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1 thin on top

thin on top

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English-Dutch dictionary > thin on top
2 thin on top

adj infml

He's getting thin on top — Он лысеет

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > thin on top
3 thin on top

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English-Latvian dictionary > thin on top
4 thin on top

лысеющий

Новый англо-русский словарь > thin on top
5 his hair is getting pretty thin on top

his hair is getting pretty thin on top

zijn haar begint al aardig te dunnen

English-Dutch dictionary > his hair is getting pretty thin on top
6 get thin on top

Общая лексика: лысеть, облысеть

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > get thin on top
7 getting thin on top

Общая лексика: лысеющий

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > getting thin on top
8 hair wearing thin on top

Макаров: волосы, редеющие на макушке

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hair wearing thin on top
9 he's going a bit thin on top

Общая лексика: у него (уже) есть небольшая плешинка

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he's going a bit thin on top
10 membranes consist of a very thin dense top layer (thickness

Макаров: (thickness 50-200 mkm) мембраны состоят из очень тонкого верхнего слоя (толщиной менее 0,5 мкм), нанесённого на пористый слой (толщиной 50-200 мкм

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > membranes consist of a very thin dense top layer (thickness
11 membranes consist of a very thin dense top layer

Макаров: (thickness (thickness 50-200 mkm) мембраны состоят из очень тонкого верхнего слоя (толщиной менее 0,5 мкм), нанесённого на пористый слой (толщиной 50-200 мкм

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > membranes consist of a very thin dense top layer
12 to be thin on top

estar casi calvo, tener poco pelo (en la cabeza)

English-spanish dictionary > to be thin on top
13 thin

thin [θɪn]

1. adjective

   a. [person, face, legs, arms] maigre ; [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince ; [line] fin ; [cloth, garment] léger ; [mattress, wall] peu épais (- aisse f)

• to get thin(ner) [person] maigrir

• as thin as a rake maigre comme un clou

• it's the thin end of the wedge c'est s'engager sur une pente savonneuse

   b. ( = runny) [liquid, oil] fluide ; [soup, sauce] clair

   c. ( = not dense) [cloud] léger ; [air, atmosphere] raréfié

• to vanish into thin air se volatiliser

   d. [crowd] épars ; [hair, beard] clairsemé

• to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s'éclaircir

• to be thin on the ground (inf) (British) être rare

• to be getting thin on top (inf) ( = balding) se dégarnir (inf)

   e. ( = feeble) [evidence, plot] peu convaincant ; [majority] faible

   f. [voice] fluet ; [sound] aigu (- guë f)

2. adverb

[spread] en couche fine ; [cut] en tranches fines

3. transitive verb

[+ paint, sauce] délayer ; [+ trees] éclaircir

4. intransitive verb

[fog, crowd] se disperser ; [numbers] se réduire

5. compounds

► thin-skinned adjective [person] susceptible

► thin out

1. intransitive verb

[crowd, fog] se disperser

2. separable transitive verb

[+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir

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[θɪn] 1.
adjective

1) ( in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin; [strip] étroit

2) ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince

the ice is thin — la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse

3) ( in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair; [oil] fluide

4) ( lean) maigre

to get thin — maigrir

5) ( fine) [card, paper] fin; [fabric, mist] léger/-ère

6) ( in tone) ( high-pitched) aigre; ( weak) fluet/fluette

7) [population, crowd, hair] clairsemé

8) fig [excuse] peu convaincant; [evidence] insuffisant; [plot] squelettique

to wear thin — [joke, excuse] être usé

my patience is wearing thin — je commence à perdre patience

9) [air] raréfié
2.
(colloq) adverb [slice] en tranches fpl fines; [spread] en couche mince
3.
transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)

1) (also thin down) diluer [paint]; allonger [sauce, soup]

2) ( disperse) = thin out
4.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) (also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper; [crowd] se disperser; [hair] se raréfier
5.
thinning present participle adjective [hair, crowd] clairsemé

