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dwarf noun

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
  • (now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
  • An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
 nain, naine
  • (star) A dwarf star.
 naine, nain

dwarf verb

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
 éclipser, rapetisser, se nanifier, écraser
  • (transitive) To make appear insignificant.
 éclipser, écraser
  • (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
 nanifier, naniser, rapetisser
  • (intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
 rapetisser, se nanifier
  • (transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
 écraser

dwarf adjective

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (especially in, _, botany) Miniature.
 nain, naine
white dwarf
naine blanche
dwarf planet
planète naine
dwarf elder
sureau hièble
red dwarf
naine rouge
brown dwarf
naine brune
black dwarf
naine noire
dwarf tossing
lancer de nain
dwarf birch
bouleau nain
dwarf sperm whale
cachalot nain
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