Translation of "lean" to French

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Dictionary translations for "lean"

lean [li:n] verb Conjugation

leant / leant / leaning / leans

pencher

She leaned on his shoulder.

Elle se pencha sur son épaule.

appuyer

Don't lean against the wall.

Ne vous appuyez pas contre le mur.

s'appuyer

She was worn out, and leaned against the apple tree.

Elle était fatiguée, et s'est appuyée sur un pommier.

lean [li:n] adjective

leaner / leanest

maigre (meat)

He is tall and lean.

Il est grand et maigre.

mince

difficile (fig-difficult)

Phrases with "lean" (13)

lean against - appuyer
lean on - se pencher
lean out - pencher au dehors
lean over - se pencher
lean back - pencher en arrière
lean backwards - pencher en arrière
Lean Cuisine - Lean Cuisine
lean down - pencher
lean toward - pencher
knee lean - appui de genou

Contexts with "lean"

All I could mumble in response was that when I was a man of fifty, my mother would lean out of the window when I left and remind me not to drive too fast. Tout ce que je pouvais marmonner en guise de réponse était que lorsque j'étais un quinquagénaire, ma mère se penchait sur la fenêtre alors que je partais et me rappelait de ne pas conduire trop vite.

Don't lean against the wall. Ne vous appuyez pas contre le mur.

He is tall and lean. Il est grand et maigre.

Don't lean on my desk. Ne vous adossez pas à mon bureau.

Yea, would to God, I were among the roses, That lean to kiss you as you float between While on the lowest branch a bud uncloses A bud uncloses, to touch you, my queen. Qu'il plaise à Dieu que je sois parmi les roses, qui pour t'embrasser se penchent tandis que tu balances, alors que sur la plus basse branche un bourgeon se déploie, un bourgeon se déploie, pour te toucher, ma Reine.

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