a fat volume

to get slim — adelgazar

his chances are pretty slim — sus posibilidades son bastante limitadas

by a slim majority — por escasa mayoría

I'm trying to slim — estoy intentando adelgazar

I'm slimming — estoy haciendo régimen, estoy a régimen

my patience was wearing thin — se me estaba acabando la paciencia

spread the jam thin — ponga poca mermelada

his hair is thinning — está perdiendo pelo

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?

his trousers had worn thin at the knee — el pantalón se le había desgastado por las rodillas

trading was thin on the stock market — hubo poca actividad en la bolsa

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

don't slice the bread too thin — no cortes el pan demasiado fino

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

his hair is thinning slightly — está empezando a perder pelo

my patience was wearing thin — se me estaba acabando la paciencia

spread the jam thin — ponga poca mermelada

his hair is thinning — está perdiendo pelo

it is 50 cm high — è alto 50 cm

at high tide — con l'alta marea

at high speed — ad alta velocità

to have a high temperature — avere la febbre alta

cook on a high heat — cuocere a fuoco vivo

to have a high colour — avere un colorito acceso

a moment of high drama — un momento di forte drammaticità

in high summer — in piena estate

feelings are running high — gli animi si stanno infiammando

I have it on the highest authority — l'ho saputo da persone molto in alto

to have friends in high places — avere amici influenti

to be high up — stare in alto

to go on to higher things — fare cose più importanti

to get high — sballare

higher up — più in alto

to turn sth. up high — alzare qcs

it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia

to hold one's head (up) high — tenere la testa alta

to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti

an all-time high — un massimo assoluto

to reach a new high — raggiungere un nuovo picco

from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo

it is 50 cm high — è alto 50 cm

at high tide — con l'alta marea

at high speed — ad alta velocità

to have a high temperature — avere la febbre alta

cook on a high heat — cuocere a fuoco vivo

to have a high colour — avere un colorito acceso

a moment of high drama — un momento di forte drammaticità

in high summer — in piena estate

feelings are running high — gli animi si stanno infiammando

I have it on the highest authority — l'ho saputo da persone molto in alto

to have friends in high places — avere amici influenti

to be high up — stare in alto

to go on to higher things — fare cose più importanti

to get high — sballare

higher up — più in alto

to turn sth. up high — alzare qcs

it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia

to hold one's head (up) high — tenere la testa alta

to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti

an all-time high — un massimo assoluto

to reach a new high — raggiungere un nuovo picco

from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo

the fat content — il contenuto di grassi

low, high lead content — basso, alto contenuto di piombo

form and content — forma e contenuto

list o table of contents — sommario, indice

to do sth. to one's heart's content — fare qcs. per propria soddisfazione personale

to be content to do — accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing — non contento di fare

I'm quite content here — sto piuttosto bene qui

to content oneself with sth., with doing — accontentarsi di qcs., di fare

the fat content — il contenuto di grassi

low, high lead content — basso, alto contenuto di piombo

form and content — forma e contenuto

list o table of contents — sommario, indice

to do sth. to one's heart's content — fare qcs. per propria soddisfazione personale

to be content to do — accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing — non contento di fare

I'm quite content here — sto piuttosto bene qui

to content oneself with sth., with doing — accontentarsi di qcs., di fare

How thick is that plank? — Какой толщины эта планка?

The room was thick with smoke. — Комната была полна дыма.

The air was thick with fumes. — Воздух был насыщен парами.

The street was thick with traffic. — Улица была забита машинами.

it's high time that somebody went — il est grand temps que quelqu'un y aille

to hold one's head (up) high — marcher la tête haute

to search high and low for something — remuer ciel et terre pour trouver quelque chose

to be the lowest of the low — être le dernier des derniers

to be laid low by — être cloué au lit par

concrete with entrained air — бетон с вовлечённым воздухом

concrete with honeycombed spots — раковистый бетон

to autoclave concrete — обрабатывать бетон в автоклаве

to bloat concrete — вспучивать бетон

to bond fresh concrete to the hardened concrete — сопрягать ранее уложенный бетон с новым

to cast reinforced concrete in situ — изготавливать железобетон на месте

to compact concrete by vacuum — вакуумиривать бетон

to compact concrete by vibration — виброуплотнять бетон

to congest concrete with reinforcement — насыщать бетон арматурой

to consolidate concrete by vacuum — вакуумиривать бетон

to consolidate concrete by vibration — виброуплотнять бетон

to consolidate concrete — уплотнять бетон

to convey concrete to the point of placement — подавать бетон к месту укладки

to consolidate concrete by hand — уплотнять бетон вручную

to cure concrete — выдерживать бетон

to demould concrete — снимать форму с бетона

to design a concrete mixture — проектировать состав бетона

to expose concrete to sea water — подвергнуть бетон действию морской воды

to foam concrete — вспенивать бетон

to let into concrete — забетонировать; заделать в бетон

to mix concrete on the job — приготавливать бетон на стройплощадке

to place concrete — укладывать бетон

to place concrete against forms — укладывать бетон в опалубку

to precast reinforced concrete — предварительно изготавливать железобетон

to prestress reinforced concrete by post-tensioning — предварительно напрягать железобетон натяжением на упоры

to reinforce concrete — армировать бетон

to screed concrete — разравнивать бетон

to steam-cure concrete — пропаривать бетон

to strike off excess concrete — снимать излишки с бетона

to transfer stress from the reinforcing steel to the concrete — обжимать бетон при предварительном напряжении в изделии

to strike off surplus concrete — снимать, срезать излишки бетона

to strike off excess concrete — снимать, срезать излишки бетона

to waterproof concrete — придать бетону водонепроницаемость

concrete around reinforcing steel — бетон в зоне [между стержнями] арматуры

concrete compacted by jolting — бетонная смесь, уплотнённая ударным методом [трамбованием]

concrete cured at 20°C — бетон, выдерживаемый при температуре 20°C

concrete cured at elevated temperatures — бетон, выдержанный [отвердевший] в условиях повышенных температур

concrete in mass — массивный бетон, бетон, уложенный в большой массив

concrete placed in lifts — бетон, укладываемый слоями [послойно]

concrete placed in the work — бетон, уложенный в конструкцию

concrete strong enough to support its own weight — бетон, достигший прочности, достаточной для восприятия собственного веса

concrete strong enough to support superimposed loads — бетон, достигший прочности, позволяющей воспринимать приложенные [временные] нагрузки

concrete with a high cement factor — бетонная смесь с большим содержанием цемента, жирная бетонная смесь