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1 lath
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2 lath n
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3 lather lath·er
['lɒːðə(r)]1. n(soap) schiuma (di sapone)in a lather fig — tutto affannato (-a) or scalmanato (-a)
2. vt(one's face) insaponarsi, insaponare3. vi(soap) far schiuma -
4 ♦ thin
♦ thin /ɵɪn/A a.1 sottile; fino; leggero: a thin slice of bread, una sottile fetta di pane; thin air, aria fina (o rarefatta); thin clothes, abiti leggeri; a thin rope, una corda sottile; una funicella2 esile; snello; magro; scarno; smilzo; sparuto: a very thin girl, una ragazza molto esile; The boy is rather thin in the face, il ragazzo ha il volto piuttosto scarno NOTA D'USO: - slim, thin o skinny?-3 rado; fluido; acquoso; scarso: thin mist, nebbia rada; thin hair, capelli radi; a thin soup, una zuppa acquosa (o brodosa); The public was thin, il pubblico era scarso5 (fig.) debole; fiacco; inconsistente: a thin argument [excuse], un argomento [una scusa] inconsistenteB avv.sottile; a fette sottili: to cut the meat thin, tagliare la carne a fette sottili● (geol.) thin-bedded, a strati sottili □ thin broth, brodo lungo □ (elettron.) thin film, film sottile: thin-film circuit, circuito a film sottile □ (teatr.) a thin house, un teatro quasi vuoto □ (fam.) to be thin on the ground, essere raro, scarso □ (fam.: di persona) thin on top, un po' pelato; che sta andando in piazza (fam.) □ thin-skinned, dalla pelle sottile; (fig.) sensibile, suscettibile, permaloso □ (agric.) thin soil, terreno povero □ a thin tale, un racconto privo d'interesse; una storia inverosimile □ as thin as a lath (o as a rake), magro come un chiodo (o come un'acciuga) □ to grow thin, assottigliarsi; dimagrire □ (fam.) to have a thin time, passarsela male.(to) thin /ɵɪn/A v. t.1 assottigliare; affinare; far dimagrire; smagrire2 far diminuire; ridurre: The Black Death of 1348 thinned ( down) the population of England, la Morte Nera del 1348 assottigliò la popolazione dell'InghilterraB v. i.1 assottigliarsi; affinarsi; dimagrire; smagrirsi: You've thinned ( down) a lot lately, di recente sei dimagrito molto2 calare; diminuire; ridursi● to thin down, diluire ( vernici); ridurre in numero; fare dimagrire; ridursi, diminuire, assottigliarsi; dimagrire □ to thin out, diradare, sfoltire ( piante, ecc.); diradarsi; sfoltirsi; ridursi in numero; dimagrire.
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lath — lath; lath·er·er; lath·ery; lath·ing; lath·raea; lath·ri·di·idae; lath·y·rism; lath·y·rus; lath·y·rit·ic; lath·y·ro·gen; coun·ter·lath; lath·er; lath·y·ro·gen·ic; … English syllables
lath´er|er — lath|er 1 «laTH uhr», noun, verb. –noun. 1. foam made from soap and water. SYNONYM(S): suds. 2. foam formed in sweating: »the lather of a horse after a race. SYNONYM(S): froth. 3. Slang, Figurative. a state of great agitation or excitement: »He… … Useful english dictionary
lath|er — 1 «laTH uhr», noun, verb. –noun. 1. foam made from soap and water. SYNONYM(S): suds. 2. foam formed in sweating: »the lather of a horse after a race. SYNONYM(S): froth. 3. Slang, Figurative. a state of great agitation or excitement: »He worked… … Useful english dictionary
lath|y — «LATH ee, LAHTH », adjective, lath|i|er, lath|i|est. long and slender, like a lath: »a lathy young man … Useful english dictionary
Lath — Lath, n.; pl. {Laths}. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath a rod, staff, yard. Cf. {Lattice}, {Latten}.] A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lath — (n.) late 13c., probably from O.E. *læððe, variant of lætt lath, apparently from a P.Gmc. *laþþo (Cf. O.S., O.N. latta, M.Du., Ger. latte lath, Du. lat, M.H.G. lade plank, which is source of Ger. Laden counter, hence, shop ). As a verb, 1530s,… … Etymology dictionary
lath — [lath, läth] n. pl. laths [lathz, laths, läthz, läths] [ME lathe (< OE * læthth, akin to OHG latta) & latte (< OE lætt, akin to ON latto)] 1. any of the thin, narrow strips of wood used in lattices or nailed to two by fours, rafters, etc.… … English World dictionary
Lath — Lath, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lathing}.] To cover or line with laths. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lath — lath, lathe A lath, pronounced lahth, is a flat strip of wood. The plural is laths, pronounced lahths or occasionally lahdhz. A lathe, pronounced laydh, is a machine for shaping wood or metal, and has the plural form lathes, pronounced laydhz … Modern English usage
lath|er|y — «laTH uhr ee», adjective. consisting of or covered with lather … Useful english dictionary
Lath — (spr. Läsh), in England eine Grafschaftsabtheilung, Grafschaftsbezirk … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon