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thin
(thĭn)adj. thin·ner, thin·nest
1.
a. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension: a thin book.
b. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine: thin wire.
2. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
3.
a. Not dense or concentrated; sparse: the thin vegetation of the plateau.
b. More rarefied than normal: thin air.
4.
a. Flowing with relative ease; not viscous: a thin oil.
b. Watery: thin soup.
5.
a. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty: a thin menu.
b. Having a low number of transactions: thin trading in the stock market.
6. Lacking force or substance; flimsy: a thin attempt.
7. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny: The piano had a thin sound.
8. Lacking radiance or intensity: thin light.
9. Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.
adv.
1. In a thin manner: Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.
2. So as to be thin: Cut the cheese thin.
tr. & intr.v. thinned, thin·ning, thins
To make or become thin or thinner.
thin′ly adv.
thin′ness n.
thin′nish adj.
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thin
(θɪn)adj, thinner or thinnest
1. of relatively small extent from one side or surface to the other; fine or narrow
2. slim or lean
3. sparsely placed; meagre: thin hair.
4. of relatively low density or viscosity: a thin liquid.
5. weak; poor; insufficient: a thin disguise.
6. (Photography) (of a photographic negative) having low density, usually insufficient to produce a satisfactory positive
7. (Mountaineering) mountaineering a climb or pitch on which the holds are few and small
8. thin on the ground few in number; scarce
adv
in order to produce something thin: to cut bread thin.
vb, thins, thinning or thinned
to make or become thin or sparse
[Old English thynne; related to Old Frisian thenne, Old Saxon, Old High German thunni, Old Norse thunnr, Latin tenuis thin, Greek teinein to stretch]
ˈthinly adv
ˈthinness n
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thin
(θɪn)adj. thin•ner, thin•nest, adj.
1. having relatively little extent from one surface to the opposite: thin ice.
2. of small cross section in comparison with the length: a thin wire.
3. having little flesh; lean: a thin man.
4. composed of objects widely separated; sparse: thin vegetation.
5. scant.
6. of relatively slight consistency: thin soup.
7. rarefied, as air.
8. lacking solidity; flimsy: a thin excuse.
9. lacking volume; weak and shrill: a thin voice.
10. lacking force or a sincere effort: a thin smile.
11. lacking body or richness: a thin wine.
12. of light tint.
13. (of a photographic negative) lacking in contrast through underdevelopment or underexposure.
adv. 14. in a thin manner.
15. sparsely; not densely.
16. so as to produce something thin: ham sliced thin.
v.t. 17. to make thin or thinner (often fol. by down or out).
v.i. 18. to become reduced or diminished (often fol. by down, out, or off): The crowd thinned out.
[before 900; Middle English thyn(ne), Old English thynne, c. Old Frisian thenne]
thin′ly, adv.
thin′ness, n.
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thin
Past participle: thinned
Gerund: thinning
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| Verb | 1. | thin - lose thickness; become thin or thinner change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" thicken, inspissate - become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" |
| 2. | thin - make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" draw - reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire" thicken, inspissate - make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch" | |
| 3. | thin - lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" water down - make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture" | |
| 4. |  thin - take off weight sweat off - lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| Adj. | 1. | thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" |
| 2. | thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare ectomorphic - having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" | |
| 3. | thin - very narrow; "a thin line across the page" narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | |
| 4. | thin - not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up | |
| 5. | thin - relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" | |
| 6. | thin - (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" | |
| 7. | thin - lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism" | |
| 8. | thin - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force | |
| Adv. | 1. | thin - without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" |
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thin
adjective
1. narrow, fine, attenuate, attenuated, threadlike A thin cable carries the signal to a computer.
narrow thick, heavy, bulky
narrow thick, heavy, bulky
2. slim, spare, lean, slight, slender, skinny, light, meagre, skeletal, bony, lanky, emaciated, spindly, underweight, scrawny, lank, undernourished, skin and bone, scraggy, thin as a rake a tall, thin man with grey hair
slim heavy, fat, stout, bulky, obese, corpulent
slim heavy, fat, stout, bulky, obese, corpulent
3. wafer-thin, paper-thin, papery The recipe makes about 5 dozen thin biscuits.
