slight

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slight
[slaɪt]
sustantivo
1desaire (m) (affront)
adjetivo
2ligero(a), pequeño(a) (small, unimportant)
  • not the slightest danger/interest -> ni el más mínimo peligro/interés
  • not in the slightest -> en lo más mínimo
3menudo(a) (person)
verbo transitivo
4desairar

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slight [slait]
adjetivo
1Ligero, leve, de poca importancia, de poco momento (light, brief).
2Pequeño, corto, breve, limitado (short, brief).
3Negligente, descuidado (negligent).
4Necio, imprudente.
5Fútil, débil, sin fuerza (weak).
6Flojo, delgado (thing, weak).
sustantivo
7Desaire, descuido, indiferencia, una acción u omisión que implica falta de cortesía, o desprecio; menosprecio.
  • The wound is onl -> slight, la herida es leve
  • To make slight of -> despreciar, menospreciar, hacer poco caso de alguien o algo
1Menospreciar, despreciar, desdeñar, desestimar, no hacer caso, desairar, ver mal, sonrojar.
2Hacer o ejecutar algo con poco cuidado.
  • To hacer una cosa con descuido o poco cuidado; tratar a una persona con poco aprecio o menospreciarla. Not in the slightest -> ni en los más mínimo, en absoluto
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slight [slaɪt]
adjective
slighter (comparative)slightest (superlative)
1 (small, minor) [+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 angleangle la pared está ligeramente inclinada
to have a slight coldcold tener un pequeño resfriado; estar un poco resfriado
to walk with a slight limplimp cojear ligeramente
there was a slight [smell] of damp
to have a slight temperaturetemperature tener un poco de fiebre
a slight pain in the arm ...a slight rise in inflation a slight improvement "Not at the moment," she said after a slight hesitation
second
the slightest: it doesn't make the slightest bit of differencebit no importa en lo más mínimo
without the slightest hesitationhesitation sin dudarlo ni un momento
she agreed without the slightest [hint] of disappointment
I haven't the slightest ideaidea no tengo ni la más remota idea
not in the slightestin en absoluto
nobody showed the slightest interestinterest nadie mostró el menor interés
there's not the slightest [possibility] of that
he takes offence at the slightest thingthing se ofende por la menor cosa por cualquier nimiedad;or
I wasn't the slightest bit interested "does it make any difference?" - "no, not in the slightest" "Do you mind?" - `Not in the slightest." My tennis hadn't improved in the slightest... Your father's not suffering in the slightest
2 (slim) [+figure, person] delgado; menudo
to be of slight buildbuild ser de constitución delgada menuda;or
3 (formal) (insignificant) [+book, piece of music] de poca envergadura
a book of very slight scholarshipscholarship un libro de poca erudición
noun
(formal) desaire; (m)
this is a slight on all of us es un desaire para todos nosotros
this is a slight on British athletics
verb:transitive
(formal) [+person] desairar a; hacer un desaire a; [+work, efforts] menospreciar; despreciar
she slights his work at every opportunity it was a big sacrifice for her to help him out on this, but all her efforts have been slighted
he felt that he had been slighted sintió que le habían desairado; sintió que le habían hecho un desaire

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Verb Conjugation for "slight"

Imperative
  • slight
  • you slight
  • he/she slights
  • we slight
  • you slight
  • they slight
Preterite
  • I slighted
  • you slighted
  • he/she slighted
  • we slighted
  • you slighted
  • they slighted
Present Continuous
  • I am slighting
  • you are slighting
  • he/she is slighting
  • we are slighting
  • you are slighting
  • they are slighting
Present Perfect
  • I have slighted
  • you have slighted
  • he/she has slighted
  • we have slighted
  • you have slighted
  • they have slighted
Past Continuous
  • I was slighting
  • you were slighting
  • he/she was slighting
  • we were slighting
  • you were slighting
  • they were slighting
Past Perfect
  • I had slighted
  • you had slighted
  • he/she had slighted
  • we had slighted
  • you had slighted
  • they had slighted
Future
  • I will slight
  • you will slight
  • he/she will slight
  • we will slight
  • you will slight
  • they will slight
Future Perfect
  • I will have slighted
  • you will have slighted
  • he/she will have slighted
  • we will have slighted
  • you will have slighted
  • they will have slighted
Future Continuous
  • I will be slighting
  • you will be slighting
  • he/she will be slighting
  • we will be slighting
  • you will be slighting
  • they will be slighting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been slighting
  • you have been slighting
  • he/she has been slighting
  • we have been slighting
  • you have been slighting
  • they have been slighting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been slighting
  • you will have been slighting
  • he/she will have been slighting
  • we will have been slighting
  • you will have been slighting
  • they will have been slighting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been slighting
  • you had been slighting
  • he/she had been slighting
  • we had been slighting
  • you had been slighting
  • they had been slighting
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