pour maigrir

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

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

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?

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