Summary

lean {adjective}
enjuto · magro · enjuta

to lean {verb}
recostarse · apoyar · acodar · reclinar · recostar

leer {verb}
to read · to scan

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Synonyms

lean: thin · skimpy · tilt

leer: estudiar · descifrar · interpretar

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English-Spanish translation for "lean"

 

"lean" Spanish translation

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lean {adjective}

lean {adj.}

enjuto {adj. m}

lean {adj.} (also: meagre)

magro {adj. m}

Mr Fayot's report is a mean, lean and green report.

El informe del Sr. Fayot es un informe conciso, magro y cándido.

lean {adj.}

enjuta {adj. f}

to lean {verb}

to lean [leant; leaned|leant; leaned] {vb} (also: to lie down, to recline)

recostarse {v.r.}

A dead tree is sympathetic, and you can lean against it, whether it is warm or cold; you can only lean against a rock when it is warm.

Los árboles son simpáticos incluso muertos, y uno puede recostarse en ellos haga frío o calor, mientras que en las piedras sólo cuando hace...

to lean [leant; leaned|leant; leaned] {vb} (also: to support, to prop up, to undergird)

An ill man, leaning on his walking stick for support, who came to be treated for diabetes, was killed by a bullet as he climbed up the first step into the hospital.

Un hombre enfermo, apoyado en su bastón, acude a tratar su diabetes, pero una bala lo mata en el primer escalón del dispensario.

to lean [leant; leaned|leant; leaned] {vb} (also: to rest, to fold down)

reclinar {vb}

to lean [leant; leaned|leant; leaned] {vb} (also: to rest)

recostar {vb}

leer {verb}

to read [read|read] {v.t.}

leer {v.t.}

to scan {v.t.} [IT]

leer {v.t.} [IT]
 

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Usage examples

Usage examples for "lean" in Spanish

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     to lean on

My second point concerns lean management.

El segundo informe es el lean management.

I like his phrase 'lean and clean '.

Me gusta su calificación de« eficiente e inocuo».

I remember him leaning against the steering wheel, that anxiety in my chest.

Tenemos que publicar los nombres de los culpables.

That is when I lean back in my chair and think to myself: here we go again.

Cuando esto se plantea, yo lo considero con interés y me digo: esto no es nuevo.

The system must therefore be leaner, more transparent and more efficient.

Por lo tanto, el sistema debe llegar a ser más ágil, más transparente y más eficaz.

I am a little worried that the British Government may be leant on by the Americans.

Me preocupa que el Gobierno británico pueda dejarse guiar por los americanos.

It is wise to lean again on the common inheritance of the Mediterranean basin.

Il est bon de se pencher à nouveau sur le patrimoine commun du Bassin méditerranéen.

This is because in most diets, the lean body mass is lost, not the fat.

Unos de los problemas es que el peso se retoma r�pidamente desde el fin del r�gimen.

Where men are lean, billions of savings can be made on the national health.

Allí donde los hombres son enjutos se economizan miles de millones en protección social.

A uniform EP statute would shore up federalist leanings further still.

Un estatuto uniforme del Parlamento Europeo fortalecería aún más los afanes federalistas.

If we want to lean on the WTO, we ourselves must act according to the rules set by the WTO.

Si queremos el respaldo de la OMC, debemos proceder de acuerdo con las normas de la OMC.

The Bible exhorts us to save in fat years for the lean years ahead.

La Biblia recomienda que en los años de vacas gordas se ahorre para los años de vacas flacas.

But it was a report made up solely of statistics - somewhat on the lean side.

Era, sin embargo, un informe que constaba exclusivamente de estadísticas, algo sin importancia.

It needs to become leaner and fitter and to prepare for enlargement.

Esto también es valido si se piensa en la eficiencia y la ampliación de la Unión hacia el Este.

I am leaning in favour of it, but the scientific and practical doubts remain.

Me decanto a favor de ella, pero siguen las dudas desde el punto de vista científico y práctico.

Similar words

leads · leaf · leaf-like · leafless · leaflet · leafy · league · leak · leakage · leaks · lean · leaning · leaping · learned · learner · learning · learnt · lease · leasehold · leaseholder · leases

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