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slight  (slt)

adj. slight·er, slight·est

1. Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a slight surplus.

2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a slight foundation; slight evidence.

3. Of small importance or consideration; trifling: slight matters.

4. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.

tr.v. slight·ed, slight·ing, slights

1. To treat as of small importance; make light of.

2. To treat with discourteous reserve or inattention.

3. To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant.

n.

1. The act or an instance of slighting.

2. A deliberate discourtesy; a snub: "It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights" (Elizabeth Kenny).

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[Middle English, slender, smooth, possibly of Scandinavian origin; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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slightness n.

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slight [slaɪt]

adj

1. small in quantity or extent

2. of small importance; trifling

3. slim and delicate

4. lacking in strength or substance

5. Southwest English dialect ill

vb (tr)

1. to show indifference or disregard for (someone); snub

2. to treat as unimportant or trifling

3. US to devote inadequate attention to (work, duties, etc.)

n

an act or omission indicating supercilious neglect or indifference

[from Old Norse slēttr smooth; related to Old High German slehtr, Gothic slaihts, Middle Dutch slecht simple]

slightness  n

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slight

• hair-trigger - Its underlying meaning is something that may be triggered with the pressure of something as slight as a hair.
• legerdemain - "Slight of hand, conjuring tricks," from French, literally "light of hand."
• velleity - Describes a mild desire, wish, or urge that is too slight to lead to action.
• annuated - Slightly aged.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) rebuff offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others cold shoulder, snub, cut - a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" silent treatment - an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know
Verb	1.	slight - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" cold-shoulder brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
Adj.	1.	slight - (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work" little less - (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"
	2.	slight - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" flimsy, fragile, tenuous, thin unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
	3.	slight - being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" slender, slim, svelte lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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slight

adjective

1. small, minor, insignificant, negligible, weak, modest, trivial, superficial, feeble, trifling, meagre, unimportant, paltry, measly, insubstantial, scanty, inconsiderable It's only made a slight difference.
small great, large, important, significant, obvious, considerable, substantial, noticeable, appreciable

2. slim, small, delicate, spare, fragile, lightly-built a man of slight build
slim solid, muscular, sturdy, well-built, strong

verb

snub, insult, ignore, rebuff, affront, neglect, put down, despise, scorn, disdain, disparage, cold-shoulder, treat with contempt, show disrespect for, give offence or umbrage to They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.
snub praise, flatter, compliment, speak well of, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), treat considerately

noun

insult, snub, affront, contempt, disregard, indifference, disdain, rebuff, disrespect, slap in the face (informal), inattention, discourtesy, (the) cold shoulder a child weeping over an imagined slight
insult praise, compliment, flattery

Translations

slight [slaɪt]

A. ADJ (slighter (compar) (slightest (superl)))

1. (= small, minor)

1.1. [difference, change, increase, improvement] → ligero, pequeño; [injury, problem, exaggeration] → pequeño; [accent, movement] → ligero; [breeze] → suave; [smile, pain] → leve
after a slight hesitation, he agreed → después de vacilar ligeramente, accedió
the chances of him winning are very slight → tiene muy pocas posibilidades de ganar
the wall is at a slight angle → la pared está ligeramente inclinada
to have a slight cold → tener un pequeño resfriado, estar un poco resfriado
to walk with a slight limp → cojear ligeramente
to have a slight temperature → tener un poco de fiebre
see also second 5.1

1.2.
the slightest: it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference → no importa en lo más mínimo
without the slightest hesitation → sin dudarlo ni un momento
I haven't the slightest idea → no tengo ni la más remota idea
not in the slightest → en absoluto
nobody showed the slightest interest → nadie mostró el menor interés
he takes offence at the slightest thing → se ofende por la menor cosa or por cualquier nimiedad

2. (= slim) [figure, person] → delgado, menudo
to be of slight build → ser de constitución delgada or menuda

3. (frm) (= insignificant) [book, piece of music] → de poca envergadura
a book of very slight scholarship → un libro de poca erudición

B. N (frm) → desaire m
this is a slight on all of us → es un desaire para todos nosotros

C. VT (frm) [+ person] → desairar a, hacer un desaire a; [+ work, efforts] → menospreciar, despreciar
he felt that he had been slighted → sintió que le habían desairado, sintió que le habían hecho un desaire

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slight [ˈslaɪt]

adj

(= slim) → mince, menu(e) (= frail) → frêle

(= small) → petit(e), léger/ère
a slight problem → un léger problème
a slight improvement → une légère amélioration

the slightest (= the least) → le* moindre(la)
I haven't the slightest idea → Je n'en ai pas la moindre idée.
the slightest noise → le moindre bruit
the slightest problem → le moindre problème
not the slightest bit → pas du tout
not in the slightest → pas le moins du monde, pas du tout

