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slim
(slĭm)adj. slim·mer, slim·mest
1. Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.
2. Small in quantity or amount; meager: slim chances of success.
intr. & tr.v. slimmed, slim·ming, slims
1. To become or make slim.
2. To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.
[Dutch, bad, sly, from Middle Dutch slimp, slim, bad, crooked.]
slim′ly adv.
slim′mer n.
slim′ness n.
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slimming
(ˈslɪmɪŋ)n
a. the process of or concern with becoming slim or slimmer as by losing weight
b. (as modifier): slimming aids.
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Translations
تَنْحيف الجِسم
hubnutí
slankekur
fogyókúra
megrun
chudnutie
zayıflama
slimming
[ˈslɪmɪŋ]A. ADJ [dress, skirt etc] → que adelgaza
slimming diet → régimen m (para adelgazar)
to be on a slimming diet → seguir un régimen para adelgazar, estar a dieta
to eat only slimming foods → comer solamente cosas que no engordan
slimming diet → régimen m (para adelgazar)
to be on a slimming diet → seguir un régimen para adelgazar, estar a dieta
to eat only slimming foods → comer solamente cosas que no engordan
B. N → adelgazamiento m
C. CPD slimming aid N (= food) → (producto m) adelgazante m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slimming
[ˈslɪmɪŋ] n → amaigrissement m
adj
[pills] → amaigrissant(e), pour maigrir
(= low-calorie) [drink, snack, meal] → de régime
(= flattering) [dress, shape] → qui amincit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
slimming
adj → schlank machend attr; crispbread/black is slimming → Knäckebrot/schwarz macht schlank; to be on a slimming diet → eine Schlankheitskur machen; slimming foods → kalorienarme Nahrungsmittel pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slim
(slim) adjective1. not thick or fat; thin. She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.
2. not good; slight. There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.
verb – past tense, past participle slimmed – to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer. I mustn't eat cakes – I'm trying to slim.
ˈslimming noun the process or practice of trying to become slimmer. Slimming should be done carefully.
ˈslimness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.