4. watery, weak, diluted, dilute, runny, rarefied, wishy-washy (informal) The soup was thin and clear.
watery strong, concentrated, thick, dense, viscous
watery strong, concentrated, thick, dense, viscous
5. meagre, sparse, scanty, poor, scattered, inadequate, insufficient, deficient, paltry The crowd had been thin for the first half of the match.
meagre adequate, abundant, plentiful, profuse
meagre adequate, abundant, plentiful, profuse
6. fine, delicate, flimsy, sheer, transparent, see-through, translucent, skimpy, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy, unsubstantial Her gown was thin and she shivered from the cold.
fine heavy, thick, substantial, dense, bulky, strong
fine heavy, thick, substantial, dense, bulky, strong
7. unconvincing, inadequate, feeble, poor, weak, slight, shallow, insufficient, superficial, lame, scant, flimsy, scanty, unsubstantial The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous.
unconvincing strong, convincing, substantial, adequate
unconvincing strong, convincing, substantial, adequate
verb
1. prune, trim, cut back, weed out It would have been better to thin the trees over several winters.
2. dilute, water down, weaken, attenuate Aspirin thins the blood, letting it flow more easily.
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thin
adjective1. Having little flesh or fat on the body:
angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, twiggy, weedy.
Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail.
3. Lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture:
4. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:
Slang: measly.
5. Not plausible or believable:
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Translations
hubenýřídkýtenkýslabýnepřesvědčivý
tyndtynde udfortyndespinkel
laihaohutlaimentaaohentaaohentua
mršavtanak
hígsoványvékony
grannur, mjórléleguròunnuròunnur, gisinnòunnur, vatnskenndur
細い薄い薄めるシャンクした削る
마른얇은
plonaiplonėtiplonintiplonumasretėti
izklīstkļūt retākam/plānākamnepārliecinošsnovājētplāns
tenkýzrednutý
mršavredektenek
smaltunn
ผอมผอม บาง
mỏngốm
thin
[θɪn]A. ADJ (thinner (compar) (thinnest (superl)))
1. (= not fat) [person, legs, arms] → delgado, flaco (pej); [waist] → delgado, estrecho; [face] → delgado; [nose] → delgado, afilado; [lips] → fino; [animal] → flaco
to get or grow thin → adelgazar
I want to get nice and thin for the holidays → quiero adelgazar bien para estas vacaciones
you're getting thin - aren't you eating enough? → te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?
she was painfully thin → estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla
to be as thin as a rake → estar en los huesos
to get or grow thin → adelgazar
I want to get nice and thin for the holidays → quiero adelgazar bien para estas vacaciones
you're getting thin - aren't you eating enough? → te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?
