marginal
31marginal — adj m y f 1 Que es secundario, es accesorio o queda al margen de alguna cosa: una anotación marginal, un país marginal 2 Que está o vive al margen de la vida social o de la corriente central de una actividad: un escritor marginal, poblaciones… …
32marginal — adjective 1 too small to make a difference: a marginal increase in the unemployment figures 2 marginal seat/constituency BrE a seat 1 (5) in a parliament or similar institution, which can be won or lost by a small number of votes 3 marginal land… …
33Marginal —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Effet marginal.  Marginal (sous titrée Anthologie de l imaginaire) est une collection des éditions OPTA, vouée aux anthologies thématiques de science fiction. Titres 1973 : Enfers et paradis de l… …
34marginal — 1. adjective /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ˌdʒɪn.əl/ a) of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge The marginal area at the edge of the salt marsh has its own plants. b) geographically adjacent Monmouthshire is a Welsh county marginal to England …
35marginal — adjective 1》 relating to or situated at the margin: marginal notes. ↘relating to water adjacent to the land s edge or coast: marginal aquatics. 2》 of secondary or minor importance. ↘(of costs or benefits) relating to or resulting from… …
36marginal — mar•gin•al [[t]ˈmɑr dʒə nl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to a margin 2) situated on a border, edge, or fringe 3) at the lower limits; minimal for requirements: marginal ability[/ex] 4) written or printed in the margin of a page 5) insignificant; minor …
37marginal — /ˈmadʒənəl / (say mahjuhnuhl) adjective 1. relating to a margin. 2. situated on the border or edge. 3. written or printed in the margin of a page: a marginal note. 4. minimal for requirements; barely sufficient. 5. Economics a. supplying goods at …
38marginal — / mɑ:dʒɪn(ə)l/ adjective 1. hardly worth the money paid 2. not very profitable ● a marginal return on investment 3. hardly worth the money paid ▪▪▪ ‘…pensioner groups claim that pensioners have the highest marginal rates of tax. Income earned by… …
39marginal — adj. 1 a of or written in a margin. b having marginal notes. 2 a of or at the edge; not central. b not significant or decisive (the work is of merely marginal interest). 3 Brit. (of a parliamentary seat or constituency) having a small majority at …
40marginal — is unobjectionable when used to describe something falling near a lower limit ( a marginal profit ). But it is a lame choice when all you mean is small or slight, as was the case here: There has been a marginal improvement in relations between …
