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"lean" is the third person plural present subjunctive of the verb leer. View conjugation.

lean

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lean
[liːn]
adjetivo
1delgado(a) (person); magro(a) (meat)
2de escasez (year); escaso(a) (harvest)
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to lean something against something -> apoyar algo contra algo (británico)
verbo intransitivo
1inclinarse (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

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lean [lin]
adjetivo
1Flaco, magro; mezquino, necesitado.
sustantivo
2Carne mollar, carne magra sin gordura.
3Lean o leaning, inclinación, disposición, propensión.

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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 de vacas flacas; (m)
...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 pobre; (f)
noun
(Cookery) magro; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "lean"

Imperative
  • lean
  • you lean
  • he/she leans
  • we lean
  • you lean
  • they lean
Preterite
  • I leaned
  • you leaned
  • he/she leaned
  • we leaned
  • you leaned
  • they leaned
Present Continuous
  • I am leaning
  • you are leaning
  • he/she is leaning
  • we are leaning
  • you are leaning
  • they are leaning
Present Perfect
  • I have leant
  • you have leant
  • he/she has leant
  • we have leant
  • you have leant
  • they have leant
Past Continuous
  • I was leaning
  • you were leaning
  • he/she was leaning
  • we were leaning
  • you were leaning
  • they were leaning
Past Perfect
  • I had leant
  • you had leant
  • he/she had leant
  • we had leant
  • you had leant
  • they had leant
Future
  • I will lean
  • you will lean
  • he/she will lean
  • we will lean
  • you will lean
  • they will lean
Future Perfect
  • I will have leant
  • you will have leant
  • he/she will have leant
  • we will have leant
  • you will have leant
  • they will have leant
Future Continuous
  • I will be leaning
  • you will be leaning
  • he/she will be leaning
  • we will be leaning
  • you will be leaning
  • they will be leaning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been leaning
  • you have been leaning
  • he/she has been leaning
  • we have been leaning
  • you have been leaning
  • they have been leaning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been leaning
  • you will have been leaning
  • he/she will have been leaning
  • we will have been leaning
  • you will have been leaning
  • they will have been leaning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been leaning
  • you had been leaning
  • he/she had been leaning
  • we had been leaning
  • you had been leaning
  • they had been leaning

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

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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

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leer
verbo:transitivo
to read
leer el pensamiento a algn to read sb's mind thoughts;o 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

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Verb Conjugation for "leer"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo leo leí leía leeré lea
Tú lees leíste leías leerás leas
Ella/Él/Usted lee leyó leía leerá lea
Nosotros leemos leímos leíamos leeremos leamos
Vosotros leéis leísteis leíais leeréis leáis
Ellos/Ustedes leen leyeron leían leerán lean
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