she was painfully thin → estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla
to be as thin as a rake → estar en los huesos
2. (= not thick) [layer, sheet] → fino, delgado; [wall] → delgado; [slice, line, fabric] → fino
a thin layer of paint → una capa fina de pintura
a thin volume of poetry → un delgado tomo de poesía
to wear thin [fabric, clothing] → desgastarse
his trousers had worn thin at the knee → el pantalón se le había desgastado por las rodillas
the joke had begun to wear very thin (fig) → la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada
my patience is wearing thin (fig) → se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia
it's the thin end of the wedge → es el principio de algo que puede tener terribles consecuencias
to be or skate or walk on thin ice → estar pisando terreno resbaladizo or peligroso
to have a thin skin → ofenderse por nada, tomárselo todo a mal
see also line A1
a thin layer of paint → una capa fina de pintura
a thin volume of poetry → un delgado tomo de poesía
to wear thin [fabric, clothing] → desgastarse
his trousers had worn thin at the knee → el pantalón se le había desgastado por las rodillas
the joke had begun to wear very thin (fig) → la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada
my patience is wearing thin (fig) → se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia
it's the thin end of the wedge → es el principio de algo que puede tener terribles consecuencias
to be or skate or walk on thin ice → estar pisando terreno resbaladizo or peligroso
to have a thin skin → ofenderse por nada, tomárselo todo a mal
see also line A1
3. (= watery) [custard, sauce, paint] → poco espeso
4. (= not dense) [smoke, fog, rain] → fino
5. (= sparse) [beard, hair] → ralo, escaso; [eyebrows] → fino, delgado; [crowd] → escaso, poco numeroso
to be thin on the ground (esp Brit) → escasear
to be thin on top → estar casi calvo, tener poco pelo (en la cabeza)
to be thin on the ground (esp Brit) → escasear
to be thin on top → estar casi calvo, tener poco pelo (en la cabeza)
6. (= unconvincing) [excuse] → pobre, poco convincente; [evidence] → poco concluyente; [argument, essay, script] → pobre, flojo
a thin majority → una mayoría escasa
a thin smile → una débil sonrisa
a thin majority → una mayoría escasa
a thin smile → una débil sonrisa
7. (= weak) [voice] → aflautado
9. (= lacking oxygen) [air, atmosphere] → enrarecido, rarificado
out of/into thin air to appear out of thin air → aparecer como por arte de magia
to produce sth out of thin air → sacar algo de la nada
I can't conjure up the money out of thin air → no puedo sacar el dinero de la nada
he disappeared or vanished into thin air → despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra
out of/into thin air to appear out of thin air → aparecer como por arte de magia
to produce sth out of thin air → sacar algo de la nada
I can't conjure up the money out of thin air → no puedo sacar el dinero de la nada
he disappeared or vanished into thin air → despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra
B. ADV (= thinly)
slice the potatoes very thin → corta las patatas en rodajas muy finas
don't slice the bread too thin → no cortes el pan demasiado fino
spread the butter very thin → untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla
see also spread B5
slice the potatoes very thin → corta las patatas en rodajas muy finas
don't slice the bread too thin → no cortes el pan demasiado fino
spread the butter very thin → untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla
see also spread B5
C. VT
1. (also thin out) (= reduce in number) [+ population, group] → mermar; [+ seedlings] → entresacar
2. (also thin down) (= dilute) [+ sauce, soup] → aclarar; [+ paint] → diluir
aspirin thins the blood → la aspirina hace que la sangre sea menos espesa
greenhouse gases are thinning the ozone layer → los gases que causan el efecto invernadero están haciendo que la capa de ozono sea cada vez menos espesa
aspirin thins the blood → la aspirina hace que la sangre sea menos espesa
greenhouse gases are thinning the ozone layer → los gases que causan el efecto invernadero están haciendo que la capa de ozono sea cada vez menos espesa
D. VI (also thin out) (= lessen) [fog] → aclararse; [ozone layer] → hacerse menos espeso; [crowd] → disminuir; [population] → mermar, reducirse
his hair is thinning slightly → está empezando a perder pelo
his hair is thinning slightly → está empezando a perder pelo
thin down
B. VI + ADV (= become slim) → adelgazar
thin out
A. VT + ADV (= reduce in number) [+ population, group] → mermar; [+ seedlings] → entresacar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
