slight betydelse and definition

Betydelse av slight på svenska

• 0 small in amount or degree:

  • a slight improvement

  • a slight incline

  • She had a slight headache.

  • I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about.

  • "Does it worry you?" "Not in the slightest."

• 1 (of people) thin and delicate:

  • Like most long-distance runners she is very slight.

• 2 not dealing with very serious or important subjects, or not needing much serious thought:

  • It's a slight but enjoyable tale.

  • His terrific performance lifts this otherwise slight film.

• 3 to insult someone by ignoring them or treating them as if they are not important:

  • I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.

• 4 an action that insults a person because someone fails to pay attention to them or to treat them with the respect that they deserve:

  • I regarded her failure to acknowledge my greeting as a slight.

• 5 small in amount or degree:

  • He speaks with a slight French accent.

  • She had a slight cold, but wasn’t feeling too bad.

• 6 (of people) thin and delicate:

  • He was a young man of slight build with sensitive eyes and expressive hands.

• 7 to insult someone by not paying attention or by treating the person as unimportant:

  • He slighted his wife by neglecting to introduce her.