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1 thinly
adverb tenko* * *[mínli]adverbredko, pičlo, v majhnem številu malo; nezadostnothinly clad — malo (tanko, borno) oblečen -
2 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((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.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
3 sparse
(thinly scattered: sparse vegetation.) redko posejan- sparsely- sparseness* * *[spa:s]adjective ( sparsely adverb)redek; redko posejan, raztresen
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thinly — UK US /ˈθɪnli/ adverb ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET with few people buying or selling shares, etc.: thinly traded markets/securities/stocks »There are thinly traded markets for all three companies shares. ► without enough money, people, supplies, etc.… … Financial and business terms
Thinly — Thin ly, a. In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thinly — thin|ly [ θınli ] adverb 1. ) in a thin layer or piece: Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2. ) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other: thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thinly — UK [ˈθɪnlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a thin layer or piece Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality programmes… … English dictionary
thinly — adverb 1 in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces: thinly sliced bread 2 scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between: Sow the radish seeds thinly. | thinly populated/settled etc: The … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thinly — thin|ly [ˈθınli] adv 1.) in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces ≠ ↑thickly ▪ thinly sliced bread 2.) scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between ▪ Sow the radish seeds thinly. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thinly — [ˈθɪnli] adv 1) in a thin layer or piece thinly sliced tomatoes[/ex] 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other a thinly populated area[/ex] 3) in a way that makes it easy to recognize what the true situation really is … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
thinly — adverb 1. without force or sincere effort (Freq. 1) smiled thinly • Derived from adjective: ↑thin 2. in a small quantity or extent spread the margarine thinly over the meat apply paint lightly • Syn … Useful english dictionary
thinly — adv. Thinly is used with these adjectives: ↑covered, ↑populated, ↑scattered Thinly is used with these verbs: ↑cut, ↑slice, ↑smile, ↑sow, ↑spread, ↑stretch … Collocations dictionary
thinly — thin ► ADJECTIVE (thinner, thinnest) 1) having opposite surfaces or sides close together. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of light material. 3) having little flesh or fat on the body. 4) having few parts or members relative to the area covered… … English terms dictionary
thinly scattered — index scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary