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.
• scant adjective Barely enough; in short supply.
• scrawny adj Unattractively thin, often to the point of looking undernourished.

Senses

magro is used for these senses in English:

• lean (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
• lean (of meat) Having little fat.
• scant Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
• scrawny Thin, malnourished, and weak.

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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