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Pronunciation / Transliteration: maigre
"Il préfère manger de la viande maigre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To incline or bend from a vertical position.
"He had to lean against the wall to catch his breath."
- 1
Thin, especially healthily so; containing little or no fat.
"She prefers to buy lean cuts of beef."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English hlīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen and German lehnen, from an Indo-European root meaning 'to incline'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lean" is said worldwide
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maigre
Transliteration: maigre
"Il préfère manger de la viande maigre."
mager
Transliteration: mager
"Er isst gerne mageres Fleisch."
magro
Transliteration: magro
"Preferisce comprare carne magra."
magro
Transliteration: magro
"Él prefiere comer carne magra."
magro
Transliteration: magro
"Ela prefere carne magra."
दुबला
Transliteration: dubla
"वह दुबला है लेकिन मजबूत है।"
瘦的
Transliteration: shòu de
"他喜欢吃瘦肉。"
기울다
Transliteration: giulda
"그는 벽에 몸을 기대었다."
痩せた
Transliteration: yaseta
"彼は赤身の肉を好んで食べる。"
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