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1 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) plonas2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) sulysęs, liesas3) ((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.) skystas4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) retas5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) neįtikinantis, nevykęs2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) plonėti, ploninti, retėti, sklaidytis- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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2 weak
[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) silpnas2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) silpnos valios3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) silpnas4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) neįtikinamas, silpnas5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) skystas•- weakly- weaken
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- weakness
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3 plausible
['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) patikimas, tikėtinas2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) apsimestinai meilus
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