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♦ 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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Thin — Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched out, ? … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thin section — Thin Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched… … 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
Broth — Broth, n. [AS. bro[eth]; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf. Ir. broth, Gael. brot. [root]93. Cf. {Brewis}, {Brew}.] Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup. [1913 Webster] I am sure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broth — brȯth n, pl broths brȯths, brȯthz 1) liquid in which meat or sometimes vegetable food has been cooked 2) a fluid culture medium * * * (broth) 1. a thin soup prepared by boiling meat or vegetables. 2. a liquid culture medium for the cultivation … Medical dictionary
broth — [brôth, bräth] n. [ME & OE; akin to OHG brod: for IE base see BREAD] a clear, thin soup made by boiling meat, or sometimes cereals or vegetables, in water … English World dictionary
Broth — This article is about the food. For the microbial nutrient broth, see growth medium. A bowl of broth. Broth is a liquid food preparation, typically consisting of either water or an already flavored stock, in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains … Wikipedia
broth — brothy, adj. /brawth, broth/, n. 1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock. 2. water that has been boiled with meat, fish, vegetables, or barley. 3. Bacteriol. a liquid medium containing nutrients suitable for culturing microorganisms. 4.… … Universalium
broth — noun 1》 a thin soup of meat or vegetable stock, sometimes thickened with barley or other cereals. ↘meat or fish stock. 2》 Microbiology a liquid nutrient medium for the culture of bacteria. Phrases a broth of a boy Irish a very lively boy or… … English new terms dictionary
broth — [[t]brɔθ, brɒθ[/t]] n. 1) coo a thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock 2) coo water that has been boiled with meat, fish, vegetables, or grains; stock 3) mcr a liquid medium containing nutrients suitable for culturing microorganisms •… … From formal English to slang
broth — /brɒθ / (say broth) noun 1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock. 2. a decoction of water in which meat or fish has been boiled, with vegetables or barley added. {Middle English and Old English. Compare brew} …
