Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - slight
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Slight
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(slighter, slightest, slights, slighting, slighted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is slight is very small in degree or quantity. Doctors say he has made a slight improvement... We have a slight problem... He’s not the slightest bit worried. = small ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A slight person has a fairly thin and delicate looking body. She is smaller and slighter than Christie... ADJ • slightly ...a slightly built man. ADV: ADV -ed 3. If you are slighted, someone does or says something that insults you by treating you as if your views or feelings are not important. They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. VERB: usu passive, feel V-ed • Slight is also a noun. It isn’t a slight on my husband that I enjoy my evening class. N-COUNT: usu with supp 4. You use in the slightest to emphasize a negative statement. That doesn’t interest me in the slightest... PHRASE: with brd-neg c darkgreen]emphasis
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, smooth, ~, probably from Old English sliht- (in eorth-slihtes level with the ground); akin to Old High German sleht smooth, slihhan to glide — more at slick Date: 14th century 1. a. having a slim or delicate build ; not stout or massive in body b. lacking in strength or substance ; flimsy, frail c. deficient in weight, solidity, or importance ; trivial a ~ movie 2. small of its kind or in amount a ~ chance a ~ odor of gas Synonyms: see thin • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. transitive verb Date: 1586 1. to treat as ~ or unimportant ; make light of 2. to treat with disdain or indifference ~ a guest 3. to perform or attend to carelessly and inadequately don't ~ your work Synonyms: see neglect III. noun Date: 1701 1. an act or an instance of ~ing 2. an instance of being ~ed ; a humiliating discourtesy ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 a inconsiderable; of little significance (has a slight cold; the damage is very slight). b barely perceptible (a slight smell of gas). c not much or great or thorough, inadequate, scanty (a conclusion based on very slight observation; paid him slight attention). 2 slender, frail-looking (saw a slight figure approaching; supported by a slight framework). 3 (in superl., with neg. or interrog.) any whatever (paid not the slightest attention). --v.tr. 1 treat or speak of (a person etc.) as not worth attention, fail in courtesy or respect towards, markedly neglect. 2 hist. make militarily useless, raze (a fortification etc.). --n. a marked piece of neglect, a failure to show due respect. Phrases and idioms not in the slightest not at all. put a slight upon = sense 1 of v. Derivatives slightingly adv. slightish adj. slightly adv. slightness n. Etymology: ME slyght, sleght f. ON sl{eacute}ttr level, smooth f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. пренебрежение, неуважение to put a slight on (upon) smb. —- проявить неуважение (пренебрежение) к кому-либо; третировать кого-либо 2. пренебрегать, относиться небрежно to slight one's duties (one's work) —- пренебрегать своими обязанностями (своей работой) to slight over smth. —- делать что-либо второпях (кое-как); игнорировать что-либо 3. третировать, обращаться пренебрежительно to slight smb. —- относиться к кому-либо свысока to feel slighted —- чувствовать себя ущемленным 4. худощавый, тонкий; изящный, хрупкий a slight girlish figure —- изящная девичья фигура to be slight of figure —- быть худощавым; быть хрупкого сложения 5. некрепкий, слабый slight foundation (framework, support) —- непрочное основание (-ый каркас, -ая опора) 6. слабый, незначительный; несерьезный a slight attack of illness —- легкий приступ болезни slight alleviation (injury) —- небольшое облегчение (повреждение) a slight cold —- легкая простуда a slight decline —- незначительное снижение not the slightest doubt —- ни малейшего сомнения not the slightest (degree) —- нисколечко, ни на йоту not the slightest use in doing it —- пользы от этого ровно никакой it did not embarrass me in the slightest —- это меня ничуть не смутило to be in slight demand —- ком. пользоваться незначительным спросом 7. необильный, неплотный slight meal —- легкая еда 8....Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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penchant маленькое увлечение SLIGHT 1. noun пренебрежение, неуважение; to put a slight upon smb. - проявить, выказать неуважение к кому-л. 2. adj. 1) незначительный, легкий, слабый; not the slightest doubt - ни малейшего сомнения; a slight cold - небольшой насморк; not in the slightest - ни на йоту 2) тонкий; хрупкий 3. v. пренебрегать; третировать; to slight ones work - недобросовестно относиться к своим обязанностям Syn: disregard, ignore, neglect, snub Ant: attend, cherish, consider, heed, prize, tend, value ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 not serious or not important (a slight headache | a slight improvement | There's been a slight change of plan. | not the slightest chance/doubt/difference etc (=no chance, doubt etc at all)) (It doesn't make the slightest difference whether we discuss it today or tomorrow. | "What were they talking about?" "I haven't the slightest idea.") 2 thin and delicate (a slight figure in a red dress) ~2 v to offend someone by treating them rudely or without respect (Denver felt slighted when no one called him back.) - slighting adj (slighting remarks) ~3 n formal a remark or action that offends someone + on/to (Jane took your comment as a slight on her work.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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