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin down

- thin out

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to be thin on the ground — être rare

to get thin on top — se dégarnir

to have a thin time of it — traverser une période difficile

English-French dictionary > thin
14 ♦ thin

♦ 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 funicella

2 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 scarso

4 debole; sbiadito; fievole; tenue: thin colours, colori tenui; in a thin voice, con voce fievole

5 (fig.) debole; fiacco; inconsistente: a thin argument [excuse], un argomento [una scusa] inconsistente

6 (fin.: del mercato) debole; fiacco; inerte

B 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; smagrire

2 far diminuire; ridurre: The Black Death of 1348 thinned ( down) the population of England, la Morte Nera del 1348 assottigliò la popolazione dell'Inghilterra

3 diradare; sfoltire ( piante, capelli, ecc.)

4 sfrondare; potare: to thin ( out) trees, sfrondare gli alberi

5 diluire ( vernici, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 assottigliarsi; affinarsi; dimagrire; smagrirsi: You've thinned ( down) a lot lately, di recente sei dimagrito molto

2 calare; diminuire; ridursi

3 diradarsi; sfoltirsi: My hair is thinning, mi si diradano i capelli

● 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.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ thin
15 thin

thin

A adj

1 ( in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince ; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin ; [strip] étroit ;

2 ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince ; the ice is thin la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse ;

3 ( in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide ; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair ; [oil] fluide ;

4 ( lean) [person, face, arm, leg] maigre ; he looks thin and haggard il est hâve et maigre ; to get thin maigrir ;

5 ( fine) [card, paper] fin ; [fabric, garment] léger/-ère ; [mist, smoke] léger/-ère ; the mist is getting thinner la brume se dissipe ;

6 ( in tone) ( high-pitched) aigre ; ( weak) fluet/fluette ;

7 Fin thin trading marché m calme ;

8 ( sparse) [population, crowd, hair, beard] clairsemé ;

9 fig ( unconvincing) [excuse] peu convaincant ; [evidence] insuffisant ; [plot] squelettique ; to wear thin [joke, excuse] être usé ; my patience is wearing thin je commence à perdre patience ;

10 [air] ( at altitude) raréfié.

B ○ adv [slice] en tranches fpl fines ; [spread] en couche mince.

C vtr ( p prés etc - nn-)

1 ( also thin down) ( dilute) diluer [paint] ; allonger [sauce, soup] ;

2 ( disperse) = thin out.

D vi ( p prés etc - nn-) ( also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper ; [crowd] se disperser ; [hair] se raréfier.

E thinning pres p adj [hair, crowd] clairsemé.

Idioms

as thin as a rake ou lath maigre comme un clou ; to be thin on the ground être rare ; to get thin on top ( bald) se dégarnir ; to have a thin time of it traverser une période difficile.

Phrasal verbs

■ thin down US maigrir.

■ thin out:

▶ thin [sth] out, thin out [sth] éclaircir [seedlings, hedge] ; réduire [population].

Big English-French dictionary > thin
16 thin

thin [θɪn] (compar thinner, superl thinnest, pt & pp thinned, cont thinning)

1 adjective

(a) (layer, wire) mince, fin; (wall) mince, peu épais(aisse); (person → skinny) maigre; (→ lean) mince; (leg, neck) maigre; (lips, book) mince; (clothing, blanket) léger, fin; (carpet) ras; (crowd) peu nombreux, épars;

∎ to become or to get or to grow thin (person) maigrir;

∎ he's as thin as a British rake or American rail il est maigre comme un clou ou sec comme un coup de trique;

∎ it's the thin end of the wedge cela ne fait que commencer et ne présage rien de bon;

∎ the move appears to be the thin end of the wedge of eventual privatisation cette mesure est vraisemblablement le prélude à une privatisation à venir;

∎ cheap hotels are thin on the ground les hôtels bon marché sont rares;

∎ honest people are thin on the ground les gens honnêtes sont rares ou ne courent pas les rues

