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1. [ɪk'skjuːs], [ek's-] сущ.1)а) извинениеto make (up) an excuse for smth. — извиняться за что-л.
to reject an excuse — отвергать, не принимать извинение; не простить
Syn:б) амер. справка от врача, объяснительная записка от родителей ( о причине отсутствия)2)а) повод, предлог, отговоркаfeeble / flimsy / lame / poor / weak excuse — плохая отговорка
Syn:б) причина, оправдание, объяснениеacceptable / good excuse — уважительная причина
Syn:••2. [ɪk'skjuːz], [ek's-] гл.1)а) извиняться, просить прощенияexcuse me! — извините!, виноват!
б) оправдываться, искать оправданияSyn:2)а) освобождать (от работы, обязанности)We must ask you to excuse us from sending you a quotation. — Мы должны просить вас освободить нас от обязанности послать вам предложение.
б) уйти, покинуть помещение ( с чьего-либо позволения)He excused the class. — С позволения (преподавателя) он ушёл с урока.
3) оправдывать, извинять, объяснятьNothing can excuse such neglect. — Ничто не может служить оправданием такой небрежности.
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2 excuse
̘. ̈n.ɪksˈkju:s
1. сущ.
1) а) извинение, реабилитация( for) to make (up) an excuse for ≈ извиняться за to accept an excuse ≈ принимать извинение to reject an excuse ≈ отвергать/не принимать извинение, не простить Syn: alibi, apologia, apology, pardon б) мн. сожаление( о чем-либо несделанном) в) письменное уведомление о невозможности присутствовать( где-л.)
2) повод, предлог, причина;
оправдание, объяснение to find excuse ≈ искать отговорку an acceptable, good ≈ уважительная причина convincing ≈ убедительная причина feeble, flimsy, lame, poor, weak ≈ плохая отговорка glib excuse ≈ благовидный предлог plausible excuse ≈ правдоподобная причина ready-made excuse ≈ готовая отговорка unacceptable excuse ≈ неприемлемая отговорка valid excuse ≈ веская причина an excuse for being late ≈ причина опоздания Syn: pretext, justification, reason
2. гл.
1) а) извиняться( for), просить прощения excuse me! ≈ извините!, виноват! б) оправдываться, искать оправдания Syn: pardon, condone, forgive
2) а) освобождать( от работы, обязанности) (from) We must ask you to excuse us from sending you a quotation. ≈ Мы должны просить Вас освободить нас от обязанности послать Вам предложение. б) уйти, покинуть помещение (с чьего-либо позволения) He excused the class. ≈ С позволения (преподавателя) он вышел из класса.
3) оправдывать, извинять, объяснять Nothing can excuse such neglect. ≈ Ничто не может служить оправданием такой небрежности. Syn: justify извинение - there is no * for it это непростительно - give them my *s извинитесь перед ними за меня - I owe you every * for my behaviour yesterday я должен принести вам глубочайшее извинение за мой вчерашний поступок оправдание - in * в оправдание - this is no * это не может служить оправданием /извинением/ - without good * без уважительной причины - it affords ample * for... это служит достаточным оправданием для... - ignorance of the law is no * незнание закона не может служить оправданием отговорка, предлог - lame /poor, thin/ * слабая /неубедительная/ отговорка - on /under/ various *s под разными предлогами - to make /to offer/ *s оправдываться, находить отговорки - he had numerous *s to offer for being late он находил многочисленные отговорки /предлоги/, чтобы оправдать свои опоздания - he is good at making *s он всегда сумеет отговориться повод, предлог - he gave his audience an * for yawning его выступление не могло не заставить слушателей зевать - * for a prosecution повод для привлечения к суду - * for aggression предлог для агрессии освобождение( от обязанности, работы и т. п.) (презрительное) бракованный экземпляр;
суррогат;
подделка - that coward is barely an * for a man этот трус просто пародия на человека - his latest effort is a poor * for a novel его последнее произведение - это суррогат романа извинять, прощать - * me! прости(те) !, виноват!, извини(те) ! - please * my interruption извините, что я вас перебиваю - * my glove простите, что я не снял перчатку (при рукопожатии) - * me for coming late, * my coming late извините за опоздание - please * the delay( канцелярское) просим извинить нас за задержку служить оправданием - this does not * him это его не оправдывает - to be *d by law находить юридическое оправдание - injustice *s strong responses несправедливость оправдывает энергичный отпор освобождать (от обязанности, работы) - to * smb. from attendance освободить кого-л. от присутствия, разрешить кому-л. не присутствовать (на собрании и т. п.) - I cannot * you from attending the classes я не могу освободить вас от посещения /отпустить вас с/ занятий - we will * your presence мы разрешаем вам не присутствовать - he asked to be *d from the lesson он просил отпустить его с урока - he was *d the entrance fee он был освобожден от вступительного взноса извиняться, просить прощения - he *d himself for being so careless он извинился за свою неосторожность просить разрешения удалиться - I *d myself from the table я извинился и вышел из-за стола отпрашиваться;
просить освободить (от чего-л.) - he *d himself from participating in the card game он попросил уволить его от участия в карточной игре - I should like to * myself from attending the meeting разрешите мне не присутствовать на собрании оправдываться;
отговариваться чем-л. - he *d himself by saying he was not well disposed в свое оправдание он сослался на нездоровье excuse извинение, оправдание;
