slight

• وصف لشيء قليل في الدرجة أو الكمية أو الحجم، ويُستعمل غالبًا للإشارة إلى ما هو ضئيل أو غير مهم أو طفيف.

Describes something that is small in degree, amount, or size; often used to indicate something minor or not very important.

1. Small in degree or amountA2formal

   Very small in size, degree, or quantity; not significant.

   طفيف

   • There was a slight delay in the flight departure.
   • She noticed a slight change in his mood.
   • The difference in price is only slight.

   المرادفاتinsignificantlittleminorminutemodestnegligiblescantsmallsubtletiny

   الأضدادbigconsiderablegreatlargemajorsignificantsubstantial

2. Thin or delicateB1formal

   Slender or fragile in build or structure.

   نحيف

   • He was a slight man with a gentle voice.
   • The bird had a slight frame and delicate feathers.
   • Her slight figure made her look younger.

   المرادفاتdaintydelicatefragilegracefulpetiteslenderslimthin

   الأضدادheavyrobustsolidstockystoutstrongthickset

3. Insult or disrespectB2informal

   To treat someone with disrespect or indifference.

   الإهانة أو عدم الاحترام

   • She felt slighted when he ignored her greeting.
   • He made a slight remark about her appearance.
   • Don't slight your colleagues by not acknowledging their work.

   الأضدادadmireappreciateesteemhonorregardrespectvalue

• اسم يعني إهانة أو ازدراءً أو عدم احترام، وغالبًا ما ينطوي على قلة التقدير أو الاهتمام بالآخر.

A noun referring to an insult or snub, often implying a lack of respect or consideration.

1. Insult or disrespectB2formal

   An act of treating someone as unimportant or showing a lack of respect.

   إهانة أو عدم احترام

   • She took his comment as a personal slight.
   • He felt a slight when they didn't invite him to the party.
   • Ignoring her question was a deliberate slight.

   المرادفاتaffrontbarbcutdigdisrespectinsultput-downrebuffslursnub

   الأضدادcomplimenthonorpraiserespect

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على التعامل مع شخص بعدم احترام أو تجاهله، أو على التقليل من شأن شيء ما واعتباره غير مهم.

A verb used to indicate the act of treating someone with disrespect or ignoring them, or to make something seem unimportant.

1. Insult or disrespectB2formal

   To treat someone with disrespect or ignore them in a way that shows a lack of regard.

   إهانة

   • She felt slighted when he didn't invite her to the party.
   • He deliberately slighted his colleague by not acknowledging her contribution.
   • The manager slighted the team's efforts during the meeting.

   المرادفاتaffrontbelittlecold-shouldercutdisparagedisregardignoreinsultneglectsnub

   الأضدادadmireesteemhonorrespect