(b) (sparse → beard, hair) clairsemé;

∎ he's getting a bit thin on top il commence à perdre ses cheveux, il se dégarnit

(c) (in consistency → soup, sauce) clair; (→ cream) liquide; (→ paint, ink) délayé, dilué; (→ blood) appauvri, anémié

(d) (smoke, clouds, mist) léger; (air) raréfié;

∎ to grow or become thinner (air) se raréfier; (ozone layer) diminuer, s'amincir;

∎ she seemed to vanish into thin air elle semblait s'être volatilisée;

∎ to conjure sth out of thin air sortir qch de nulle part

(e) (feeble, lame → excuse, argument) mince, peu convaincant; (→ joke, plot, majority) faible;

∎ the report is rather thin on facts le rapport ne présente pas beaucoup de faits concrets

(f) (profits) maigre;

∎ to have a thin time of it (go through difficult time) traverser une période difficile; (not enjoy oneself) s'ennuyer, s'embêter;

∎ there are thin times ahead for the coal industry une période de vaches maigres s'annonce pour l'industrie houillère;

∎ Stock Exchange trading was thin le marché était calme

(g) (voice) grêle; (smile) petit

2 adverb

(spread) en fine couche, en couche mince; (cut) en tranches minces ou fines

3 transitive verb

(sauce, soup) allonger, délayer, éclaircir

4 intransitive verb

(crowd) s'éclaircir, se disperser; (fog) se lever, devenir moins dense ou épais(aisse); (smoke) devenir moins dense ou épais(aisse); (population) se réduire;

∎ his hair is thinning il perd ses cheveux

►► Electronics thin film transistor transistor m en couche mince

➲ thin down

1 separable transitive verb

(sauce, soup) allonger, éclaircir, délayer; (paint) délayer, diluer

2 intransitive verb

(person) maigrir

➲ thin out

1 separable transitive verb

(plants) éclaircir; (hair) éclaircir, désépaissir

2 intransitive verb

(crowd) se disperser; (population) se réduire, diminuer; (fog) se lever

✾ Film 'The Thin Red Line' Malick 'La Ligne rouge'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > thin
17 thin

thin [θɪn]

1. a

1) то́нкий;

thin sheet то́нкий лист

2) то́нкий; прозра́чный; (сши́тый) из то́нкой тка́ни

3) худо́й, худоща́вый;

thin as a lath ( или a rail, a whipping post) худо́й как ще́пка

4) ре́дкий (о волосах, лесе)

5) малочи́сленный (о населении, публике)

6) жи́дкий, сла́бый, водяни́стый (о чае, супе и т.п.); разба́вленный, разведённый; ненасы́щенный

7) сла́бый, то́нкий ( о голосе)

8) ме́лкий ( о дожде)

9) разрежённый ( о газах)

10) незапо́лненный, полупусто́й;

thin house полупусто́й теа́тр

11) ту́склый, сла́бый ( о свете)

12) неубеди́тельный, ша́ткий;

thin excuse (story) неубеди́тельная отгово́рка (исто́рия)

13) разг. неприя́тный;

to have a thin time пло́хо провести́ вре́мя

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thin on top лысе́ющий
;

that is too thin э́то бе́лыми ни́тками ши́то

2. v

1) худе́ть (тж. thin down)

2) де́лать(ся) то́нким, утонча́ть(ся); заостря́ть

3) оскудева́ть; реде́ть; разжижа́ться; пусте́ть (о помещении, месте); сокраща́ть(ся) в числе́

4) проре́живать (растения, посевы; тж. thin out)

thin down заостря́ть(ся);

thin out

а) реде́ть;

б) пусте́ть ( о помещении);

в) рассе́иваться ( о толпе)

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > thin
18 top

top [tɒp]

haut ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (h) sommet ⇒ 1 (a) dessus ⇒ 1 (b) couvercle ⇒ 1 (d) couvrir ⇒ 2 (a) dépasser ⇒ 2 (c) être en tête de ⇒ 2 (d) du dessus ⇒ 3 (a) du haut ⇒ 3 (a) premier ⇒ 3 (b)

