emaciate

[USA]/ɪˈmeɪsɪeɪt/
[UK]/ɪˈmeʃɪˌet/

Oversættelse

English definition:
vt. At gøre tynd; at svække
vi. At blive tynd.
Ordformer
Past Tenseemaciated
Present Participleemaciating
Third Person Singularemaciates
Past Participleemaciated
Pluralemaciates

Eksempelsætninger

she was so emaciated she could hardly stand.

Hun var så mager, at hun næsten ikke kunne stå.

A long illness had emaciated my father.

En langvarig sygdom havde gjort min far mager.

his severely emaciated body

hans alvorligt magre krop

Hungry Joe was a jumpy, emaciated wretch with a fleshless face of dingy skin and bone.

Hungry Joe var en nervøs, mager skabning med et hudløst ansigt af beskidt hud og knogler.

Virkelige Eksempler

His body was bent and emaciated to the bone, almost fleshless.

Hans krop var bøjet og magret til det yderste, næsten uden kød.

Kilde: Brave New World

In no time at all, the disease had emaciated her.

På ingen tid havde sygdommen magret hende.

Kilde: Women Who Changed the World

He was emaciated, the bones of his face sticking out sharply against the yellowish skin.

Han var magret, knoglerne i hans ansigt stak skarpt ud mod den gullige hud.

Kilde: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I remember when they brought you back to school, emaciated and wrapped up in a shawl.

Jeg kan huske, da de bragte dig tilbage til skolen, magret og pakket ind i et sjal.

Kilde: Education of Love

Also, that your father was at one time much emaciated by illness.

Også, at din far på et tidspunkt var meget magret af sygdom.

Kilde: Middlemarch (Part Four)

The next night, an emaciated man with long matted black hair obscuring his face was seen walking towards them from the darkness, and that was enough.

Den næste nat blev en magret mand med langt filtret sort hår, der skjulte hans ansigt, set gå mod dem ud af mørket, og det var nok.

Kilde: Learn English with Matthew.

Worple, who was a small, stout, bespectacled man, grabbed Harry's hand and shook it enthusiastically; the vampire Sanguini, who was tall and emaciated with dark shadows under his eyes, merely nodded.

Worple, der var en lille, kraftig, brillebærer, greb Harrys hånd og gav den et entusiastisk ryst, vampyren Sanguini, der var høj og magret med mørke skygger under øjnene, nikkede blot.

Kilde: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Several months elapsed before I was able to quit my bed; and when at length I was moved to a Sopha, I was so faint, spiritless, and emaciated, that I could not cross the room without assistance.

Flere måneder gik, før jeg var i stand til at forlade min seng; og da jeg til sidst blev flyttet til en sofa, var jeg så svag, livløs og magret, at jeg ikke kunne krydse rummet uden hjælp.

Kilde: Monk (Part 1)

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