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Inflections of 'slight' (adj):

slighter: adj comparative

slightest: adj superlative

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
slight adj	(very little)	leve adj mf
		ligero/a adj
		poco/a adj
		escaso/a adj
	There was a slight breeze blowing.
	Había una brisa leve.
slight adj	(body: thin)	liviano/a adj
		delgado/a, flaco/a adj
	Bill lifted up Mary, who was slight and weighed almost nothing.
	Bill levantó a María, pero era liviana y casi no pesaba nada.
slight n	(snub)	desprecio nm
	Agnes hadn't been invited to the wedding, and she complained about the slight for years.
	A Agnes no la invitaron a la boda y se quejó del desprecio durante años.
slight [sb]⇒ vtr	(snub)	despreciar a vtr
		menospreciar a vtr
		faltar al respeto a loc verb
	Peter didn't like John and slighted him at every opportunity.
	Pedro despreciaba a Juan cada vez que podía porque no le caía bien.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
slight adj	(not important)	menor adj mf
		leve adj mf
	We've run into a slight problem, but we should be able to fix it very soon.
	Nos topamos con un problema menor, pero deberíamos poder solucionarlo pronto.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
slight bend n	(gentle curve)	curva ligera, curvatura ligera nf + adj
	Don't turn left; just follow the slight bend to the left.
slight build n	(slender physique)	constitución menuda nf
		contextura delgada nf
	Describieron al sospechoso como un hombre rubio, de unos treinta años, de contextura delgada y de alrededor de 1,80 m de altura.
slight improvement n	(minor advance, refinement)	ligera mejoría adj + nf
	After three weeks of exercise he only noticed a slight improvement.
	Después de tres semanas de ejercicio sólo ha notado una ligera mejoría.
		leve mejoría adj + nf
	Después de tres semanas de ejercicio sólo ha notado una leve mejoría.
slight improvement n	(recovery by small amount)	leve mejoría adj + nf
	The doctor said there has been only slight improvement in her condition.
	El médico dijo que sólo ha habido una leve mejoría en su enfermedad.
slight left n	(curve to left)	curva hacia la izquierda nf + loc adv
	There is a slight left in the road just before our house.
	Hay una curva hacia la izquierda justo antes de nuestra casa.
slight limp n	(hobble)	leve cojera nf
	His broken ankle is cured, but he still walks with a slight limp.
	El tobillo está casi curado pero todavía camina con una leve cojera.
slight right n	(curve to right)	curva hacia la derecha nf + loc adv
	There is a slight right in the road just before our house.
	Hay una curva hacia la derecha justo antes de nuestra casa.

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'slight' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

a crumb of hope - a hint of irony - by a hair - camber - chill - dampness - faint - ghost of a chance - hint - hunch - inkling - kiss - low grade - minor sin - narrow margin - nip in the air - nondramatic - one too many - only just - owie - paresis - put a crimp in - remote possibility - semblance - shading - shadow of a doubt - singe - sketchy - small - snick - sniffle - snuffly - subtle distinction - suggestion - sylphic - there is an off chance - tincture - touch lightly - tweak - wee bit - whiffle

Spanish:

ligero - triste - cenceño - desairar - desaire - desprecio - destemple - falta leve - feo - hacerle un feo a alguien - leve - ligero cambio - llalla - menudo - peccata minuta - pequeño - sobrehaz - vaga inquietud

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Synonyms: insult, offend, disrespect, affront, discredit, more...

Collocations: [an arrogant, a deliberate, a tactical] slight, a slight from the rival candidate, perceived a slight from her [rival, coworker], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "slight" in the title:

a slight break
a slight but continuous ascent
a slight intake of sound
a slight lane offset
allowing a slight to gain momentum
an otherwise insignificant social slight
Aside from a few bruises and maybe a slight concussion
at a slight angle
Frequent slight dressing
Giving directions: "slight right"
hardship / slight hardship grade
has made the slight..."
her breath coming in a slight
His build is too slight and his smile too easy for him to be threatening
I grin as Javi’s slight frame trembles with anticipation
imagined slight
it seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman
Just hearing his slight lisp, that he tries and fails to cover with a sneer
light / slight
light-slight
mild/ slight - medical
moving....in a slight vertical rotational movement
nourish a slight for years
Recently I accompanied my parents, both have slight health probelms, on a trip.
run through a slight leg pain
Slight
slight -- Don’t slight the core of the discipline
slight [sight] center - medical
slight accident
Slight acquaintance
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