(pt & pp topped, cont topping)

1 noun

(a) (highest point) haut m, sommet m; (of tree) sommet m, cime f;

∎ carrot tops fanes fpl de carottes;

∎ top of the milk crème f du lait;

∎ at the top of the stairs/tree en haut de l'escalier/l'arbre;

∎ he searched the house from top to bottom il a fouillé la maison de fond en comble;

∎ British from top to toe de la tête aux pieds;

∎ she filled the jar right to the top elle a rempli le bocal à ras bord;

∎ the page number is at the top of the page la numérotation se trouve en haut de la page;

∎ Stock Exchange to buy at the top and sell at the bottom acheter au plus haut et vendre au plus bas

(b) (surface) dessus m, surface f;

∎ he's getting thin on top il commence à se dégarnir;

∎ just put it on top mets-le sur le dessus;

∎ a cake with a cherry on top un gâteau avec une cerise dessus

(c) (end)

∎ at the top of the street au bout de la rue;

∎ at the top of the garden au fond du jardin

(d) (cap, lid) couvercle m;

∎ where's the top to my pen? où est le capuchon de mon stylo?;

∎ bottle top (screw-on) bouchon m (de bouteille); (on beer bottle) capsule f (de bouteille)

(e) (highest degree)

∎ he is at the top of his form il est au meilleur de sa forme;

∎ at the top of one's voice à tue-tête

(f) (most important position) British

∎ at the top of the table à la place d'honneur;

∎ she's top of her class elle est première de sa classe;

∎ someone who has reached the top in their profession quelqu'un qui est arrivé en haut de l'échelle dans sa profession;

∎ it went right to the top (complaint, request etc) cela est remonté jusqu'au sommet;

∎ Theatre to be (at the) top of the bill être en tête d'affiche;

∎ to reach the top of the tree arriver en haut de l'échelle;

∎ it's tough at the top! c'est la rançon de la gloire!;

∎ this car is the top of the range c'est une voiture haut de gamme;

∎ Irish top of the morning! bien le bonjour!

(g) British Cars (fourth gear) quatrième f; (fifth gear) cinquième f;

∎ she changed into top elle a enclenché la quatrième/la cinquième;

∎ in top en quatrième/cinquième

(h) (garment) haut m;

∎ does this top go with my skirt? est-ce que ce haut va avec ma jupe?

(i) (beginning)

∎ play it again from the top reprends au début;

∎ let's take it from the top commençons par le commencement;

∎ at the top of the fifth (inning) (in baseball) au début de la cinquième manche

(j) (toy) toupie f;

∎ to spin a top lancer ou fouetter une toupie;

∎ British to sleep like a top dormir comme un loir

(k) (idioms)

∎ to come out on top avoir le dessus;

∎ British familiar he doesn't have much up top il n'est pas très futé;

∎ the soldiers went over the top les soldats sont montés à l'assaut;

∎ familiar to blow one's top piquer une crise, exploser

2 transitive verb

(a) (form top of) couvrir, recouvrir;

∎ a cake topped with chocolate un gâteau recouvert de chocolat;

∎ snow topped the mountains les sommets (des montagnes) étaient recouverts de neige

(b) British (trim) écimer, étêter;

∎ she was topping the carrots elle coupait les fanes des carottes;

∎ to top and tail gooseberries équeuter des groseilles

(c) (exceed) dépasser;

∎ production topped five tons last month le mois dernier, la production a dépassé les cinq tonnes;

∎ he topped her offer il a renchéri sur son offre;

∎ his score tops the world record avec ce score, il bat le record du monde;

∎ his story topped them all son histoire était la meilleure de toutes;

∎ and to top it all et pour comble (de malheur), et en plus de tout cela;

∎ British that tops the lot! ça, c'est le bouquet!