(= trivial) → faible, insignifiant(e)

n → offense f, affront m

vt

(= offend) → blesser, offenser

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slight

adj (+er)

person, build → zierlich; to be of slight build → eine schlanke or zierliche Figur haben

(= small, trivial) → leicht; change, possibility → geringfügig; importance, intelligence → gering; error → leicht, klein; problem → klein; pain → leicht, schwach; acquaintance → flüchtig; the wound is only slight → es ist nur eine leichte Verwundung; the wall’s at a slight angle → die Mauer ist leicht or etwas geneigt; to have a slight cold → eine leichte Erkältung haben; to a slight extent → in geringem Maße; he showed some slight optimism → er zeigte gewisse Ansätze von Optimismus; just the slightest bit short → ein ganz kleines bisschen zu kurz; it doesn’t make the slightest bit of difference → es macht nicht den geringsten or mindesten Unterschied; I wasn’t the slightest bit interested → ich war nicht im Geringsten or Mindesten or mindesten interessiert; nobody showed the slightest interest → niemand zeigte auch nur das geringste Interesse; the slightest optimism → das geringfügigste Zeichen von Optimismus; the slightest criticism/possibility → die geringste Kritik/Möglichkeit; he is upset by at the slightest thing → er ist wegen jeder kleinsten Kleinigkeit gleich verärgert; I haven’t the slightest idea → ich habe nicht die geringste or leiseste (inf) → Ahnung; I don’t have the slightest idea (of) what he’s talking about → ich habe nicht die geringste or leiseste Ahnung, wovon er redet; not in the slightest → nicht im Geringsten or Mindesten or mindesten (geh); without the slightest difficulty → ohne die kleinste or mindeste Schwierigkeit; without the slightest hint of embarrassment → ohne das geringste Anzeichen von Verlegenheit; to do something at the slightest provocation → etw bei der geringsten Provokation tun

n (= affront) → Affront m → (on gegen); a slight on one’s/somebody’s character → eine persönliche Kränkung or Beleidigung

vt (= offend) → kränken, beleidigen; (= ignore) → ignorieren; to feel slighted → gekränkt or beleidigt sein

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slight [slaɪt]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (person, slim) → minuto/a; (frail) → gracile, delicato/a

b. (trivial, cold) → leggero/a; (error) → piccolo/a, insignificante
a slight pain in the arm → un leggero dolore al braccio

c. (small) → piccolo/a, leggero/a
a slight improvement → un leggero miglioramento
there's not the slightest possibility → non c'è la minima possibilità
there's not the slightest danger → non c'è il benché minimo pericolo
not in the slightest → per nulla, niente affatto

2. n → offesa, affronto

3. vt (person) → snobbare, ignorare

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slight

adj slight [slait]

1 small; not great; not serious or severe a slight breeze; We have a slight problem. effens طَفيف лек lehký, malý lille; mindre leicht μικρός, ασήμαντος pequeño, ligero kerge, väike كوچك heikko, pieni léger, petit קָטָן हल्का, कच्चा malen, neznatan csekély, jelentéktelen sedikit, kecil óverulegur leggero, piccolo わずかな 약간의, 사소한 lengvas, menkas viegls; neliels; nenozīmīgs sedikit licht liten, svak, ubetydelig niewielki, drobny ligeiro uşor; mic слабый; незначительный ľahký, malý, nepatrný rahel mali svag, obetydlig, liten เล็กน้อยมาก hafif, az 輕微的，微小 легкий; незначний خفیف، تھوڑا nhẹ, không đáng kể 轻微的，微小

2 (of a person) slim and delicate-looking It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman. fyn نَحيف крехък subtilní spinkel schwach μικροκαμωμένος delicado habras, nõrguke لاغر hento frêle דַק दुबला-पतला vitak, tanak karcsú kurus fíngerður delicato, fragile きゃしゃな 가냘픈 liaunas trausls; vājš; tievs kurus tenger spedlemmet, spinkel drobny franzino fragil худощавый; изящный útly šibek nežan spenslig, smärt, späd เอวบางร่างน้อย incecik, narin 瘦小的 тендітний, крихкий نحیف mỏng manh, thon 瘦小的

adj slightest

(often in negative sentences, questions etc) least possible; any at all I haven't the slightest idea where he is; The slightest difficulty seems to upset her. vaagste الأقَل، الأخَف، أدْنى ни най-малката nejmenší mindste geringst ελάχιστος, παραμικρός mínimo vähim(gi) هيچ vähäisin moindre הָכִי פָּחוֹת אֶפשָרִי तनिक भी, थोड़ा भी najmanji, najblaži legcsekélyebb sedikit pun minnsta minimo すこしも(～でない) (주로 부정문에서) 전혀 (~) 않다 menkiausias visniecīgākais; vismazākais sedikit pun minst minste, ringeste najdrobniejszy o mais pequeno cel mai mic малейший najmenší najmanjši najmanji minsta, ringaste เป็นไปได้น้อย hiç mi hiç, en ufak 一點，極小的(常用於否定句、疑問句) щонайменший کمتر، سب سے کم nhỏ, yếu ớt 一点，极小的（常用于否定句、疑问句）

