What does maigre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word maigre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use maigre in French.

The word maigre in French means thin, lean, paltry, lean meat, stone bass, be as skinny as a rake, be (as) thin as a rake, woman who carries her weight well, cold comfort, poor return, eat healthily, lean body mass, white fish, lean meat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word maigre

thin

adjectif (pas assez gras, chétif) (person, body)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Après son régime, Richard était franchement maigre.
After his diet, Richard was really thin.

lean

adjectif (pas gras) (meat)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le poulet est une viande maigre.
Chicken is a lean meat.

paltry

adjectif (figuré (insuffisant) (amount)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je perçois un maigre salaire.
I receive a paltry salary.

lean meat

nom masculin (viande sans gras)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans le pot-au-feu, je n'aime que le maigre.
I only like lean meat in stew.

stone bass

nom masculin (poisson : haut-bar) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bruit émis par le maigre est caractéristique.

be as skinny as a rake

locution verbale (familier, vieilli (avoir un faible poids) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quand j'ai connu Maryse, elle était maigre comme un cent de clous.

be (as) thin as a rake

locution verbale (familier (être très maigre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

woman who carries her weight well

nom féminin (familier (femme ronde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce type de robe convient bien aux fausses maigres.

cold comfort

nom féminin (faible réconfort) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est gentil de sa part d'être venu mais sa visite reste une maigre consolation à mon immense chagrin.

poor return

nom masculin (rendement très faible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

eat healthily

locution verbale (manger peu de graisses)

lean body mass

nom féminin (muscles, organes...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

white fish

nom masculin (poisson à chair peu calorique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lean meat

nom féminin (viande peu grasse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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