Translations for „slightness“ in the English » German Dictionary

slight·ness [ˈslaɪtnəs] N no pl

1. slightness (small extent):

slightness

Geringfügigkeit f

2. slightness (physical):

slightness

Zierlichkeit f

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English

Slightness is my curse in every sense.

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I'd spent much of the afternoon playing before she got home and was left utterly flummoxed as to the game's slightness.

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I found the politics trite, the idea of collective art-making and performance art largely uninteresting, and the general slightness and messiness of many of the works irritating.

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Grandma's storyline winds down in less than a day, and at only 79 minutes in length, the film unquestionably dices with slightness.

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The end result is a phone that feels substantial in spite of its apparent slightness.

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Despite its slightness, the beloved story resonates.

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The winsome slightness of the 1980s has transmuted into wiry energy.

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Almost everybody concedes the novel's charm, but some have demurred at the slightness of the material.

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It is a terrible slightness, recalling the ease with which a thing may cease, a person may leave, a life may end.

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Any slightness of breath or altered conciousness should prompt a call for emergency medical help.

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