(d) (be at the top of)

∎ the book topped the best-seller list ce livre est arrivé en tête des best-sellers;

∎ she topped the polls in the last election aux dernières élections, elle est arrivée en tête de scrutin;

∎ topping the bill tonight we have… le clou de cette soirée est…;

∎ to top the charts (record, singer) être à la première place ou en tête des hit-parades

(e) British familiar (kill) buter, zigouiller;

∎ to top oneself se suicider^□, se foutre en l'air

3 adjective

(a) (highest) du dessus, du haut, d'en haut;

∎ the top floor or storey le dernier étage;

∎ the top shelf l'étagère du haut;

∎ the top button of her dress le premier bouton de sa robe;

∎ in the top right-hand corner dans le coin en haut à droite;

∎ the top speed of this car is 150 mph la vitesse maximum de cette voiture est de 240 km/h;

∎ to travel at top speed (plane, train etc) aller à sa vitesse maximale;

∎ to be on top form être en pleine forme;

∎ British familiar the top brass les officiers mpl supérieurs^□, les gros bonnets mpl;

∎ familiar to pay top dollar or British whack for sth payer qch au prix fort^□ ;

∎ British familiar I can offer you £20 top whack je vous en donne 20 livres, c'est mon dernier prix^□

(b) (best, major) premier;

∎ she got the top mark or came top in history elle a eu la meilleure note en histoire;

∎ the top people (prominent people) les gens mpl en vue; (in an organization) les gros bonnets mpl;

∎ all the top people in New York eat there c'est un restaurant où se retrouve toute l'élite new-yorkaise;

∎ the country's top ten companies les dix premières sociétés du pays;

∎ one of the world's top ten players un des dix meilleurs joueurs mondiaux;

∎ top management la direction générale;

∎ British familiar a family right out of the top drawer une famille de la haute

4 on top of preposition

sur;

∎ the wreckage floated on top of the water l'épave flottait sur l'eau;

∎ suddenly the lorry was on top of him d'un seul coup, il a réalisé que le camion lui arrivait dessus;

∎ we're living on top of each other nous vivons les uns sur les autres;

∎ figurative on top of everything else pour couronner le tout;

∎ it's just one thing on top of another ça n'arrête pas;

∎ don't worry, I'm on top of things ne t'inquiète pas, je m'en sors très bien;

∎ it's all getting on top of him il est dépassé par les événements;

∎ to feel on top of the world avoir la forme

►► familiar top banana (person) huile f, gros bonnet m, grosse légume f;

British top boots bottes fpl hautes;

British top copy original m;

familiar top dog chef m;

∎ he's top dog around here c'est lui qui commande ici;

British top gear vitesse f supérieure;

top hat (chapeau m) haut-de-forme m;

top pupil premier(ère) m,f de la classe;

top rate (of tax) taux m maximum;

Sport top scorer (gen) meilleur(e) marqueur(euse) m,f; Football meilleur(e) buteur(euse) m,f;

top table (at wedding) table f d'honneur;

top ten = hit parade des dix meilleures ventes de disques pop et rock

➲ top off separable transitive verb

(a) British (conclude) terminer, couronner;

∎ and to top off a miserable day, it started to rain et pour conclure cette triste journée, il s'est mis à pleuvoir;

∎ topped off with a cherry garni d'une cerise

(b) American (fill to top) remplir

➲ top out inseparable transitive verb

(building) fêter l'achèvement de

➲ top up British

1 separable transitive verb

(fill up) remplir;

∎ can I top up your drink or top you up? encore une goutte?;

∎ Cars to top up the tank faire le plein;

∎ Cars to top up the battery ajouter de l'eau dans la batterie;

∎ to top up one's life assurance premium augmenter les versements de son assurance-vie;

∎ the government tops up the rest (pays the balance) le gouvernement met l'argent qui manque ou rajoute la différence

2 intransitive verb

Cars (with petrol) faire le plein

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > top
19 thin

1. adjective
1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn

2) (not fat) dünn

a 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
dünn
3. transitive verb,
- nn-