in excuse (of smth.) в оправдание (чего-л.) ;
ignorance of the law is no excuse незнание закона не может служить оправданием ~ извинение ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание ~ извинять ~ оправдание ~ освобождать (от работы, обязанности) ;
your attendance today is excused вы можете сегодня не присутствовать;
you're excused мы вас не задерживаем, можете быть свободны ~ освобождать от обязанности ~ освобождение (от обязанности) ~ освобождение от обязанности ~ отговорка, предлог;
a poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка;
to offer excuses оправдываться ~ отговорка ~ предлог ~ служить оправданием, извинением;
excuse me for living! ирон. уж и спросить нельзя! ~ служить оправданием to ~ from duty воен. освободить от несения службы ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание ~ служить оправданием, извинением;
excuse me for living! ирон. уж и спросить нельзя! ~ извинять, прощать;
excuse me! извините!, виноват!;
excuse my coming late, excuse me for coming late простите меня за опоздание to ~ oneself извиняться;
оправдываться oneself: ~ pron refl. себя;
себе;
to excuse oneself извиняться excuse ~ извиняться excuse извинение, оправдание;
in excuse (of smth.) в оправдание (чего-л.) ;
ignorance of the law is no excuse незнание закона не может служить оправданием excuse извинение, оправдание;
in excuse (of smth.) в оправдание (чего-л.) ;
ignorance of the law is no excuse незнание закона не может служить оправданием lawful ~ законное оправдание ~ отговорка, предлог;
a poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка;
to offer excuses оправдываться ~ отговорка, предлог;
a poor excuse неудачная, слабая отговорка;
to offer excuses оправдываться ~ освобождать (от работы, обязанности) ;
your attendance today is excused вы можете сегодня не присутствовать;
you're excused мы вас не задерживаем, можете быть свободны ~ освобождать (от работы, обязанности) ;
your attendance today is excused вы можете сегодня не присутствовать;
you're excused мы вас не задерживаем, можете быть свободны -
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wi:k1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) débil2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) débil3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) flojo, aguado, poco cargado4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) flojo, pobre, poco convincente5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sin gracia, soso•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
weak adj1. débil2. flojotr[wiːk]2 (argument, excuse, etc) poco convincente, pobre, de poco peso, débil3 (tea, coffee, etc) aguado,-a, flojo,-a, poco cargado,-a1 los necesitados nombre masculino plural, los inválidos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa weak moment un momento débilto be weak at/in/on something ir flojo,-a en algoto be weak in the head estar mal de la cabezato go weak at the knees flaquearle a alguien las piernasweak spot punto flaco, punto débilweak ['wi:k] adj1) feeble: débil, endeble2) : flojo, pobrea weak excuse: una excusa poco convincente3) diluted: aguado, diluidoweak tea: té poco cargado4) faint: tenue (dícese de los colores, las luces, los sonidos, etc.)adj.• canijo, -a adj.• caído, -a adj.• desmayado, -a adj.• débil adj.• encanijado, -a adj.• enclenque adj.• endeble adj.• exangüe adj.• flaco, -a adj.• flojo, -a adj.• inválido, -a adj.• lánguido, -a adj.• pachucho, -a adj.• quebradizo, -a adj.• raquítico, -a adj.n.• aguapié s.m.• inválido s.m.wiːkadjective -er, -est1)a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojob) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil2)a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobreb) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre3) ( diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; < beer> suave, aguado (pey); < solution> diluido[wiːk]1. ADJ(compar weaker) (superl weakest)1) (physically) [person, limb, constitution] débilhe was too weak to stand up — estaba demasiado débil para levantarse, no tenía fuerzas para levantarse
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to feel weak — sentirse débilmy legs/arms felt weak — no tenía fuerza en las piernas/los brazos
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to be weak from hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre•
the weaker sex — † el sexo débil•
to be weak with hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre- be weak in the headto go weak at the knees —
2) (=fragile) [bone, fingernail, bond] frágil; [structure] endeble, frágil; [material] endeblethat chair's got a weak leg — a esa silla le falla una pata, esa silla tiene una pata floja
the weak link (in the chain) — (fig) el eslabón flojo (de la cadena)
3) (=ineffectual) [person, voice, smile, currency, government] débil; [economy] débil, flojo; [market] flojothey believe it is weak to cry — creen que llorar es signo de debilidad, creen que llorar es de débiles
4) (=poor) [subject, student, team] flojogeography is my weak subject — estoy flojo en geografía, la geografía es mi asignatura floja
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to be weak at or in sth — flojear en algo, estar flojo en algospot 1., 4)•
