slightness in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slightness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

slightness [Am ˈslaɪtnəs, Brit ˈslʌɪtnəs] N U

1. slightness (of person):

slightness

delgadez f

slightness

lo menudo

2. slightness (triviality):

slightness

insignificancia f

slightness

poca monta f

Translations for slightness in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

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

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

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The slightness of an 11-year-old among the vast lummoxes of the upper forms in an inner-city educational institution induces a flush of maternal anxiety.

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

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Then again, this slightness may be one of countless authorial jokes about just what it is insignificance entails.

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For all the cuddly slightness of his delivery, these songs are lushly rendered and pool in stream-of-consciousness reflection that's more meaningful as a whole.

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Despite its slightness, the beloved story resonates.

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