1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen

2) (make less dense, dilute) verdünnen

3) (reduce in number) dezimieren
4. intransitive verb,
- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuen

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin out

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[Ɵin] 1. adjective
1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) dünn

2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) dünn

3) ((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.) dünn

4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) licht

5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fadenscheinig
2. 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
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thin

<- nn->

[θɪn]

I. adj

1. (not thick) dünn; ( fig) schmaler Grat

\thin line feine [o schmale] Linie

there's a \thin line between love and hate die Grenze zwischen Liebe und Hass ist fließend

2. (slim) person dünn

a \thin man ein hagerer Mann

3. (not dense) fog leicht; crowd klein

\thin rain feiner Regen; (lacking oxygen) air dünn

4. (sparse) spärlich

\thin hair (on head) schütteres Haar; (on body) spärlicher Haarwuchs

he is already \thin on top sein Haar lichtet sich schon langsam

5. (very fluid) dünn[flüssig]

6. (feeble) schwach fig

\thin disguise dürftige Verkleidung

\thin excuse fadenscheinige Ausrede

\thin smile leichtes Lächeln

\thin sound leiser Ton

\thin voice zarte Stimme

7. (come to an end)

to wear \thin ( also fig) [langsam] zu Ende gehen, erschöpft sein

the soles of my shoes are wearing \thin mein Schuhsohlen werden immer dünner

8.

▶ out of \thin air aus dem Nichts

▶ the \thin blue line BRIT ( fam) die Polizei

▶ to disappear [or vanish] into \thin air sich akk in Luft auflösen

▶ the \thin end of the wedge BRIT ein erster Anfang

▶ to be \thin on the ground BRIT, AUS dünn gesät sein fig

▶ to have a \thin time [of it] eine schlimme Zeit durchmachen

▶ to be on \thin ice sich akk auf dünnem Eis bewegen

▶ to be \thin-skinned dünnhäutig sein

II. vt

1. (make more liquid)

▪ to \thin sth [down] etw verdünnen

2. (remove some)

▪ to \thin sth [out] etw ausdünnen [o lichten] [o SCHWEIZ a. erdünnen]

they've \thinned the forest der Wald wurde gelichtet

to \thin sb's hair jds Haare ausdünnen [o SCHWEIZ a. erdünnen

3. (in golf)

to \thin the ball den Ball oberhalb der Mitte treffen

III. vi

1. (become weaker) soup, blood dünner werden; crowd sich akk zerstreuen; fog sich akk lichten; hair dünner werden, sich akk lichten

2. (become worn) material sich akk verringern, abnehmen

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[ɵɪn]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not fat) dünn

or rail (US) — dünn wie eine Bohnenstange

2) (= not thick) paper, slice, string, wall, blood, dress dünn; liquid dünn(flüssig); (= narrow) column schmal

3) (= sparse) hair, grass dünn, schütter; eyebrows schütter, licht; vegetation gering, spärlich, kümmerlich (pej); population, crowd klein, kümmerlich (pej)

his hair is getting quite thin — sein Haar lichtet sich

he's a bit thin on top — bei ihm lichtet es sich oben schon ein wenig

to be thin on the ground (fig) — dünn gesät sein

4) (= not dense) fog leicht; air dünn

to vanish into thin air (fig) —

the agent simply vanished into thin air — der Agent schien sich einfach in Luft aufgelöst zu haben

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 gering

a 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, spärlich
3. vt
paint, sauce, ozone layer verdünnen; trees, ranks lichten; hair ausdünnen; blood dünner werden lassen
4. vi
(fog, crowd) sich lichten; (hair also) schütter werden; (ozone layer) dünner werden; (population) abnehmen
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thin [θın]

A adj (adv thinly)

1. allg dünn:

a thin line eine dünne oder schmale oder feine Linie

2. dünn, schmächtig, mager

3. dünn, licht (Haar):

thin rain feiner Regen;

he is rather thin on top sein Haar ist schon ziemlich licht

4. 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 Vegetation

5. dünn, schwach (Bier, Stimme etc)