the course was very weak on grammar — el curso era muy flojo en lo referente a gramática5) (=unconvincing) [argument, evidence] poco sólido, poco convincente; [case] poco sólido; [excuse, answer] poco convincente6) (=faint) [light] débil, tenue; [sun, signal, electric current] débil; [tide, current] flojo; [pulse] débil, flojo7) (=watery) [coffee, tea, alcoholic drink] poco cargado; [solution] diluido2.NPL* * *[wiːk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojob) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil2)a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobreb) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre -
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['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) rimelig; plausibel2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) troværdig* * *['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) rimelig; plausibel2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) troværdig -
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[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tynd2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tynd; spinkel3) ((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.) tynd4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tynd5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) tynd2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tynde ud- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tynd2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tynd; spinkel3) ((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.) tynd4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tynd5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) tynd2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tynde ud- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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'plo:zəbl1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) plausible, admisible2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) convincente
plausible adjetivo
1 (encomiable) laudable, praiseworthy
2 (admisible) valid: dame una razón plausible para hacerlo, give me one good reason to do it
3 (probable, digno de crédito) plausible: no me dio una excusa plausible, he didn't give me a plausible excuse ' plausible' also found in these entries: Spanish: verosímil English: justification - plausible - plausiblytr['plɔːzɪbəl]1 (statement, excuse, etc) plausible, admisible, verosímil; (person) convincenteplausible ['plɔzəbəl] adj: creíble, convincente, verosímil♦ plausibly [-bli] advadj.• aparente adj.• bien hablado adj.• creíble adj.'plɔːzəbəladjective <argument/story/excuse> verosímil; <liar/salesman> convincente['plɔːzǝbl]ADJ [argument etc] verosímil, plausible; [person] convincente* * *['plɔːzəbəl]adjective <argument/story/excuse> verosímil; <liar/salesman> convincente -
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1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) delgado3) ((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.) aguado, poco espeso, claro4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo, fino, escaso5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) poco convincente
2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) disminuir; disiparse; dispersarse- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
thin adj1. delgado / finoafter her diet, she's a lot thinner después del régimen, está mucho más delgada2. líquido / aguadotr[ɵɪn]1 (person) delgado,-a, flaco,-a1 (thing) delgado,-a, fino,-a2 (liquid - soup, sauce) poco espeso,-a, claro,-a; (- rain) fino,-a1 (hair) escaso,-a, fino,-a y poco abundante; (vegetation) poco tupido,-a1 (audience, crowd) poco numeroso,-a; (response, attendance) escaso,-a2 (voice) débil3 (excuse, argument) pobre, poco convincente1 finamente1 (fog, mist) disiparse2 (audience, crowd, traffic) hacerse menos denso,-a, disminuir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas thin as a rake más flaco,-a que un paloto be thin on the ground haber muy poco,-ato have a thin time of it pasarlas canutas: hacer menos denso, diluir, aguar (un líquido), enrarecer (un gas)thin vi: diluirse, aguarse (dícese de un líquido), enrarecerse (dícese de un gas)1) lean, slim: delgado, esbelto, flaco2) sparse: ralo, escasoa thin beard: una barba rala3) watery: claro, aguado, diluido4) fine: delgado, finothin slices: rebanadas finasadj.• aguado, -a adj.• consumido, -a adj.• delgado, -a adj.• descarnado, -a adj.• escuálido, -a adj.• fino (Delgado) adj.• flaco, -a adj.• flojo, -a adj.• grácil adj.• inconsistente adj.• ligero, -a adj.• magro, -a adj.• pilongo, -a adj.• ralo, -a adj.• tenue adj.v.• adelgazar v.• aguar v.• clarear (Alimentación) v.• enrarecer v.θɪn
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1)a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino2)a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente
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to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas
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- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso
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viPhrasal Verbs:- thin out[θɪn]1. ADJ(compar thinner) (superl thinnest)1) (=not fat) [person, legs, arms] delgado, flaco pej; [waist] delgado, estrecho; [face] delgado; [nose] delgado, afilado; [lips] fino; [animal] flacoyou're getting thin, aren't you eating enough? — te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?
