magro — meaning in English

English meaning

• lean verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
• meager adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
• skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
• skinny adj Very thin, often used with a slightly negative or critical tone.
• slender adj Thin and gracefully built.
• slim adj Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.
• thin adj Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.

Senses

magro is used for these senses in English:

• lean (of meat) Having little fat.
• skim (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
• skinny (informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
• slender Thin; slim.
• slim Slender; thin.
• thin Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

lean — full definition

1. verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
2. verb To favor or tend toward a particular opinion, choice, or direction.
3. adjective Having little or no fat; thin and fit.
4. adjective Having very little of something, especially money or resources; scarce.

meager — full definition

1. adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
2. adj Thin, with little flesh on the body.

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