puny

[US]/ˈpjuːni/
[UK]/ˈpjuːni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lille og svag; uvæsentlig; af ringe størrelse
Word Forms
Superlativepuniest
Comparativepunier

Example Sentences

a puny physique; puny excuses.

en lille fysik; små undskyldninger.

the lamb was a puny little thing.

Lammet var en lille og skrøbelig ting.

skeletal, white-faced, puny children.

skeletagtige, hvidtalgede, små børn.

the army was reduced to a puny 100,000 men.

hæren blev reduceret til en mager styrke på 100.000 mand.

Have grandiose aims but puny abilities,great ambition but little talent.

Hav store ambitioner, men ringe evner, stor ambition, men lidt talent.

We did not meet again for ten years,by then,the rather puny boy had grown into a six-foot man,weighing 200 pounds.

Vi mødtes ikke igen i ti år. Indtil da var den ret magre dreng blevet til en mand på 1,8 meter, der vejede 90 kilo.

Many people don't understand a truth.When the people could applaud the different ideas , he would not has a chickenshit mien but a wonderful mien ,not has a puny power but a strong power.

Mange mennesker forstår ikke en sandhed. Når folk kunne klappe af forskellige ideer, ville han ikke have et kujonagtigt udtryk, men et vidunderligt udtryk, ikke have en lille magt, men en stærk magt.

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