# mager

mager is a German adjective meaning “lean”.

## In other languages

- Русский: худой, худощавый, сухощавый
- Українська: худий

## Meanings

1. lean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy)
2. meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or animal, generally with a negative connotation)
3. poor in nutrients or yield in general (e.g. of land)
4. barren
   - „Ich hätte gern ein mageres Stück Fleisch.“

## Examples

- Tom ist mager, nicht wahr? — Tom is thin, isn't he?
- Tom ist sehr mager. — Tom is very thin.
- Die Bezahlung ist mager. — The pay is meagre.
- Sie sind mager. — You're skinny.
- Er war sehr groß und mager, mit langen Armen und Beinen. — He was very tall and thin, with long arms and legs.

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