6. AGR mager (Boden)

7. fig mager, dürftig, spärlich:

he had a thin time umg es ging ihm mies

8. fig fadenscheinig (Ausrede etc)

9. fig seicht, substanzlos (Abhandlung etc)

10. FOTO kontrastarm, undeutlich (Abzug)

B v/t oft thin down ( oder off, out)

a) dünn(er) machen,

b) eine Flüssigkeit verdünnen,

c) fig verringern, eine Bevölkerung dezimieren,

d) eine Schlachtreihe, einen Wald etc lichten,

e) Pflanzen weiter auseinandersetzen

C v/i oft thin down ( oder off, out)

a) dünn(er) werden,

b) sich verringern,

c) sich lichten, fig spärlicher werden, abnehmen:

his hair is thinning sein Haar lichtet sich;

thin out GEOL sich auskeilen (Flöz)

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1. adjective
1) (of small thickness or diameter) dünn

2) (not fat) dünn

a 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 thick 2.
2. adverb
dünn
3. transitive verb,
- nn-

1) (make less deep or broad) dünner machen

2) (make less dense, dilute) verdünnen

3) (reduce in number) dezimieren
4. intransitive verb,
- nn- [Haar, Nebel:] sich lichten; [Menschenmenge:] sich zerstreuen

Phrasal Verbs:

- thin out

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adj.

dünn adj.

dünn werden adj.

schlank adj.

English-german dictionary > thin
20 thin

{θin}
I. 1. тънък, тъничък
to wear THIN изтънявам, излинявам, изтърквам се (за плат и пр.)
my skirt has worn THIN полата ми се протри от носене
2. слаб, слабичък, мършав
as THIN as a lath/rail, etc. слаб като вейка
to get/grow/become/wear THIN отслабвам
3. намалявам постепенно (и за действие на лекарство и пр.)
my patience is wearing THIN търпението ми e на изчерпване
4. слаб, рядък, разводнен, воднист (за разтвор и пр.)
5. рядък, тънък, оредял, оскъден (за коса, посев и пр.)
THIN on top оплешивял
6. рядък, разреден (за въздух, газ)
THIN air прен. невидимост, несъществувание
to appear out of THIN air появявам се (като) изневиделица
to disappear into THIN air изчезвам безследно/като дим
7. тънък, слаб (за глас)
8. малоброен, малочислен
a THIN house театр. слабо посетено представление
9. прен. плитко скроен, прозрачен, прозиращ, шит с бели конци
a THIN excuse слабо/неубедително извинение/претекст
10. беден, безсъдържателен (за сюжет, фабула и пр.)
11. слаб, блед, неясен, неконтрастен (за цвят, светлина)
to have a THIN time (of it) sl. прекарвам зле, имам си трудности/неприятности
THIN on the ground малоброен, малочислен
a bit/rather/a little too THIN невъзможен, нетърпим
a THIN market замрял пазар
II. 1. тънея, изтънявам, слабея, отслабвам
2. редея, оредявам, намалявам
3. намалявам броя на, разреждам, прореждам (разсад, плодове и пр.), разреждам, размивам, разводнявам
thin away намалявам, изтънявам, изострям (се)
thin down слабея, отслабвам, намалявам (се), смалявам (се)
thin out редея, оредявам, разредявам (се), разреждам (се), намалявам броя на, прореждам (разсад и пр.)

