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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmagro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmaɡɾu
"Os recursos magros disponíveis tornaram difícil completar o projeto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking in quantity or quality; insufficient.
"The meager resources available to the team made it difficult to complete the project." - 2
Thin or lean in appearance.
"The meager dog looked up at me with hopeful eyes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'meager' originates from the Old French 'maigre', which means 'thin' or 'lean', derived from the Latin 'macrum', meaning 'thin' or 'lean'. The term has evolved over centuries to describe something that is insufficient or lacking in quantity or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meager" is said worldwide
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maigre
Transliteration: megʁ
"Les ressources maigres disponibles ont rendu le projet difficile."
mager
Transliteration: ˈmaːɡɐ
"Die mageren Ressourcen machten es schwierig, das Projekt abzuschließen."
magro
Transliteration: ˈmaɡro
"Le risorse magre disponibili hanno reso difficile completare il progetto."
magro
Transliteration: ˈmaɡɾo
"Los recursos magros disponibles hicieron difícil completar el proyecto."
magro
Transliteration: ˈmaɡɾu
"Os recursos magros disponíveis tornaram difícil completar o projeto."
पतला
Transliteration: patlā
"उपलब्ध पतले संसाधनों ने परियोजना को पूरा करना मुश्किल बना दिया।"
瘦弱的
Transliteration: shòuruò de
"可用的瘦弱的资源使得完成项目变得困难。"
빈약한
Transliteration: bin-yakhan
"사용 가능한 빈약한 자원으로 인해 프로젝트를 완료하기 어려웠습니다."
乏しい
Transliteration: toboshii
"利用可能な乏しい資源のため、プロジェクトを完了するのが難しかった。"
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