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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.
гном, ка́рлик, ка́рлица
  • (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.
ка́рлик, ка́рлица, лилипу́т
  • An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
  • (star) A dwarf star.
ка́рлик, карлик

dwarf verb

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (transitive) To make appear insignificant.
затмевать
  • To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
затмевать, уменьшаться
  • (transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
уменьшать
  • (intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
уменьшаться

dwarf adjective

  /dwɔɹf/ , /dwɔːf/
  • (especially in, _, botany) Miniature.
ка́рликовый
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