Сухонькая

English translation: kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)

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Russian term or phrase:Сухонькая
English translation:kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)
Entered by: Turdimurod Rakhmanov

08:58 Feb 17, 2019
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Сухонькая
Тетя Риву нельзя было назвать интересной или тем более красивой. Скорее наоборот. Сухонькая, чуть сутуловатая, волосы темные, вьющиеся «мел¬ким бесом», чуть подслеповатый взгляд.
Николай
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:52
kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)
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kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Local time: 09:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
4gauntish/slightly gaunt
Kirill Ivanovskiy
4frail
danya
3lean
lxunder
Summary of reference entries provided
kinda (kind of) dry / rather dry
Turdimurod Rakhmanov

  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lean


Explanation:
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lxunder
Ukraine
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gauntish/slightly gaunt


Explanation:
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    https://www.lingvolive.com/ru-ru/translate/en-ru/gaunt
    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gaunt
Kirill Ivanovskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:52
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)


Explanation:
kinda skinny / rather skinny (as lath)

Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IrinaN: Турдимурод, don't overdo it:-). Skinny will do just fine.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Irina.
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1 day 9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
frail


Explanation:
кмк

danya
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): -1
Reference: kinda (kind of) dry / rather dry

Reference information:
сухонькая уменьш. или усил. к прил. сухой сухие волосы

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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
disagree  Kirill Ivanovskiy: Здесь речь не о волосах, а о фигуре ("худощавая", "немного костлявая").
2 hrs
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