Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

nieznaczny in English:

1. slight slight


It's a very dangerous sport, where a slight mistake can lead to serious injury.
Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
He could not refrain from smiling, though with a slight sense of guilt.
"a slight increase"
My acquaintance with his works is slight.
The Chinese automotive import market shows signs of slight growth.
Noobs? Dima asked, a slight hint of anger in his voice. "This isn't a video game, Al-Sayib! This is real life!"
Her face after the bath, with a slight tinge of red, was beautiful as to mistake her for someone else.
Your aunt will feel slighted if you don't invite her to your wedding
We require instant satisfaction for slight discomfort.
slight amount of money
Without in any way meaning to slight the fine work of the bakers and produce sellers who contributed to the day’s find, something about the large number of factors that had to randomly converge to produce that experience struck me as cosmically signi
Although there was a slight increase in sales last year, it wasn’t enough for us to continue selling this particular line.
and why would I have the slightest bit of interest in that?
I'm jealous because she's slight but curvy.

English word "nieznaczny"(slight) occurs in sets:

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2. modest


Both teachers and students should wear modest clothes at school.
Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest.
You can get good food for a modest sum at the restaurant.
After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
modest income/salary
Are you being modest or bigheaded?
The manager implied that a modest man was suitable for the position.
Dealing with actual Coruscant citizens instead of Lothal expatriates would move her a modest step up the social ladder.
he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise
The budget for climate change is modest.
The modestly-priced hostels usually offer bed and breakfast only (B&B).
drink modest amounts of alcohol / it was a nice wedding, necessarily Modest / modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee
Australia has long had a remarkably good university system, and used relatively modest levels of public investment in higher education very effectively.
someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievements (He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition.)
The little prince rightly guessed that she was not exactly modest, but she was so lovely to behold!