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magro

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adjective
  1. thin, lean, slim, spare
  2. low-fat, leanof food
  3. meagre, poor, scarce, puny
nounmasculine
  1. lean part
  2. lean, lean meatof meat

Forms

adjective

masculine singularmagro
femininemagra
masculine pluralmagri
feminine pluralmagre
superlativemagrissimo

noun

singularmagro
pluralmagri

Used in the library

  • Sei magro. A Milano non mangi niente.You're thin. In Milan you don't eat anything.A1Il pranzo della domenica — Sunday Lunch
  • Il bambino magro mangia più di tutti, sempre.The thin child eats more than everybody, always.B1Di nuovo, per favore (12) — Again, please (12) (B1)
  • Il portiere magro para più del grosso, dicono.The thin goalkeeper saves more than the big one, they say.B1Di nuovo, per favore (18) — Again, please (18) (B1)
  • Vegetariano. Ma la Vigilia è già di magro! Niente carne. Che altro vuoi?Vegetarian. But Christmas Eve is already meatless! No meat. What more do you want?B1Il capitone — The Christmas Eel

Other ways to say it

  • asciuttodry; curt, abrupt, sharp
  • poveropoor (with little or no possessions or money); poor (to be pitied)
  • scarsoscarce, scanty, scant, poor, little, limited, short; feeble, weak
  • sottilethin; slim, slender (of a person)

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