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1 tyk
chubby, dense, fat, fleshy, podgy, thick* * *adj thick ( fx wall, paper, slice, arms, lips, rope, sauce);( om lag også) deep ( fx mud);( om person) stout,( fed) fat;( opsvulmet) swollen;[ blive tyk]( om mælk) curdle;( om person) grow stout, get fat;[ tyk bog] thick (el. bulky) book,T fat book;[ den er for tyk!] that's a bit tall!T get her in the family way;[ i tykt og tyndt] through thick and thin;[ tykke kinder] plump cheeks,( især om barn) chubby cheeks;[ en tyk løgn] a patent (el. blatant) lie;[ snavset lå tykt] the dirt was lying thick;[ tjene tykt] make big money, make a packet;[ tyk tåge] dense fog;[ tyk uvidenhed] crass ignorance;(se også I. mave, II. smøre). -
2 gynge
sg - gýngen, pl - gýngerкаче́ли мн* * *dance, rock, swing* * *I. (en -r) swing;[ gå i gyngen](fig, T) walk into a (, the) trap;[ få ham til at gå i gyngen] lead him into a (, the) trap;[ vi tjener ind på gyngerne hvad vi taber på karrusellen] what we lose on the roundabouts we make up (el. gain) on the swings.II. vb( i en gynge, og om fugl på gren) swing;( i gyngestol) rock;( svaje frem og tilbage) rock ( fx the trees rocked in the wind; the whole house rocked when the bomb exploded);( rulle) roll,( hugge) pitch,( blive kastet omkring) toss;[ gyngende grund] boggy ground,(også fig) quagmire;( svarer til) he is on shaky ground; he is skating on thin ice. -
3 spæde
*:[ spæde op] thin (down), water (down),F dilute;[ spæde branderten op] have a hair of the dog (that bit one); -
4 undskyldning
apology, excuse, pretext* * *(en -er)( det at sige undskyld) apology ( fx you owe me an apology; offer (, accept) an apology; he refused to make an apology);( forklaring; påskud; formildende omstændighed) excuse ( fx he stammered out some excuse; a poor (el. thin) excuse; find an excuse forsomething; ignorance of the law is no excuse);[ gøre én en undskyldning] apologize to somebody;[ gøre mange undskyldninger] be full of apologies, be very apologetic;(se også anføre, tjene (til)).
См. также в других словарях:
make thin — index attenuate, dilute, diminish, erode, minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thin´ness — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o … Useful english dictionary
thin´ly — thin «thihn», adjective, thin|ner, thin|nest, adverb, verb, thinned, thin|ning, noun. –adj. 1. with little space from one side to the opposite side; not thick: »a thin book, thin paper, thin wire. The ice o … Useful english dictionary
thin — O.E. þynne narrow, lean, scanty, from P.Gmc. *thunnuz, *thunw (Cf. W.Fris. ten, M.L.G. dunne, Du. dun, O.H.G. dunni, Ger. dünn, O.N. þunnr), from PIE *tnus , *tnwi , from weak grade of root *ten stretch (Cf. L. tenuis … Etymology dictionary
Thin — Thin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thinning}.] [Cf. AS. ge[thorn]ynnian.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thin — thinly, adv. thinness, n. /thin/, adj., thinner, thinnest, adv., v., thinned, thinning. adj. 1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice. 2. of small cross section in comparison with the… … Universalium
thin — [[t]θɪn[/t]] adj. thin•ner, thin•nest, 1) having relatively little extent from one surface to the opposite: thin ice[/ex] 2) of small cross section in comparison with the length: a thin wire[/ex] 3) having little flesh; lean: a thin man[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
thin — /θɪn / (say thin) adjective (thinner, thinnest) 1. having relatively little extent from one surface or side to its opposite; not thick: thin ice. 2. of small cross section in comparison with the length; slender: a thin wire. 3. having little… …
thin — θɪn v. make thin or thinner, dilute, make weak; become thin or thinner, become diluted adj. flimsy, skinny; small; sheer, transparent … English contemporary dictionary
thin — 1. adjective /ˈθɪn/ a) Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. thin plate of metal b) Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions … Wiktionary
