slight

US /slaɪt/
UK /slaɪt/
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1.

leggero, lieve, minimo

small in degree; inconsiderable

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There's a slight chance of rain today.
C'è una leggera possibilità di pioggia oggi.
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She felt a slight pain in her knee.
Ha sentito un leggero dolore al ginocchio.
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minorminimalnegligibleinsignificanttrivial
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considerablesignificantmajorlargegreat
2.

esile, sottile

thin and delicate in build

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She has a slight figure.
Ha una figura esile.
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He was a tall, slight man.
Era un uomo alto e esile.
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slimslenderfragiledelicatefrail
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stoutheftyburlyrobustchunky
1.

offendere, disprezzare, snobbare

to treat (someone) with disrespect or neglect; to insult

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She felt slighted by his rude remarks.
Si sentì offesa dalle sue osservazioni scortesi.
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He deliberately slighted her by not inviting her to the party.
L'ha deliberatamente offesa non invitandola alla festa.
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disregarddisrespectinsultsnubaffront
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honorrespectpraiseflatteracknowledge
1.

affronto, disprezzo, snobismo

an act of disrespect or neglect; an insult

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She took his silence as a slight.
Prese il suo silenzio come un affronto.
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It was a deliberate slight to exclude her from the meeting.
È stato un affronto deliberato escluderla dalla riunione.
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insultaffrontsnubdisregarddisrespect
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honorrespectcomplimentpraisetribute