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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
dwarf planet
ка́рликовая плане́та, карликовая планета
dwarf elder
бузина́ травянистая
white dwarf
бе́лый ка́рлик, белый карлик
brown dwarf
кори́чневый ка́рлик
red dwarf
кра́сный ка́рлик
dwarf star
ка́рлик, ка́рликовая звезда́
dwarf birch
берёза карликовая
dwarf galaxy
ка́рликовая гала́ктика
black dwarf
чёрный ка́рлик
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