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International sales recorded some slight growth in revenue, while electricity trading recorded a strong increase in revenue due to volume-related factors.Der Vertrieb International verzeichnete eine leichte Umsatzzunahme, und der Handel erzielte bei der Elektrizitätsabgabe eine starke, volumenbedingte Umsatzsteigerung.© 2012 BKW FMB Energie AGhttp://www.bkw-fmb.ch/ 5/18/2012© 2012 BKW FMB Energie AGhttp://www.bkw-fmb.ch/ 5/18/2012
This slight element of paranoia, with its accompanying shudder of distaste for the unwashed masses, disfigured Burke's book in some important ways.Dieses leicht paranoide Element, begleitet von seinem Ekel vor den ungewaschenen Massen, entstellte Burkes Buch in mehr als einer nicht unwesentlichen Hinsicht.Hitchens, Christopher / Thomas Paine's Rights of ManHitchens, Christopher / Thomas Paine's Rights of ManThomas Paine's Rights of ManHitchens, Christopher© Christopher Hitchens 2006© des Zitats von Bob Dylan. Dwarf Music 1968© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, MunchenThomas Paine's Rights of ManHitchens, Christopher© 2006 by Christopher Hitchens© 1968 by Dwarf Music.
For the current calendar year, the OECD has predicted another slight drop in consumer prices by 0.2% year over year.Die OECD prognostiziert für das laufende Kalenderjahr einen weiteren leichten Rückgang der Konsumentenpreise von 0,2% gegenüber Vorjahr.http://www.kfw.de/ 3/7/2012
He felt that it was to Bodoeri that he owed the cap in question, and his words had the effect of being a slight reminder of that circumstance.Er fühlte, daß es doch eigentlich Bodoeri war, dem er die Mütze zu verdanken und jene Rede schien ihn daran zu mahnen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
When she tucked William up in bed that night, she found that he had been as good as his word and was running a slight fever.Als sie William abends ins Bett steckte, stellte sie leichtes Fieber fest und erzählte Richard davon beim Nachtessen.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Sales in this division showed a slight increase of Euro 1 million to Euro 12 million in the past financial year.Der Umsatz in diesem Bereich stieg im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr leicht um 1 Mio Euro auf 12 Mio Euro.http://www.mvv-investor.de/ 4/20/2012http://www.mvv-investor.de/ 4/20/2012
100 % of fruit with slight and/or serious defects100 % nach Gewicht Früchte mit leichten und/oder schwerwiegenden Mängeln,© Europäische Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 18.04.2011© European Union, 1998-2011http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 18.04.2011
Class II involves slight limitation of physical activity.Klasse II bedeutet eine leichte Einschränkung der körperlichen Aktivität.© OPUS 2010
Within the range 0.47 to 2.0 Tesla , the relaxivity displays only slight dependency on the strength of the magnetic field .Die paramagnetische Wirksamkeit ( Relaxivität ) zeigt nur eine geringe Abhängigkeit von der Stärke des Magnetfeldes im Bereich von 0,47 bis 2,0 Tesla .© OPUS 2010
In general, though, we are expecting a slight economic decline and lower growth in corporate investment in 2008.Im Jahr 2008 wird all-gemein mit einer leicht abgeschwächten Konjunktur und einem geringeren Wachstum der Unternehmensinvestitionen gerechnet.http://www.kfw.de/ 3/12/2012http://www.kfw.de/ 3/12/2012
In cases of slight negligence, such claims may be reduced according to the degree of such slight negligence, but not however to the extent that they are less than the advantage derived therefrom by the person who committed the infringement.Bei leichter Fahrlässigkeit kann sich dieser Anspruch entsprechend dem Grad der leichten Fahrlässigkeit, jedoch nicht unter die Höhe des Vorteils, der dem Verletzer aus der Verletzung erwachsen ist, vermindern.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/17/2009
The Management Board anticipates a slight increase in revenues in fiscal 2007 from measures focusing specifically on sales operations as part of the corporate strategy.Durch die im Zuge der Fokussierung der Unternehmensstrategie vorgenommenen Maßnahmen im vertrieblichen Bereich erwartet der Vorstand im Geschäftsjahr 2007 eine leichte Umsatzsteigerung.© Beta Systems Software AG 2012http://www.betasystems.de/ 4/28/2012© Beta Systems Software AG 2012http://www.betasystems.de/ 4/28/2012
He spoke almost gaily, but Dandelion could see his dilated eyes and the slight trembling of his front paws.Er sprach beinahe fröhlich und unbekümmert, aber Dandelion konnte seine aufgerissenen Augen und das leichte Zittern seiner Vorderpfoten sehen.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
A slight to moderate reduction in spermatogenesis was also observed in the dog at oral doses 30 mg/ kg.Eine leichte bis mäßige Verminderung der Spermatogenese wurde auch bei Hunden unter oralen Dosen von 30 mg/kg beobachtet.© OPUS 2010
The excretion of histamine in milk has not been studied in animals, but at maternotoxic doses in rats, offspring showed slight toxicity during early lactationDie Ausscheidung von Histamin in Milch wurde bei Tieren nicht untersucht, aber bei für Ratten maternell toxischen Dosierungen zeigten die Nachkommen leichte Toxizität während der frühen Laktationsphase
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Collocations
slight chance
geringe Chance
slight fare
leichte Kost
slight headache
