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slight·ing [ˈslaɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬-] ADJ attr

slighting comment, remark:

slighting
beleidigend
to be the target of slighting remarks
[die] Zielscheibe von Spott sein
to be the target of slighting remarks
verspottet werden

I. slight [slaɪt] ADJ

1. slight (small):

slight
gering
there's been a slight improvement in the situation
die Situation hat sich geringfügig verbessert
I'm not the slightest bit sorry about it
das tut mir kein bisschen leid
slight chance/possibility
geringe Chance/Möglichkeit
not the slightest interest
nicht das geringste Interesse
the slightest thing
die kleinste Kleinigkeit
not in the slightest
nicht im Geringsten
it didn't faze him in the slightest
es berührte ihn nicht im Geringsten
to not have the slightest idea
nicht die geringste Idee [o. Ahnung] haben

2. slight (barely noticeable):

slight
klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>
there was a slight smell of onions in the air
es roch ein wenig nach Zwiebeln
to have a slight accent
einen leichten Akzent haben
after a slight hesitation
nach einer kurzen Unterbrechung

3. slight (minor):

slight
leicht <leichter, am leichtesten>
their injuries were slight
sie waren nur leicht verletzt
he has a slight tendency to exaggerate
er neigt zu Übertreibungen
slight mistake
kleiner Fehler iron

4. slight (slim and delicate):

slight person
zierlich

5. slight (not profound):

slight play, plot
bescheiden
slight work
leichte Arbeit

II. slight [slaɪt] N

slight
Beleidigung f <-, -en>
to take sth as a slight
etw als Beleidigung auffassen

III. slight [slaɪt] VB trans

to slight sb
jdn beleidigen
Present
Islight
youslight
he/she/itslights
weslight
youslight
theyslight
Past
Islighted
youslighted
he/she/itslighted
weslighted
youslighted
theyslighted
Present Perfect
Ihaveslighted
youhaveslighted
he/she/ithasslighted
wehaveslighted
youhaveslighted
theyhaveslighted
Past Perfect
Ihadslighted
youhadslighted
he/she/ithadslighted
wehadslighted
youhadslighted
theyhadslighted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be the target of slighting remarks
verspottet werden

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