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['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) ευλογοφανής,αληθοφανής2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) πειστικός,επιτήδειος -
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[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) λεπτός, ψιλός2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) αδύνατος3) ((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.) αραιός4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) αραιός5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) ισχνός, διόλου πειστικός2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) αραιώνω- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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