tenue

adj.

1 fine (tela, hilo, lluvia).

2 faint.

3 tenuous.

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tenue

► adjetivo

1 (delgado) thin, light, tenuous

2 (tela) flimsy, thin

3 (luz, sonido) subdued, faint

4 (niebla) light

5 (de poca importancia) insignificant

6 (sencillo) natural

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adj.

1) tenuous

2) faint, dim

3) delicate, slender

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ADJ

1) [tela, velo] thin, fine

2) [olor, sonido, línea] faint; [neblina, lluvia] light; [aire] thin

3) [razón] tenuous, insubstantial; [relación] tenuous

4) [estilo] simple, plain

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adjetivo

a) <luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; <línea> faint, fine

una tenue sonrisa — a faint smile

b) <color> subdued, pale

c) (liter) <hilo> fine, slender; <tela> flimsy, fine

d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial

e) <estilo> simple, plain

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= subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.

Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.

Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.

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* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

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adjetivo

a) <luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; <línea> faint, fine

una tenue sonrisa — a faint smile

b) <color> subdued, pale

c) (liter) <hilo> fine, slender; <tela> flimsy, fine

d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial

e) <estilo> simple, plain

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= subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.

Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.

Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.

* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

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tenue

adjective

1 ‹luz› faint, weak; ‹voz/sonido› faint; ‹neblina/llovizna› light; ‹línea› faint, fine

la línea que separa el genio de la locura es muy tenue there's a fine line between genius and insanity

una tenue sonrisa a faint smile

2 ‹color› subdued, pale

3 (liter); ‹hilo› fine, slender; ‹tela› flimsy, fine

4 ‹razón/relación› tenuous, insubstantial

una teoría con bases muy tenues a theory based on very tenuous premises

5 ‹estilo› simple, plain

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tenue adjetivo

a) ‹luz› faint, weak;

‹voz/sonido/sonrisa› faint;
‹neblina/llovizna› light;
‹línea› faint, fine

b) ‹color› subdued, pale

tenue adjetivo
1 (tejido, humo, niebla) thin, light
2 (débil, apagado) faint
una tenue luz, a faint light
un tenue llanto, a faint weeping
'tenue' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- suave
English:
dappled
- dim
- faint
- subdued
- dimly
- gossamer
- mellow
- wispy

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tenue adj

1. [fino] [tela, velo] fine

2. [débil] [luz, voz, sonrisa] faint;

[niebla, lluvia] fine;

hizo un gesto tenue de asentimiento he gave a faint nod of assent

3. [poco sólido] [relación, argumentación] tenuous

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tenue

adj faint

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tenue adj

1) : tenuous

2) : faint, weak, dim

3) : light, fine

4) : thin, slender

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tenue adj faint / dim