thin
[ˈθɪn] adj
[layer, cable, wire, strip, fingers] → fin(e)
(not fat) [person, animal] → maigre; [face] → mince
[fabric, coat, blouse] → léger/ère; [paper] → fin(e)
[soup, sauce] → peu épais(se)
(= unfriendly) [smile] → maigre
(= weak) [argument, evidence] → mince
[voice] → grêle
vt
[+ hair] → désépaissir; [+ trees] → éclaircir
[+ blood] → fluidifier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thin
adj (+er)
(= not thick) paper, slice, string, wall, blood, dress → dünn; liquid → dünn(flüssig); (= narrow) column → schmal
(= sparse) hair, grass → dünn, schütter; eyebrows → schütter, licht; vegetation → gering, spärlich, kümmerlich (pej); population, crowd → klein, kümmerlich (pej); his hair is getting quite thin → sein Haar lichtet sich; he’s a bit thin on top → bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon ein wenig; to be thin on the ground (fig) → dünn gesät sein
(= not dense) fog → leicht; air → dünn; to vanish into thin air (fig) → sich in Luft auflösen; the agent simply vanished into thin air → der Agent schien sich einfach in Luft aufgelöst zu haben; to appear out of thin air → aus dem Nichts auftauchen
(fig: = weak, poor) voice, smile → schwach, dünn; excuse → schwach, fadenscheinig; disguise, story line, plot → schwach; trading, profits → gering; a thin majority → eine knappe Mehrheit; she had a thin time of it (dated inf) → es war nicht gerade schön für sie; to give somebody a thin time of it (dated inf) → jdm das Leben schwer machen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thin
[θɪn]1. adj (-ner (comp) (-nest (superl))) (gen) → sottile; (paper, glass) → fine; (blanket, parcel, coat, fog) → leggero/a; (soup, paint, honey) → poco denso/a; (vegetation, hair, crowd) → rado/a; (population) → scarso/a; (person) → esile, magro/a; (crop, excuse, argument) → magro/a
at 20,000 metres the air is thin → a 20.000 metri l'aria è molto rarefatta
the crowd seemed suddenly thinner → improvvisamente la folla sembrò essersi diradata
he's as thin as a rake → è magro come un chiodo
to vanish into thin air → volatilizzarsi
doctors are thin on the ground at the moment → i dottori scarseggiano in questo periodo
at 20,000 metres the air is thin → a 20.000 metri l'aria è molto rarefatta
the crowd seemed suddenly thinner → improvvisamente la folla sembrò essersi diradata
he's as thin as a rake → è magro come un chiodo
to vanish into thin air → volatilizzarsi
doctors are thin on the ground at the moment → i dottori scarseggiano in questo periodo
2. adv to spread sth thin → spalmare uno strato sottile di qc
to cut sth thin → tagliare qc a fette sottili
to cut sth thin → tagliare qc a fette sottili
4. vi (fog) → diradarsi (also thin out) (crowd) → disperdersi
his hair is thinning → sta perdendo i capelli
his hair is thinning → sta perdendo i capelli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thin
(θin) adjective1. having a short distance between opposite sides. thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.
2. (of people or animals) not fat. She looks thin since her illness.
3. (of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water. thin soup.
4. not set closely together; not dense or crowded. His hair is getting rather thin.
5. not convincing or believable. a thin excuse.
verb – past tense, past participle thinned – to make or become thin or thinner. The crowd thinned after the parade was over.
ˈthinly adverbˈthinness noun
thin air
nowhere. He disappeared into thin air.
ˌthin-ˈskinned adjective sensitive; easily hurt or upset. Be careful what you say – she's very thin-skinned.
thin out to make or become less dense or crowded. The trees thinned out near the river.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thin
→ رَقِيق, نَحِيف hubený, tenký tynd dünn αδύνατος, λεπτός delgado, fino laiha, ohut menu, mince mršav, tanak magro, sottile 細い, 薄い 마른, 얇은 dun tynn cienki, szczupły fino, magro тонкий, худой smal, tunn ผอม, ผอม บาง ince, zayıf mỏng, ốm 瘦的, 薄的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
thin
a. delgado-a, flaco-a; [liquid] aguado-a, aclarado-a; [light] ligero-a;
___ hair → cabello fino;
___ light → luz tenue.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
thin
adj (comp thinner; super thinnest) delgado, flaco (fam); (hair) escaso, ralo, delgado; (liquid) poco espeso; (fam, blood) anticoagulada; to become — adelgazarse, (esp. unintentionally) enflaquecer( se); to — (someone's) blood tratar(le) (a alguien) con anticoagulante; We need to thin your blood..Necesitamos tratarlo con un anticoagulante.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.