Lean

I 1. [liːn]

aggettivo

1) [person, body] snello, magro; [meat] magro

2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile

3) (efficient) [company] agile, snello

2.

nome (meat) magro m.

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to have a lean time of it — essere in tempo di vacche magre

II 1. [liːn]

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) appoggiare

to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) [wall, building] essere inclinato, pendere

the ladder was leaning against the wall — la scala era appoggiata contro o al muro

to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro

- lean across

- lean back

- lean forward

- lean on

- lean out

- lean over

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I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb

1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.)

2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)

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- leaning

II [li:n] adjective

1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)

2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)

3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)

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- leanness

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I [liːn]

1. adj, -er comp -est superl

magro (-a)

the lean years — i tempi di magra

2. n

(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)

II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp

1. vi

1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendere

to lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra

2)

(for support: person) to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi a

to be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro

the ladder was leaning against the wall — la scala era appoggiata al muro

to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn

she leant on his arm — si appoggiò al suo braccio

she leant on him to contribute to the fund — lo ha spinto a contribuire alla raccolta di fondi

2. vt

(ladder, bicycle) to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc

he leaned the ladder against the wall — ha appoggiato la scala al muro

to lean one's head on sth — appoggiare la testa su qc

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- lean back

- lean forward

- lean out

- lean over

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(Surnames) Lean /li:n/

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I 1. [liːn]

aggettivo

1) [person, body] snello, magro; [meat] magro

2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile

3) (efficient) [company] agile, snello

2.

nome (meat) magro m.

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to have a lean time of it — essere in tempo di vacche magre

II 1. [liːn]

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) appoggiare

to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. leaned, leant) [wall, building] essere inclinato, pendere

the ladder was leaning against the wall — la scala era appoggiata contro o al muro

to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro

- lean across

- lean back

- lean forward

- lean on

- lean out

- lean over