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she was painfully thin — estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla- be as thin as a rake2) (=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 poesíathe 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
- be or skate or walk on thin ice- have a thin skinline I, 1., 1)3) (=watery) [custard, sauce, paint] poco espeso4) (=not dense) [smoke, fog, rain] fino5) (=sparse) [beard, hair] ralo, escaso; [eyebrows] fino, delgado; [crowd] escaso, poco numeroso- be thin on the ground- be thin on top6) (=unconvincing) [excuse] pobre, poco convincente; [evidence] poco concluyente; [argument, essay, script] pobre, flojo7) (=weak) [voice] aflautado8) (Econ) [profit] escaso9) (=lacking oxygen) [air, atmosphere] enrarecido, rarificadoout of/into thin air —
he disappeared or vanished into thin air — despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra
2.ADV (=thinly)•
slice the potatoes very thin — corta las patatas en rodajas muy finasspread 2., 5)•
spread the butter very thin — untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla3. VTgreenhouse 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
4.VI (also: thin out) (=lessen) [fog] aclararse; [ozone layer] hacerse menos espeso; [crowd] disminuir; [population] mermar, reducirse- thin out* * *[θɪn]
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1)a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino2)a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente
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to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas
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- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso
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viPhrasal Verbs:- thin out -
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I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) sottile2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((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.) acquoso4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rado5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) debole, inconsistente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) diradarsi; dimagrire- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out -
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adjectiveplausibel; einleuchtend; glaubwürdig [Person]* * *['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) glaubhaft2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) einnehmend* * *plau·sible[ˈplɔ:zɪbl̩, AM ˈplɑ:zə-]\plausible argument überzeugendes Argument\plausible excuse glaubhafte Entschuldigung* * *['plɔːzəbl]adjplausibel; argument also einleuchtend; story, excuse also glaubwürdig, glaubhaft; liar gut, geschickt; manner, person überzeugend* * *plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl] adj (adv plausibly)1. plausibel, glaubhaft, einleuchtend2. einnehmend, gewinnend (Wesen)3. vertrauenerweckend, glaubwürdig, überzeugend4. geeignet, möglich5. geschickt (Lügner etc)* * *adjectiveplausibel; einleuchtend; glaubwürdig [Person]* * *adj.eingängig adj.glaubhaft adj.plausibel adj. -
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1. adjective1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn2) (not fat) dünna tall, thin man — ein großer, hagerer Mann
as thin as a rake or lath — spindeldürr
3) (narrow) schmal [Baumreihe]; dünn [Linie]4) (sparse) dünn, schütter [Haar]; fein [Regen, Dunst]; spärlich [Publikum, Besuch]; gering [Beteiligung]; dünn [Luft]he is already thin on top or going thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon
be thin on the ground — (fig.) dünn gesät sein
vanish or disappear into thin air — (fig.) sich in Luft auflösen
5) (coll.): (wretched) enttäuschend, unbefriedigend [Zeit]. See also academic.ru/74544/thick">thick 2.2. adverb 3. transitive verb,- nn-1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen3) (reduce in number) dezimieren4. intransitive verb,- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuenPhrasal Verbs:- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) dünn3) ((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.) dünn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) licht5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fadenscheinig2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) sich lichten- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *<- nn->[θɪn]I. adj\thin line feine [o schmale] Liniethere's a \thin line between love and hate die Grenze zwischen Liebe und Hass ist fließend2. (slim) person dünna \thin man ein hagerer Mann\thin rain feiner Regen; (lacking oxygen) air dünn4. (sparse) spärlichhe is already \thin on top sein Haar lichtet sich schon langsam5. (very fluid) dünn[flüssig]\thin disguise dürftige Verkleidung\thin excuse fadenscheinige Ausrede\thin smile leichtes Lächeln\thin sound leiser Ton\thin voice zarte Stimme7. (come to an end)to wear \thin ( also fig) [langsam] zu Ende gehen, erschöpft seinthe soles of my shoes are wearing \thin mein Schuhsohlen werden immer dünner8.