leichter Kopfschmerz
by a slight mistake
durch einen kleinen Fehler
slight chipping
geringe Schartigkeit
slight damage
leichte Beschädigung
slight difference
kleine Abweichung
slight increase
leichte Erhöhung
slight negligence
leichte Fahrlässigkeit
slight stomach
Bauchansatz
slight stroke
leichter Schlaganfall
slight uncertainty
geringfügige Unsicherheit
at the slightest provocation
beim geringsten Anlass
not the slightest hurry
nicht die geringste Eile
not in the slightest
nicht im Geringsten
Word forms
slight
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | slight | slights |
Possessive case | slight's | slights' |
slight
adjective
Positive degree | slight |
Comparative degree | slighter |
Superlative degree | slightest |
slight
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | slighted |
Imperative | slight |
Present Participle (Participle I) | slighting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | slighted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I slight | we slight |
you slight | you slight |
he/she/it slights | they slight |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am slighting | we are slighting |
you are slighting | you are slighting |
he/she/it is slighting | they are slighting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have slighted | we have slighted |
you have slighted | you have slighted |
he/she/it has slighted | they have slighted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been slighting | we have been slighting |
you have been slighting | you have been slighting |
he/she/it has been slighting | they have been slighting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I slighted | we slighted |
you slighted | you slighted |
he/she/it slighted | they slighted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was slighting | we were slighting |
you were slighting | you were slighting |
he/she/it was slighting | they were slighting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had slighted | we had slighted |
you had slighted | you had slighted |
he/she/it had slighted | they had slighted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been slighting | we had been slighting |
you had been slighting | you had been slighting |
he/she/it had been slighting | they had been slighting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will slight | we shall/will slight |
you will slight | you will slight |
he/she/it will slight | they will slight |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be slighting | we shall/will be slighting |
you will be slighting | you will be slighting |
he/she/it will be slighting | they will be slighting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have slighted | we shall/will have slighted |
you will have slighted | you will have slighted |
he/she/it will have slighted | they will have slighted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been slighting | we shall/will have been slighting |
you will have been slighting | you will have been slighting |
he/she/it will have been slighting | they will have been slighting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would slight | we should/would slight |
you would slight | you would slight |
he/she/it would slight | they would slight |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be slighting | we should/would be slighting |
you would be slighting | you would be slighting |
he/she/it would be slighting | they would be slighting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have slighted | we should/would have slighted |
you would have slighted | you would have slighted |
he/she/it would have slighted | they would have slighted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been slighting | we should/would have been slighting |
you would have been slighting | you would have been slighting |
he/she/it would have been slighting | they would have been slighting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am slighted | we are slighted |
you are slighted | you are slighted |
he/she/it is slighted | they are slighted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being slighted | we are being slighted |
you are being slighted | you are being slighted |
he/she/it is being slighted | they are being slighted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been slighted | we have been slighted |
you have been slighted | you have been slighted |
he/she/it has been slighted | they have been slighted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was slighted | we were slighted |
you were slighted | you were slighted |
he/she/it was slighted | they were slighted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being slighted | we were being slighted |
you were being slighted | you were being slighted |
he/she/it was being slighted | they were being slighted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been slighted | we had been slighted |
you had been slighted | you had been slighted |
he/she/it had been slighted | they had been slighted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be slighted | we shall/will be slighted |
you will be slighted | you will be slighted |
he/she/it will be slighted | they will be slighted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been slighted | we shall/will have been slighted |
you will have been slighted | you will have been slighted |
he/she/it will have been slighted | they will have been slighted |