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US - UKFor the verb: "to lean"
| Simple Past: | leaned, leant |
| Past Participle: | leaned, leant |
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:
lean 1 /liːn/ adjective magro
lean 2 verb (pt/pp leaned or leant /lent/ ) transitive verb appoggiare (against/on contro/su);
~ one's elbows on the table appoggiare i gomiti sul tavolo intransitive verb appoggiarsi (against/on contro/su);
(not be straight) pendere;
be ~ing against essere appoggiato contro;
~ on somebody (depend on) appoggiarsi a qualcuno;
(fam: exert pressure on) stare alle calcagna di qualcuno ■ lean back intransitive verb sporgersi indietro ■ lean forward intransitive verb piegarsi in avanti ■ lean out intransitive verb sporgersi ■ lean over intransitive verb piegarsi ■ lean towards transitive verb (favour) propendere per
~ one's elbows on the table appoggiare i gomiti sul tavolo intransitive verb appoggiarsi (against/on contro/su);
(not be straight) pendere;
be ~ing against essere appoggiato contro;
~ on somebody (depend on) appoggiarsi a qualcuno;
(fam: exert pressure on) stare alle calcagna di qualcuno ■ lean back intransitive verb sporgersi indietro ■ lean forward intransitive verb piegarsi in avanti ■ lean out intransitive verb sporgersi ■ lean over intransitive verb piegarsi ■ lean towards transitive verb (favour) propendere per
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'lean' found in these entries:
Italian:
addossare - appoggiare - appoggiarsi - inclinarsi - magro - pendere - poggiare - protendersi - reclinare - simpatizzare - sporgersi
lean: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||||||||
| lean | adj | (meat: having little fat) carne: con poco grasso | magro agg | ||||||
| I prefer lean meat to fatty meat. | |||||||||
| Preferisco la carne magra a quella molto grassa. | |||||||||
| lean | adj | (muscle: thin and strong) muscoli: forti e sottili | slanciato agg | ||||||
| The female athlete's muscles were lean. | |||||||||
| I muscoli dell'atleta erano slanciati. | |||||||||
| lean | adj | (person: thin) persona: magra | sottile, magro, snello, slanciato agg | ||||||
| Her lean figure was silhouetted by the sun. | |||||||||
| La sua figura sottile si stagliava contro il sole. | |||||||||
| lean | vtr | (incline sthg against) appoggiare in piedi, in verticale | appoggiare vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| He leaned the board against the wall. | |||||||||
| Ha appoggiato la tavola contro il muro. | |||||||||
| lean | vi | (mentally: going in direction) tendere a | propendere vi ⇒ | ||||||
| favorevole | incline agg | ||||||||
| He is leaning towards voting for the Democrats. | |||||||||
| Propende per i democratici nella scelta di chi votare. | |||||||||
| * L'azienda non è incline ad apportare certe modifiche. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations | |||||||||
| lean | adj | (poor; lacking richness) povero; senza abbondanza | magro agg | ||||||
| These are lean times for many people, as prices rise and wages decline. | |||||||||
| Questi sono tempi magri per molte persone; i prezzi salgono e i redditi diminuiscono. | |||||||||
| lean | n | (inclination, slant) preferenza per | inclinazione, tendenza nf | ||||||
| That TV station's news has a liberal lean. | |||||||||
| Quel canale TV è di tendenze progressiste. | |||||||||
| lean | vi | (not vertical) in posizione non verticale | pendere vi ⇒ | ||||||
| The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans away from the sea. | |||||||||
| La torre pendente di Pisa pende verso l'entroterra. | |||||||||
| lean | vi | (incline against) in piedi, in verticale | essere appoggiato vi | ||||||
| The board leans against the wall. | |||||||||
| La tavola è appoggiata al muro. | |||||||||
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| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| lean against | appoggiarsi a | ||||||||
| lean on | appoggiarsi v | ||||||||
| lean on | dipendere da | ||||||||
| lean on | intimidire | ||||||||
| lean on | fare pressione | ||||||||
| lean on sb | appoggiarsi su qualcuno | ||||||||
| lean on sth | appoggiarsi su qualcosa | ||||||||
| lean over | sporgersi | ||||||||
| lean toward | sporgersi verso | ||||||||
| lean towards | propendere per | ||||||||
| lean upon | poggiarsi a | ||||||||
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'lean' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'lean':
(don't) lean out of the window
lean and mean
lean back, sit back, lay back
Lean blow out
lean body mass
Lean construction
lean diet - come off as gluttons
Lean forward
Lean Manufacturing
Lean meat
lean on
Lean out
Lean out vs Lean over
Lean-to shack
My Lean Baby
No Lean In Spine
to lean over oneself
W. had his back, so M. could lean hard on top officials
We all need someone to lean on.
Your instinct's to lean the wrong way.Remember the Wall of Death
lean and mean
lean back, sit back, lay back
Lean blow out
lean body mass
Lean construction
lean diet - come off as gluttons
Lean forward
Lean Manufacturing
Lean meat
lean on
Lean out
Lean out vs Lean over
Lean-to shack
My Lean Baby
No Lean In Spine
to lean over oneself
W. had his back, so M. could lean hard on top officials
We all need someone to lean on.
Your instinct's to lean the wrong way.Remember the Wall of Death
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