lean

  • 31Léan — f Irish Gaelic form of HELEN (SEE Helen) …

    First names dictionary

  • 32Lean — Lean, David …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 33Lean — (David) (1908 1991) cinéaste anglais: Brève Rencontre (1946), le Pont de la rivière Kwaï (1957), Lawrence d Arabie (1962), le Docteur Jivago (1965) …

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  • 34Lean —   [liːn], Sir (seit 1984) David, britischer Filmregisseur, * Croydon (heute zu London) 25. 3. 1908, ✝ London 16. 4. 1991; verfilmte u. a. Werke von C. Dickens; großen Erfolg brachten ihm seine Monumentalfilme.   Filme: Begegnung (1945);… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35lean-to — n a small roughly made building that is built against the side of a larger building …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36Lean — Lean, Sir David (1908 91) a British film ↑director who made many well known films, such as ↑Brief Encounter (1945), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37lean v — lean adj …

    English expressions

  • 38Lean — (izg. lȋn), David (1908 1991) DEFINICIJA britanski filmski redatelj ekranizacija po Ch. Dickensu, povijesnih spektakla i ljubavne drame Kratak susret …

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  • 39lean-to — lean′ to n. pl. tos 1) a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof 2) a roof of a single pitch with the higher end abutting a wall or larger building 3) a structure with such a roof • Etymology: 1425–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40lean — verb. The past form and past participle are in BrE either leaned (pronounced leend or lent) or leant (pronounced lent) and usually leaned in AmE. Examples: • Georgia Rose…leaned forward and blew out every one of her candles Lee Smith, AmE 1983 •… …

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