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lean

∗ ≈

magro

∗ adjective

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"lean" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

lean

[liːn]

adjetivo

1. delgado(a) (person); magro(a) (meat)

2. de escasez (year); escaso(a) (harvest)

verbo transitivo

también:

to lean something against something -> apoyar algo contra algo (británico)

verbo intransitivo

1. inclinarse (building)

to lean on/against something -> apoyarse en/contra algo
to lean on somebody (sentido figurado) -> apoyarse en alguien; (rely on) presionar a alguien (pressurize)
to lean out of the window -> asomarse a la ventana

lean [lin]

adjetivo

1. Flaco, magro; mezquino, necesitado.

sustantivo

2. Carne mollar, carne magra sin gordura.

3. Lean o leaning, inclinación, disposición, propensión.

lean [liːn] leaned leant

verb:intransitive

1 (slope) inclinarse; ladearse

to lean to(wards) the left/right estar inclinado hacia la izquierda/derecha; (Pol) inclinarse hacia la izquierda/la derecha; to lean towards sb's opinion inclinarse por la opinión de algn

2 (for support) apoyarse

to lean on/against sth apoyarse en/contra algo; to lean on sb apoyarse en algn; (put pressure on) presionar a algn; to lean on sb for support contar con el apoyo de algn

verb:transitive

to lean a ladder/a bicycle against a wall apoyar una escala/una bicicleta contra una pared; to lean one's head on sb's shoulder apoyar la cabeza en el hombro de algn

lean [liːn]

adjective

leaner (comparative)leanest (superlative)

1 (slim) [+person, body] delgado; enjuto

Their bodies were lean, their muscles toned by boxing lessons Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car He was forty years old, a lean, handsome man

[+animal] flaco

lean, hungry wolves circled the encampment

companies will need to be leaner in order to compete las compañías tendrán que racionalizarse para ser más competitivas

...cutting corporate flab and building leaner companies

2 (not prosperous) [+times] difícil; [+harvest] pobre

Analysts warn of lean times ahead to go through a lean [patch] With fewer tourists in town, the taxi trade is going through its leanest patch for 30 years Shearer is going through a lean patch with only three goals in the last ten games

to have a lean time of it pasar por una mala racha

he's had a pretty lean time of it recently

lean years años (m) de vacas flacas

...dividend payments that increased little during the company's lean years in the early 1980s The potential for profit was still good despite some lean years those were lean years that followed

3 (not fatty) [+meat] magro; sin grasa

I only eat lean meat It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender ...the leanest ground beef you can get

4 (Aut)

lean mixture mezcla (f) pobre

noun

(Cookery) magro (m)

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Verb Conjugations for "lean" (go to magro)

Gerund: leaning
Past Participle: leant
Present Participle: leaning

Indicative

Present	Preterit	Future
I lean	I leaned	I will lean
you lean	you leaned	you will lean
he/she leans	he/she leaned	he/she will lean
we lean	we leaned	we will lean
you lean	you leaned	you will lean
they lean	they leaned	they will lean

Complete lean conjugation >

"lean" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

Leer
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leer

transitive verb

1. to read

leo el francés, pero no lo hablo -> I can read French, but I can't speak it
leer el pensamiento a alguien -> to read somebody's mind

intransitive verb

2. to read

leer en alto -> to read aloud
leer entre líneas (figurative) -> to read between the lines

leer [lay-err']

article & verb transitive

1. To read.

2. To lecture, to instruct publicly.

3. To read one’s thoughts.

Leer entre líneas -> to read between the lines
Leer la mano a uno -> to read somebody's palm

leer

verbo:transitivo

to read

leer el pensamiento a algn to read sb's mind o thoughts; leer la mano a algn to read sb's palm; leer los labios to lip-read; leer para sí to read to oneself

leer la cartilla a algn to tell sb off

verbo:intransitivo

to read

"al que leyere" "to the reader"; leer entre líneas to read between the lines; leer en voz alta to read aloud; leer en voz baja to read quietly

Verb Conjugations for "leer" (go to magro)

Gerund: leyendo
Participle: leído

Indicative

	Present	Preterit	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	leo	leí	leía	leería	leeré
tú	lees	leíste	leías	leerías	leerás
él/ella/Ud.	lee	leyó	leía	leería	leerá
nosotros	leemos	leímos	leíamos	leeríamos	leeremos
vosotros	leéis	leísteis	leíais	leeríais	leeréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	leen	leyeron	leían	leerían	leerán