▶ out of \thin air aus dem Nichts▶ to have a \thin time [of it] eine schlimme Zeit durchmachen▶ to be \thin-skinned dünnhäutig seinII. vt1. (make more liquid)▪ to \thin sth [down] etw verdünnen2. (remove some)they've \thinned the forest der Wald wurde gelichtetto \thin sb's hair jds Haare ausdünnen [o SCHWEIZ a. erdünnen3. (in golf)to \thin the ball den Ball oberhalb der Mitte treffenIII. vi1. (become weaker) soup, blood dünner werden; crowd sich akk zerstreuen; fog sich akk lichten; hair dünner werden, sich akk lichten* * *[ɵɪn]1. adj (+er)1) (= not fat) dünn2) (= not thick) paper, slice, string, wall, blood, dress dünn; liquid dünn(flüssig); (= narrow) column schmal3) (= sparse) hair, grass dünn, schütter; eyebrows schütter, licht; vegetation gering, spärlich, kümmerlich (pej); population, crowd klein, kümmerlich (pej)to appear out of thin air — aus dem Nichts auftauchen
5) (fig: weak, poor) voice, smile schwach, dünn; excuse schwach, fadenscheinig; disguise, story line, plot schwach; trading, profits geringa thin majority —
she had a thin time of it (dated inf) to give sb a thin time of it (dated inf) — es war nicht gerade schön für sie jdm das Leben schwer machen
2. adv (+er)spread, cut dünn; lie dünn, spärlich3. vtpaint, sauce, ozone layer verdünnen; trees, ranks lichten; hair ausdünnen; blood dünner werden lassen4. vi(fog, crowd) sich lichten; (hair also) schütter werden; (ozone layer) dünner werden; (population) abnehmen* * *thin [θın]A adj (adv thinly)1. allg dünn:2. dünn, schmächtig, mager3. dünn, licht (Haar):thin rain feiner Regen;he is rather thin on top sein Haar ist schon ziemlich licht4. fig spärlich, dünn:thin attendance spärlicher Besuch, geringe Beteiligung;be thin on the ground dünn gesät sein, Mangelware sein;a thin house THEAT eine schwach besuchte Vorstellung;thin profits pl geringer Profit;thin vegetation spärliche Vegetation5. dünn, schwach (Bier, Stimme etc)7. fig mager, dürftig, spärlich:he had a thin time umg es ging ihm mies8. fig fadenscheinig (Ausrede etc)9. fig seicht, substanzlos (Abhandlung etc)a) dünn(er) machen,b) eine Flüssigkeit verdünnen,d) eine Schlachtreihe, einen Wald etc lichten,e) Pflanzen weiter auseinandersetzena) dünn(er) werden,b) sich verringern,c) sich lichten, fig spärlicher werden, abnehmen:his hair is thinning sein Haar lichtet sich;* * *1. adjective1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn2) (not fat) dünna tall, thin man — ein großer, hagerer Mann
as thin as a rake or lath — spindeldürr
3) (narrow) schmal [Baumreihe]; dünn [Linie]4) (sparse) dünn, schütter [Haar]; fein [Regen, Dunst]; spärlich [Publikum, Besuch]; gering [Beteiligung]; dünn [Luft]he is already thin on top or going thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon
be thin on the ground — (fig.) dünn gesät sein
2. adverb 3. transitive verb,vanish or disappear into thin air — (fig.) sich in Luft auflösen
- nn-1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen2) (make less dense, dilute) verdünnen3) (reduce in number) dezimieren4. intransitive verb,- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuenPhrasal Verbs:- thin out* * *adj.dünn adj.dünn werden adj.schlank adj. -
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1. a правдоподобный, вероятный2. a благовидный3. a умеющий внушать довериеСинонимический ряд:1. believable (adj.) believable; colorable; creditable; feasible; likely; logical; possible; sound2. convincing (adj.) convincing; credible; fair-spoken; glib; probable; supposable3. specious (adj.) deceitful; deceiving; deceptive; hypocritical; speciousАнтонимический ряд:impossible; incredible; profound; sterling; unlikely -
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'plo:zəbl1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) sannsynlig, tilforlatelig2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) som virker tilforlateligrimelig--------sannsynligadj. \/ˈplɔːzəbl\/1) plausibel, rimelig, gyldig, troverdig2) bestikkende, besnærende3) ( om person) forledende, bedragersk -
