slim

• Décrit une personne ou une chose qui est mince, élancée ou de faible largeur.

Describes a person or thing that is thin, slender, or of small width.

1. Thin or slenderA2formal

   Having a thin, slender, or gracefully lean body shape.

   Mince, svelte

   • She has a slim figure from regular exercise.
   • He wore a slim-fitting suit to the party.
   • The model was naturally slim and tall.

   Synonymesgracileleannarrowslenderslightsveltethinwillowy

   Antonymeschubbycorpulentfatheavyobeseplumpportlystoutthick

2. Small or unlikelyB1formal

   Used to describe a small chance, possibility, or amount.

   faible, mince (chance)

   • There is only a slim chance of rain today.
   • His chances of winning the lottery are very slim.
   • The company has a slim profit margin this quarter.

   Synonymesfaintnegligiblepoorremoteslenderslightsmall

   Antonymesgoodlikelystrongsubstantial

3. Narrow or thin in designB1informal

   Describing something that is narrow in width or thickness.

   Mince, étroit (en parlant d'un objet)

   • She bought a slim wallet that fits in her pocket.
   • The new smartphone has a slim design.
   • He prefers slim ties over wide ones.

   Synonymesnarrowslenderslightstreamlinedthin

   Antonymesbroadthickwide

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de réduire l'épaisseur, la taille ou la minceur, souvent dans le contexte de la perte de poids ou de la diminution du volume, ou de rendre quelque chose plus fin ou plus étroit.

A verb used to indicate the act of making or becoming thinner, smaller, or more slender, often in the context of weight loss or reducing size.

1. Reduce weightB1informal

   To become thinner or make something thinner, especially by losing weight.

   maigrir

   • She is trying to slim down before the wedding.
   • He slimmed his waistline by exercising daily.
   • The company slimmed its workforce to cut costs.

   Synonymeslose weightreduceslenderizeslim downthin

   Antonymesfattengain

2. Reduce in size or numberB2formal

   To make something smaller in size, amount, or number.

   réduire

   • The budget cuts slimmed the department's resources.
   • They slimmed the product line to focus on bestsellers.
   • The team slimmed the report to just the essential findings.

   Synonymesabbreviatecurtailcutdecreasedownsizelessenminimizereduceshrinktrim

   Antonymesaugmentenlargeexpandincrease

Variantes phrasalslim down