leans in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for leans in the English»French Dictionary

I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

lean

maigre m

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

1. lean (not fat):

lean person, body, face

mince

lean meat

maigre

2. lean (difficult) fig:

lean year, times

difficile

to have a lean time or year

connaître les vaches maigres

two lean years

deux années de vaches maigres

3. lean (efficient):

lean company

dégraissé

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

lean

appuyer

to lean a bike/ladder against a wall

appuyer un vélo/une échelle contre or à un mur

to lean one's head on sb's shoulder

appuyer sa tête sur or contre l'épaule de qn

to lean one's head out of the window

se pencher par la fenêtre, mettre la tête à la fenêtre

to lean one's elbows on sth

s'accouder à qc

to lean one's back against the wall

s'adosser au mur

IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

lean wall, building:

lean

pencher

the bicycle/ladder was leaning against the wall

la bicyclette/l'échelle était appuyée contre le mur or au mur

to lean against a wall (for support)

s'appuyer contre un mur

to lean against a wall (with one's back)

s'adosser au mur

V.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin]

to have a lean time of it

manger de la vache enragée inf

I.lean out VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean out)

lean out

se pencher au dehors

to lean out of [sth] window

se pencher par

to lean out of [sth] vehicle

se pencher par la vitre de

lean-to [Brit ˈliːntuː, Am] N

lean-to

appentis m

lean-to attr shed, garage

en appentis

lean down VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -]

lean down

se pencher

to lean down from the cab of a lorry

se pencher par la vitre d'un camion

lean towards VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] lit

lean towards

se pencher vers

lean towards fig person, party, object:

pencher vers

I.lean over VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean over)

lean over (gen)

se pencher

lean over (forwards)

se pencher en avant

II.lean over VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean over [sth])

lean over shoulder, wall:

lean over

se pencher par-dessus

lean back VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -]

lean back

se pencher en arrière

to lean back in one's chair

s'appuyer contre le dossier de sa chaise

I.lean across VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean across)

lean across person:

lean across

se pencher (to do pour faire)

II.lean across VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean across [sth])

lean across desk, table:

lean across

se pencher par-dessus

lean forward VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -]

lean forward

se pencher en avant (to do pour faire)

I.lean on VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean on [sth])

lean on stick

s'appuyer sur

lean on window-sill

s'accouder à

lean on my arm

appuie-toi sur mon bras

II.lean on VB [Brit liːn -, Am lin -] (lean on [sb])

1. lean on lit person:

lean on

s'appuyer sur

2. lean on (depend on) fig:

lean on person

compter sur

3. lean on (pressurize) fig:

lean on person

faire pression sur

leans in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leans in the English»French Dictionary

I.lean¹ [lin] VB intr

1. lean (be inclined):

lean

pencher

to lean against sth

s'appuyer contre qc

2. lean fig (tend toward):

lean

pencher pour

to lean to the left/right

avoir des tendances de gauche/droite

II.lean¹ [lin] VB trans

lean

appuyer

to lean oneself

s'appuyer

to lean sth against sth

appuyer qc contre qc

lean² [lin] ADJ

lean

maigre

lean back VB intr

lean back

se pencher en arrière

lean forward VB intr

lean forward

se pencher en avant

I.lean over VB trans

lean over

se pencher vers

II.lean over VB intr

to lean over to sb

se pencher vers qn

lean on VB intr

to lean on sb (rely on)

se reposer sur qn

to lean on sb inf (exert pressure)

faire pression sur qn

lean-to [ˈlin·tu] N

lean-to

appentis m

lean out VB intr

to lean out of sth

se pencher à l'extérieur de qc

Translations for leans in the French»English Dictionary

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appentis

lean-to

défense de se pencher au-dehors

do not lean out