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slender

['slendə] брит. / амер.

прил.
1. стройный, тонкий (о человеке)
2. тонкий, узкий (о предметах)
3. 1. скудный, слабый
  2. небольшой, незначительный
4. лингв.
  закрытый (о гласном звуке)
гл.
1. худить
2. сокращаться, суживаться; становиться уже

Biology (En-Ru)

slender

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Aileen turned and examined critically a tall, dark, slender woman of the high world of the West, very remote, disdainful, superior.
Эйлин обернулась и критически осмотрела с головы до ног эту великосветскую даму, от которой так и веяло холодом.
Dreiser, Theodore / The TitanДрайзер, Теодор / Титан
Титан
Драйзер, Теодор
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Titan
Dreiser, Theodore
© 1914 by JOHN LANE COMPANY

She had on a white dress; a blue shawl, pinned close round her throat with a gold brooch, half hid her slender, beautiful arms, in which one could see the fineness of her race.
На ней было белое платье, голубая шаль, заколотая у самого горла золотой булавкой, прикрывала до половины ее тонкие, породистые руки.
Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
A Sportsman's Sketches v.2
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Записки охотника т.2
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975

Out of the shadows a ladder was let down: it was made of rope, silver-grey and glimmering in the dark, and though it looked slender it proved strong enough to bear many men.
С дерева опустили веревочную лестницу. Сделанная из очень тонкого шпагата, она, как вскоре убедились Хранители, была вместе с тем необычайно прочной.
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel / The Fellowship of the RingТолкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл / Братство Кольца
Братство Кольца
Толкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл
© Издательство "Радуга", 1988
The Fellowship of the Ring
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
© 1954, 1965, 1966 by J.R.R. Tolkien
© renewed 1982 by Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H.R. Tolkien, John F.R. Tolkien and Priscilla M.A.R. Tolkien
© renewed 1993, 1994 by Christopher R.Tolkien, John F.R. Tolkien and Priscilla M.A.R. Tolkien
© 2003 J. R. R. Tolkien

And the knotted ropes are too slender for my weight."
А веревки меня не выдержат.
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel / HobbitТолкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл / Хоббит или туда и обратно
Хоббит или туда и обратно
Толкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл
© "Новосибирское книжное издательство", 1989
Hobbit
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
© 1937 by George Allen & Unwin Lcd.
© 1966 by J.R R. Tolkien
© Renewed 1994 by Christopher R. Tolkien, John F. R. Tolkien and Priscilla M.A.R. Tolkien
© Restored 1996 by the Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien,

Riordan gave a chuckle and, by way of answer, pointed to a slender black microphone.
Риордан неожиданно хихикнул и указал на тонкий черный микрофон на пульте.
Rankin, Ian / Exit MusicРэнкин, Иэн / Музыка под занавес
Музыка под занавес
Рэнкин, Иэн
© 2007 by John Rebus Limited
© В. Гришечкин, перевод на русский язык, 2011
© ООО "Издательская группа Аттикус", Издательство "Иностранка" 2011
Exit Music
Rankin, Ian
© 2007 by John Rebus Limited

I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs.
Равным образом я почувствовал, что мое тело, от подмышек до бедер, опутано целой сетью тонких бечевок.
Swift, Jonathan / Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the worldСвифт, Джонатан / Путешествия Гулливера
Путешествия Гулливера
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
Gulliver's travels into several remote nations of the world
Swift, Jonathan

Then she raised a slender finger a scan five centimeters and motioned for me to sit down on the chair opposite.
И, приподняв над журналом руку, тонким пальцем указала на стул.
Murakami, Haruki / Dance, dance, danceМураками, Харуки / Дэнс, дэнс, дэнс
Дэнс, дэнс, дэнс
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami 1991 "Dansu, dansu, dansu"
© Дмитрий Коваленин, 2001
Dance, dance, dance
Murakami, Haruki
© 1994 by Kodansha International Ltd.

At the window sat a slender, long-barreled weapon on a tripod, angled sharply downward to fire at the street.
На подоконнике был пристроен тонкий длинноствольный пулемет – наклоненный под таким углом, чтобы обстреливать улицу.
Zahn, Timothy / Dragon And SoldierЗан, Тимоти / Дракон и солдат
Дракон и солдат
Зан, Тимоти
Dragon And Soldier
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

On his white, slender, little fingers he always wore a number of big, glittering rings.
На тоненьких и бледненьких пальчиках его всегда сверкали несколько чрезвычайно крупных перстней.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Tall, slender, her small smile, her secret eyes.
Высокая, стройная, на губах слабая улыбка, в глазах — отсвет тайны.
Rosnay, Tatiana de / Sarah's KeyРосней, Татьяна де / Ключ Сары
Ключ Сары
Росней, Татьяна де
Sarah's Key
Rosnay, Tatiana de
© 2007 by Tatiana de Rosnay

"You can stop counting," she said. She opened the fingers of one hand slightly and in the palm of the hand was a single slender object.
- Можете дальше не считать,- сказала женщина и разжала пальцы - на ладони у нее лежала крохотная тоненькая палочка.
Bradbury, Ray / Fahrenheit 451Брэдбери, Рэй / 451 градус по Фаренгейту
451 градус по Фаренгейту
Брэдбери, Рэй
© Издательство "Радуга", 1989
Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray
© 1953 by Ray Bradbury

