What does slank in Swedish mean?

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

The word slank in Swedish means slim, slender, thin, smal, vältränad, trimmad, i god form, slank, slank, smärt, smal, slank, smal, slank, smal, slank, smal, smärt, slank, tanig. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word slank

slim, slender, thin

smal

(body: thin) (vardagligt)

Gail är smal.
Gail is slim.

vältränad, trimmad, i god form

(person, figure: slimmer)

Martha looks quite a bit trimmer than she did last summer.

slank

(figurative (slender)

Luisa was tall and had a willowy figure.

slank, smärt

(person, figure: very slim)

Gina looked svelte in her little black party dress.

smal, slank

(person: slim)

Harriet is tall and slender.

smal, slank

(thin, narrow) (vardagligt)

A slender building stood at the corner of the street.

smal

(body: thin)

Bill lyfte upp Mary, som var späd och vägde nästan ingenting.
Bill lifted up Mary, who was slight and weighed almost nothing.

slank

(figurative (thin)

smal

(person: slender)

Den smala flickan hade inga problem med att ta sig fram genom folkmassan.
The thin girl had no trouble getting through the crowd.

smärt, slank

(person: slim) (hälsosamt smal)

Harriet är en smärt (or: slank) kvinna, förmodligen för att hon äter nyttigt och motionerar mycket.
Harriet is a trim woman, probably because she eats healthily and does a lot of exercise.

tanig

(informal, pejorative (person: puny, weak) (ogillande)

Simon was a weedy boy who was often ill.

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