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slim

[slɪm]

adjetivo

1delgado(a) (person); fino(a), delgado(a) (book); pequeño(a) (chance, hope); escaso(a) (majority)

verbo intransitivo (pt & pp slimmed)

2adelgazar

slim [slim]

adjetivo

1Delgado, sutil, tenue.

2Poco lógico, débil.

3Insubstancial, construido ligeramente, poco sólido.

4Falto de vigor, enclenque.

5Insuficiente, escaso, magro, flaco.

vi.

slim [slɪm]

adjective

slimmer (comparative)slimmest (superlative)

1 [+figure, person] (slender) delgado; fino; (elegant) esbelto; [+waist, neck, hand] delgado

to get slim adelgazar

2 [+resources] escaso; [+evidence] insuficiente; [+hope etc] lejano

his chances are pretty slim sus posibilidades son bastante limitadas; by a slim majority por escasa mayoría

3 (thin) [+book, volume, wallet] fino; delgado

She took a slim book out of her pocket his slim lizard-skin wallet he published only three \slim volumes\ of verse in his short life

verb:intransitive

adelgazar

I'm trying to slim estoy intentando adelgazar; I'm slimming estoy haciendo régimen; estoy a régimen

verb:transitive

adelgazar

we can advise on how to slim hips and thighs

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw