slim
/slɪm/adjective
उच्चारण स्लिम
दुबला-पतला, छरहरा
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not as big as you would hope or expect
(संभावना) कम, क्षीण
- a slim chance of success
- Their slim lead disappeared in the last over.
- There is only a slim chance of rain today.
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- The team has a slim hope of reaching the final.
- The government won by a slim margin of five votes.
Synonyms small slight remote faint poor
Opposite good strong considerable high
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to try to become thinner, for example by eating less
वज़न घटाना
- She is trying to slim.
- He decided to slim before his sister's wedding.
- She has been slimming for the last three months.
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- He decided to slim and began walking every morning.
- Many people slim before a wedding.
Synonyms lose weight diet reduce
Opposite gain weight put on weight
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
slim (adjective) for people
Slim describes a person who is pleasantly thin; it is a positive word, unlike skinny.
'Slim' ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए है जो सुखद रूप से पतला हो; यह एक सकारात्मक शब्द है, 'skinny' से भिन्न।
- Radhika is tall and slim.
- He has a slim build.
slim chance / slim hope / slim margin
With abstract nouns, slim means small in amount or very little.
भाववाचक nouns के साथ 'slim' का अर्थ बहुत कम मात्रा का है।
- There is a slim chance of rain tomorrow.
- The team won by a slim margin.
slim (down) (verb)
As a verb, slim means to become thinner by diet or exercise; slim down is common and may take an object like a company or a staff.
Verb के रूप में 'slim' का अर्थ आहार या व्यायाम से पतला होना है; 'slim down' आम है और company या staff जैसे object के साथ भी आता है।
- She slimmed down before the wedding.
- The company slimmed down its staff.
slimmer / slimmest
The comparative and superlative double the m and add er or est.
Comparative और superlative में 'm' दोगुना होकर 'er' या 'est' जुड़ता है।
- Radhika is slimmer than her sister.
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slim + noun
chancehopewaistvolumemargin
- The batsmen have only a slim hope of victory.
adverb + slim
veryquiterathernaturallyextremely
- He is a naturally slim man.
slim + build / figure
figurebuildframewaistprofile
- The model had a slim figure.
slim down
slim down fastslim down staffslim down costsslim down a plantry to slim
- The firm tried to slim down its costs.
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- The slim book was easy to carry to the library.
वह पतली किताब पुस्तकालय ले जाने में आसान थी।
- She has a slim chance of getting the scholarship.
उसके छात्रवृत्ति पाने की संभावना बहुत कम है।
- Radhika is trying to slim by walking every morning.
राधिका हर सुबह टहलकर पतली होने की कोशिश कर रही है।
- India won the match by a slim margin of two runs.
भारत ने मैच केवल दो रन के बारीक अंतर से जीत लिया।
- The phone has a slim design that fits in any pocket.
फ़ोन की पतली बनावट हर जेब में आ जाती है।
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✗ She is slim than her sister.
✓ She is slimmer than her sister.
To compare, use the comparative slimmer before than.
तुलना के लिए 'than' से पहले comparative 'slimmer' आता है।
✗ He is trying to slim down his weight.
✓ He is trying to slim down.
Slim down already refers to body weight and takes no object of weight.
'Slim down' पहले से ही शरीर के वज़न को बताता है और इसके बाद 'weight' object नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe thin shapes, but the feeling is different.
ये शब्द पतले आकार को बताते हैं, पर उनका भाव अलग है।
The neutral word for a body without much fat.
ज़्यादा चर्बी न होने वाले शरीर के लिए तटस्थ शब्द।
- The thin boy ran fast.
Too thin, often with a negative sense.
बहुत पतला, प्रायः नकारात्मक भाव के साथ।
- He looked skinny after the illness.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the thin words together: slim and slender (thin and attractive), lean (thin and fit), skinny (very thin, informal), gaunt (very thin from illness), emaciated.
पतलेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: slim और slender (पतला और आकर्षक), lean (पतला और फ़िट), skinny (बहुत पतला, अनौपचारिक), gaunt (बीमारी से बहुत दुबला), emaciated।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Slim chance, slim majority (narrow), slim hope.
Collocations: slim chance, slim majority (कम अंतर), slim hope।