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Ɵin 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tynn; spinkel2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tynn, mager3) ((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.) tynn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tynn, glissen5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) tynn, dårlig, flau2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tynne(s), bli tynn(ere)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin outfortynne--------mager--------ringe--------skrinn--------tynn--------ubetydeligIsubst. \/θɪn\/bare i uttrykkthrough thick and thin se ➢ thick, 2IIverb \/θɪn\/1) tynne, tynnes, bli tynn(ere)2) ( om tåke) lette3) fortynne, spe (ut), tynne (ut)4) redusere sterkt, desimere5) ( skogbruk) hugge ut, tynnethin down gjøre tynn(ere), spe (ut), fortynnedu må tynne ut malingen før du begynner å male redusere sterkt, desimereslanke seg, miste vekt, bli tynnerethin out tynne utbli glissenIIIadj. \/θɪn\/1) tynn2) mager, tynn, smal3) sparsom, tynn, spredt4) fåtallig, glissen5) tyntflytende, tynn6) (om tøy, gass, væske, luft e.l.) lett, tynn7) ( om stemme) tynn, spinkel8) spinkel, dårlig, tynn• that's a thin excuse!9) gjennomsiktig, lett å gjennomskue10) ( hverdagslig) ubehagelig, ukomfortabel, forferdelighan har ikke hatt det særlig morsomt\/godtappear out of thin air se ➢ air, 1as thin as a rake så tynn som en spikeron thin ice ( også overført) på tynn isthin end of the wedge skråplan, begynnelsebe thin on the ground være få av, være fåtalligthin on top ( hverdagslig) skallet, som begynner å bli skalletvanish into thin air se ➢ air, 1IVadv. \/θɪn\/tynt -
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['plɔːzəbl]* * *['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) plausibile2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) accettabile* * *plausible /ˈplɔ:zəbl/a.1 accettabile; ragionevole; verosimile; plausibile: a plausible excuse, una scusa accettabile; a plausible argument, un argomento ragionevole (o giusto in apparenza)2 (spreg.) falso; ingannevole; specioso● a plausible liar, un bugiardo che la sa vendere □ a plausible vendor, un venditore persuasivoplausibly avv.* * *['plɔːzəbl] -
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[wiːk]1) [person, part of body] debole; [ health] cagionevole; [ nerves] fragile; [ intellect] mediocre; [ memory] labile; [ chin] sfuggente; [ mouth] cascanteto be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi
2) ing. [ structure] debole3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polsoweak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza
4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero6) econ. [economy, share] debole7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole* * *[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) debole2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) debole3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) allungato, diluito4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) debole5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) piatto•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for* * *[wiːk]1) [person, part of body] debole; [ health] cagionevole; [ nerves] fragile; [ intellect] mediocre; [ memory] labile; [ chin] sfuggente; [ mouth] cascanteto be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi
2) ing. [ structure] debole3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polsoweak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza
4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero6) econ. [economy, share] debole7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole -
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['plɔːzɪbl]adjtheory, excuse, statement prawdopodobny; person budzący zaufanie* * *['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) wiarogodny2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) obłudnie przymilny -
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['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) trúanlegur2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) sannfærandi -
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[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) þunnur2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) grannur, mjór3) ((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.) þunnur, vatnskenndur4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) þunnur, gisinn5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) lélegur2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) þynna(st)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out -
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kézenfekvő* * *['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) elfogadható2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) megnyerő (de nem megbízható) -
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soványan, híg, vékonyan, ritkán, gyéren, ritka to thin: gyérül, hígít, kiritkít, vékonyít, soványodik* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) vékony2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) sovány3) ((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.) híg4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) gyér5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) átlátszó2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) fogy; szétesik- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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