lean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lean in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.lean¹ [liːn] ADJ

1. lean:

lean animal

mršav

lean person

vitak

2. lean meat:

lean

krt

lean

bez masti

3. lean (of period of time):

lean

težak

4. lean:

lean (of organization)

neprofitan

lean (efficient)

neefikasan

II.lean¹ [liːn] N no pl

lean

krtina

I.lean² <leant [or Am usu leaned], leant [or Am usu leaned]> [liːn] VB intr

1. lean:

lean (incline)

nagnuti se // naginjati se

lean (prop)

nasloniti se // naslanjati se

lean (prop)

osloniti se // oslanjati se

to lean against sth

nasloniti se na nešto

to lean forward

nagnuti se napred

to lean on sb/sth

nasloniti se na nekoga/nešto

to lean out of a window

nagnuti se kroz prozor

2. lean (have opinion):

lean

naginjati imperf

I lean towards the view that ...

naginjem stavu...

II.lean² <leant [or Am usu leaned], leant [or Am usu leaned]> [liːn] VB trans

lean

nasloniti // naslanjati against - o on - na

lean on VB intr

1. lean on (pressurize):

to lean on sb

pritisnuti nekoga

2. lean on (rely):

to lean on sb/sth

osloniti se na nekoga/nešto

lean over VB intr

to lean over sb/sth

nagnuti se preko nekoga/nečega

'lean-to N

1. lean-to (building extension):

lean-to

prislonjena zgrada f

2. lean-to Am, Aus (camping shelter):

lean-to

sklonište nt

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to lean forward

nagnuti se napred

lean it up against the wall

nasloni to na zid

lean Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lean forward

nagnuti se napred

lean it up against the wall

nasloni to na zid

to lean out of a window

nagnuti se kroz prozor

I lean towards the view that ...

naginjem stavu...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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The album tracks lean towards classic and experimental music.

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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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A lean-to cover was added to the building in the late 1970s to afford spectators some shelter from the elements.

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Unfortunately, nobody cares about the museum's signs: it is not allowed to touch nor to lean over the items on display.

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Only one year of deficit was recorded, but the price paid was retrenchments and lean public spending.

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Lean management has evolved over 100 years, and when you apply those practices to software delivery, you get the same results: faster cycle times, higher quality and lower costs.

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

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In this world heavily laden with strife, his is a shoulder one can lean on and know comfort.

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