lean in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lean in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lean¹ <pt/pp leaned, leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

lean

appoggiare

to lean a bike, ladder against a wall

appoggiare una bici, una scala contro il or al muro

to lean one's head on sb's shoulder

appoggiare la testa sulla spalla di qn

to lean one's head out of the window

mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra or sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean one's elbows on sth

appoggiarsi con or mettere i gomiti su qc

to lean one's back against the wall

appoggiare la schiena, appoggiarsi al muro

II.lean¹ <pt/pp leaned, leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

lean wall, building:

lean

essere inclinato, pendere

the bicycle, ladder was leaning against the wall

la bicicletta, la scala era appoggiata contro or al muro

to lean against a wall

appoggiarsi contro or a un muro

I.lean² [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

1. lean:

lean person, body, face

snello, magro

lean meat

magro

2. lean (difficult) fig:

lean year, times

difficile

to have a lean time or year

passare un periodo, un anno difficile

two lean years

due anni di vacche magre

3. lean (efficient):

lean company

agile, snello

II.lean² [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

lean

magro m

III.lean² [Brit liːn, Am lin]

to have a lean time of it

essere in tempo di vacche magre

lean forward VB [liːn -]

lean forward

piegarsi in avanti (to do per fare)

lean down VB [liːn -]

lean down

piegarsi (verso il basso)

to lean down from the cab of a lorry

sporgersi dal finestrino di un camion

lean-to <pl lean-tos> [Brit ˈliːntuː, Am] N

lean-to

= piccola costruzione addossata a un edificio più grande

lean-to before n shed, garage

annesso

I.lean on VB [liːn -] (lean on [sth])

lean on stick

appoggiarsi a

lean on window-sill

affacciarsi a

lean on my arm

appoggiati al mio braccio

II.lean on VB [liːn -] (lean on [sb])

1. lean on person:

lean on

appoggiarsi a

2. lean on (depend on) fig:

lean on person

contare su

3. lean on (pressurize) fig:

lean on person

fare pressioni su

lean towards VB [liːn -]

lean towards

piegarsi verso

lean towards fig person, party, object:

tendere a

I.lean across VB [liːn -] (lean across)

lean across person:

lean across

stendersi, allungarsi (to do per fare)

II.lean across VB [liːn -] (lean across [sth])

lean across desk, table:

lean across

stendersi su, allungarsi su

lean back VB [liːn -]

lean back

appoggiarsi (all'indietro)

to lean back in one's chair

appoggiarsi allo schienale della sedia

lean out VB [liːn -] (lean out)

lean out

sporgersi

to lean out of [sth] window

sporgersi da

to lean out of [sth] vehicle

sporgersi dal finestrino di

lean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lean in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lean¹ <-ed, -ed> [li:n] VB intr

lean

pendere

to lean against sth

appoggiarsi a qc

II.lean¹ <-ed, -ed> [li:n] VB trans

lean

appoggiare

to lean sth against sth

appoggiare qc a qc

lean² [li:n] ADJ

1. lean (thin):

lean

magro, -a

2. lean (efficient):

lean company

efficiente

lean forward VB intr

lean forward

piegarsi in avanti

I.lean over VB trans

lean over

piegarsi su

II.lean over VB intr

lean over

piegarsi

lean on VB trans

1. lean on (rely on):

lean on

appoggiarsi a

2. lean on sl (pressure):

lean on

mettere sotto pressione

lean out VB intr

lean out

sporgersi

lean back VB intr

lean back

appoggiarsi all'indietro

lean-to [ˈli:n·tu:] N

1. lean-to (building extension):

lean-to

costruzione annessa ad un edificio più grande

2. lean-to (shack):

lean-to

capanno m

Translations for lean in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lean Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lean forward

sporgersi in avanti

to lean against a tree

appoggiarsi a un albero

to lean against sth

appoggiarsi a qc

to lean sth against sth

appoggiare qc a qc

to look/lean out of the window

guardare/sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean toward taking sb's part

pendere dalla parte di qu

‘do not lean out of the window’

‘(è) vietato sporgersi dal finestrino’

it is dangerous to lean out of the window!

è pericoloso sporgersi dal finestrino!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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You can lean over the dugout seats and bump elbows with a coach.

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The album tracks lean towards classic and experimental music.

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You should not even lean on the walls of your own room.

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They then lean forward and drop to their knees, sliding the opponent down their back so that their shoulders are against the mat and their chin is against their chest.

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She will watch a group of shady-looking young ones for a while, and then she'll lean into me conspiratorially.

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Several employees lean out the office window and drop bags of water on them.

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The purpose of this weir was not for diverting the river water into canals but to use as cross over bridge during lean flow season.

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Make sure not to lean forward at the waist.

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The church has a five-bay nave, divided by buttresses with lean-to aisles and a clerestory above.

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The traffic light viewer captured the reflection of overhead traffic lights so that the driver didn't have to lean forward to see past the edge of the roof.

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