adj slighting

insulting; disrespectful He made rather a slighting remark about her parents. beledigend مُزْدَرٍ، مُسْتَخِف، مُهين пренебрежителен urážlivý nedsættende abschätzig προσβλητικός despreciativo, menospreciativo halvustav بي ادبانه halveksiva désobligeant מְזַלזֵל अपमानजनक preziran, omalovažavajući megvető tidak hormat lítilsvirðandi offensivo, scortese 軽蔑的な 경멸적인 užgaulus aizvainojošs; nicīgs tidak hormat geringschattend nedsettende, fornærmende lekceważący, obraźliwy insultuoso nepoliticos пренебрежительный, презрительный urážlivý, pohŕdavý žaljiv uvredljiv förolämpande, ringaktande ดูหมิ่น küçümseyici, hor görücü 無禮的 образливий; нешанобливий حتک آمیز khinh thường, coi nhẹ 无礼的

adv slightingly

beledigend بازْدِراء، باسْتِخْفاف، باسْتِهانَه пренебрежително pohrdavě nedsættende abschätzig προσβλητικά de manera despreciativa halvustavalt بي ااحترامي halveksivasti d'une manière désobligeante בּצוּרָה מְזַלזֶלֶת अपमानजनक रूप से prezirno, omalovažavajuće megvetően secara tidak hormat með lítilsvirðingu offensivamente 軽蔑して 경멸적으로 užgauliai aizvainojoši; nicīgi dengan tidak hormat geringschattend nedsettende, fornærmende lekceważąco insultuosamente (într-un mod) ne­po­li­ticos пренебрежительно, презрительно urážlivo žaljivo uvredljivo med ringaktning อย่างดูหมิ่น küçümseyerek, hor görerek 無禮地, 輕視地 образливо; нешанобливо حتک آمیزی سے khinh thường, coi nhẹ 无礼地, 轻视地

adv slightly

1 to a small extent I'm still slightly worried about it. effens قليلا، الى حد بسيط леко trochu lidt etwas κάπως, ελαφρά ligeramente veidi كمي hieman un/quelque peu קְצָת दुबलेपन से malo, neznatno némileg agak lítillega un po', leggermente わずかに 약간 truputį nedaudz; mazliet agak lichtelijk litt, lettere nieco ligeiramente uşor, puţin немного, слегка trocha rahlo pomalo något, litet อย่างเล็กน้อย birazıcık, azıcık 稍微有點 злегка, трохи تھوڑا سا nhỏ, mức độ không đáng kể 稍微有点

2 slenderly slightly built. fyn, skraal بِنَحافَه крехко subtilně spinkelt schwach λεπτά frágilmente nõrgalt باريك hentorakenteinen frêle דַק इकहरेपन से slabo karcsú berpotongan ramping smá-, smágerður delicatamente, esilmente きゃしゃに 가냘프게 liaunai trauslas miesas būves- kurus dan kecil tenger spinkelt, spedlemmet wysmukle delicadamente mic тонко krehko, subtílne šibko sitno spensligt อย่างมีจำกัด narince 身材瘦小, 細長地, 苗條地 трохи خفیف جثّے کا mảnh khảnh , thon thả 身材瘦小, 细长地, 苗条地

in the slightest

(in negative sentences, questions etc) at all You haven't upset me in the slightest; That doesn't worry me in the slightest. in die minste أبداً ни най-малко ani v nejmenším det mindste im geringsten καθόλου, (ούτε) στο ελάχιστο en absoluto mitte üldse(gi) به هيچ وجه ei lainkaan (pas) le moins du monde בִּכלַל तनिक भी, थोड़ा भी ni najmanje, nimalo a legcsekélyebb mértékben sem sedikit pun (ekki) hið minnsta, alls ekki minimamente, affatto, (nemmeno per idea) 全く(～でない) (부정문에서 전혀 ~) 않다 nė trupučio, nė kiek nepavisam; ne vismazākajā mērā sedikit pun in het minst i det minste/ringeste w najmniejszym stopniu de modo nenhum deloc совсем, вовсе ani v najmenšom niti najmanj ni najmanje på minsta vis เท่าไหร่ hiç, en ufak bir şekilde 一點，任何(常用於否定句、疑問句) взагалі; зовсім بالکل، قطعی 一点，任何（常用于否定句、疑问句）

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slight → طفيف drobný lille gering ανεπαίσθητος leve vähäinen mince malen esile わずかな 약간의 tenger ubetydelig niewielki leve незначительный liten เล็กน้อยมาก az ít 略微的