But physically, they were tall and slender, often small-boned.
Но физически они высокие и худощавые, часто тонкокостные.
Mead, Richelle / FrostbiteМид, Райчел / Ледяной укус
Ледяной укус
Мид, Райчел
© Перевод. Б.Жужунава. 2009
© Издание на русском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2008 Richelle Mead
Frostbite
Mead, Richelle
© 2008 Richelle Mead

Great white clouds were scudding over the sky, a slender mast was swaying in the distance, a long streamer, with a red cross on it, kept fluttering, falling, and fluttering again.
Большие белые тучи быстро неслись по небу, тонкая мачта качалась в отдалении, длинный вымпел с красным крестом беспрестанно взвивался, падал и взвивался снова.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008

The blue curtain at the back of the shop was drawn aside and a tall, slender woman entered, carrying a tray with cups of tea.
Голубая занавеска в задней части аптеки отодвинулась, и появилась высокая, стройная женщина с подносом.
Gulik, Robert van / The Chinese Nail MurdersГулик, Роберт ван / Убийство гвоздями
Убийство гвоздями
Гулик, Роберт ван
© 1961 by Robert van Gulik
© Перевод, ЗАО "Издательство "Центрполиграф", 2002
The Chinese Nail Murders
Gulik, Robert van
© 1961 by Robert van Gulik

Small men and slender, graceful in their movements, almost dainty, their plain brown clothes fitting them like fur.
Невысокие, худощавые, движения грациозные, почти небрежные, и простая коричневая одежда облегала их, точно собственная шкура.
Beagle, Peter / The Innkeeper's SongБигл, Питер / Песня трактирщика
Песня трактирщика
Бигл, Питер
The Innkeeper's Song
Beagle, Peter
© Peter S. Beagle, 1993

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'slendəAdjectiveстройный; тонкийExamples

a slender figure — стройная фигура
slender legs — стройные ноги
slender fingers — тонкие пальцы
a slender waist — тонкая талия

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['slendə] брит. / амер.
1. прил.
1. стройный, тонкий (о человеке)
2. тонкий, узкий (о предметах)
3.
а) скудный
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Collocations

slender column

гибкий стержень

slender column

сжатый стержень большой гибкости

slender group

узкая группа

slender purse

бедность

slender skirt

узкая юбка со складками ниже колен

slender transition

удлиненное сопряжение

slender body

тонкое тело

make look thinner / slender

худить

slender purse

безденежье

slender body theory

теория тонкого тела

slender ship

корабль малой ширины

slender rice

тонкий рис

slender cone

тонкий конус

Word forms

slender

adjective

Positive degree	slender
Comparative degree	slenderer
Superlative degree	slenderest

slender

verb

Basic forms
Past	slendered
Imperative	slender
Present Participle (Participle I)	slendering
Past Participle (Participle II)	slendered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I slender	we slender
you slender	you slender
he/she/it slenders	they slender

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am slendering	we are slendering
you are slendering	you are slendering
he/she/it is slendering	they are slendering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have slendered	we have slendered
you have slendered	you have slendered
he/she/it has slendered	they have slendered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been slendering	we have been slendering
you have been slendering	you have been slendering
he/she/it has been slendering	they have been slendering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I slendered	we slendered
you slendered	you slendered
he/she/it slendered	they slendered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was slendering	we were slendering
you were slendering	you were slendering
he/she/it was slendering	they were slendering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had slendered	we had slendered
you had slendered	you had slendered
he/she/it had slendered	they had slendered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been slendering	we had been slendering
you had been slendering	you had been slendering
he/she/it had been slendering	they had been slendering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will slender	we shall/will slender
you will slender	you will slender
he/she/it will slender	they will slender

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be slendering	we shall/will be slendering
you will be slendering	you will be slendering
he/she/it will be slendering	they will be slendering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have slendered	we shall/will have slendered
you will have slendered	you will have slendered
he/she/it will have slendered	they will have slendered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been slendering	we shall/will have been slendering
you will have been slendering	you will have been slendering
he/she/it will have been slendering	they will have been slendering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would slender	we should/would slender
you would slender	you would slender
he/she/it would slender	they would slender

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be slendering	we should/would be slendering
you would be slendering	you would be slendering
he/she/it would be slendering	they would be slendering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have slendered	we should/would have slendered
you would have slendered	you would have slendered
he/she/it would have slendered	they would have slendered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been slendering	we should/would have been slendering
you would have been slendering	you would have been slendering
he/she/it would have been slendering	they would have been slendering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am slendered	we are slendered
you are slendered	you are slendered
he/she/it is slendered	they are slendered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being slendered	we are being slendered
you are being slendered	you are being slendered
he/she/it is being slendered	they are being slendered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been slendered	we have been slendered
you have been slendered	you have been slendered
he/she/it has been slendered	they have been slendered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was slendered	we were slendered
you were slendered	you were slendered
he/she/it was slendered	they were slendered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being slendered	we were being slendered
you were being slendered	you were being slendered
he/she/it was being slendered	they were being slendered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been slendered	we had been slendered
you had been slendered	you had been slendered
he/she/it had been slendered	they had been slendered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be slendered	we shall/will be slendered
you will be slendered	you will be slendered
he/she/it will be slendered	they will be slendered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been slendered	we shall/will have been slendered
you will have been slendered	you will have been slendered
he/she/it will have been slendered	they will have been slendered

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slender

Biology (En-Ru)

slender

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Collocations

Word forms

slender

slender

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.