tenuous

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

Translation

adj. manglende et fast grundlag; skrøbelig; meget svag eller let; af ringe betydning

Phrases & Collocations

tenuous connection

svag forbindelse

tenuous evidence

svagt bevis

tenuous relationship

svagt forhold

Example Sentences

a tenuous nylon rope

en tynd nylon reb

a tenuous line of argument

en tynd linje af argument

the tenuous air at a great height

den tynde luft i stor højde

He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.

Han har et ret svagt greb om virkeligheden.

the tenuous link between interest rates and investment.

den svage forbindelse mellem rentesatser og investeringer.

keeping the tenuous thread of life attached to a dying body.

at holde den svage tråd af liv fastgjort til en døende krop.

pedicel tenuous, 6-8 mm, glabrous, base with multicolumn deltoid scales.

pedicel tynd, 6-8 mm, glat, base med flerfarvede deltoide skæl.

Working on a comparable timescale, SIM should provide positional information for a subsample of faint stars, thereby probing the most tenuous star streams.

Når man arbejder på en sammenlignelig tidsskala, bør SIM give positionsinformation for en delprøve af svage stjerner, hvilket gør det muligt at undersøge de mest flygtige stjernebilleder.

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