Meanings (ES + gloss)
magro • momio
Slim; not fleshy.
They will now dedicate several hours at the gym every day to be leaner and stronger.
magro • momio
Having little fat.
The butcher and the porkman painted up only the leanest scrags of meat; the baker, the coarsest of meagre loaves.
lean steak cuts
ajustado • estrecho
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
a lean budget
a lean harvest
delgado • pobre • sobreoxigenado
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
A lean ore hardly worth mining.
Running on too lean a fuel-air mixture will cause, among other problems, your internal combustion engine to heat up too much.
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