slight

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Small.
2. Small.
3. Small.
4. Small.
5. Of slender build.
6. Even, smooth or level.
7. Still; with little or no movement on the surface.
8. (obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
9. (obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.
10. Slighting; treating with disdain.

gering

onbeduidend

disparage

hold in contempt

distance oneself from

treat with contempt

distinguish between

treat differently

treat with disrespect

a liitle

subtile

be indifferent to

not care about

not heavy

sneer at

think nothing of

on the weak side

half-open eyes

treat discourteously

cause someone to feel shame

not thick

not to heed

sort of crow

take no notice

think meanly

consider of no account

not care for

not heed

encroach upon

lack of respect

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/slaɪt/

From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, unimportant, trivial, slender, slim, smooth, level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz (“slippery, flat, level, plain”), related to English slick. Cognate with Scots slicht (“bad, of poor quality”), West Frisian sljocht (“smooth, level, plain, simple”), Dutch slecht (“bad”), Low German slecht (“bad”), German schlecht (“bad”) and schlicht (“plain, artless, natural”), Danish slet (“bad, evil, poor, nasty, wrong”), Swedish slät (“smooth”), Norwegian slett (“even”), Icelandic sléttur (“even, smooth, level”).