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{din} а 1. тънък, тъничък; to wear thin изтънявам, излинявам, изтър(2) {din} v (-nn-) 1. тънея, изтънявам; слабея, отслабвам; 2. ре

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тънко; тънък; рядък; слабея; слаб; оредял; оредявам; отслабвам; размивам; разводнен; разводнявам; разреден; разредявам; разреждам; изтънявам;

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1. 1 слаб, блед, неясен, неконтрастен (за цвят, светлина) 2. a bit/rather/a little too thin невъзможен, нетърпим 3. a thin excuse слабо/неубедително извинение/претекст 4. a thin house театр. слабо посетено представление 5. a thin market замрял пазар 6. as thin as a lath/rail, etc. слаб като вейка 7. i. тънък, тъничък 8. ii. тънея, изтънявам, слабея, отслабвам 9. my patience is wearing thin търпението ми e на изчерпване 10. my skirt has worn thin полата ми се протри от носене 11. thin air прен. невидимост, несъществувание 12. thin away намалявам, изтънявам, изострям (се) 13. thin down слабея, отслабвам, намалявам (се), смалявам (се) 14. thin on the ground малоброен, малочислен 15. thin on top оплешивял 16. thin out редея, оредявам, разредявам (се), разреждам (се), намалявам броя на, прореждам (разсад и пр.) 17. to appear out of thin air появявам се (като) изневиделица 18. to disappear into thin air изчезвам безследно/като дим 19. to get/grow/become/wear thin отслабвам 20. to have a thin time (of it) sl. прекарвам зле, имам си трудности/неприятности 21. to wear thin изтънявам, излинявам, изтърквам се (за плат и пр.) 22. беден, безсъдържателен (за сюжет, фабула и пр.) 23. малоброен, малочислен 24. намалявам броя на, разреждам, прореждам (разсад, плодове и пр.), разреждам, размивам, разводнявам 25. намалявам постепенно (и за действие на лекарство и пр.) 26. прен. плитко скроен, прозрачен, прозиращ, шит с бели конци 27. редея, оредявам, намалявам 28. рядък, разреден (за въздух, газ) 29. рядък, тънък, оредял, оскъден (за коса, посев и пр.) 30. слаб, рядък, разводнен, воднист (за разтвор и пр.) 31. слаб, слабичък, мършав 32. тънък, слаб (за глас)
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thin[uin] I. adj 1. тънък, тъничък, слабичък, крехък; to wear \thin изтънявам, изтърквам се; изчерпвам се (за търпение); FONT face=Times_Deutsch◊ adv thinly; 2. слаб, слабичък, мършав, мършавичък; (as) \thin as a lath ( a rail, a rake, stick, a whipping post) слаб като вейка; \thin in ( the) face слаб на лице; изпит; to grow ( become) \thinner, to get \thin отслабвам, отънявам; 3. слаб, рядък, разводнен, воднист; 4. рядък; оредял (за коса, гора); оскъден (за посев); 5. разреден, ненаситен (за въздух, газ); 6. тънък, слаб (за глас); 7. малоброен, малочислен; незапълнен; a \thin house театр. слабо посетено представление; полупразен театър; 8. плитко скроен, "прозрачен", "шит с бели конци"; a \thin excuse слабо, неубедително извинение; a \thin disguise прозрачно покритие; that is too \thin работата е ачик, съшита с бели конци; 9. течен (за крем, паста); 10. лек (за масло); 11. светъл (за сок, сироп); 12. беден, с ниска концентрация; • \thin on top плешив, оплешивяващ; \thin on the ground малочислен(и), малко на брой; to spread o.s. too \thin тъка на няколко стана, нося няколко дини под една мишница; II. v (- nn-) 1. тънея, изтънявам, слабея, отслабвам; 2. редея, оредявам, намалявам; опустявам; 3. намалявам (броя на); разредявам, разреждам, прореждам, размивам, разводнявам;

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thin on top — humorous losing your hair Dad is starting to look a little thin on top … English dictionary
go thin on top — be thin on top if a man is thin on top, there is not much hair on the top of his head. He had really nice hair when he was younger but he s going a bit thin on top now … New idioms dictionary
be thin on top — if a man is thin on top, there is not much hair on the top of his head. He hasn t gone grey but he s a bit thin on top … New idioms dictionary
thin — thin1 W2S2 [θın] adj comparative thinner superlative thinnest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thick)¦ 2¦(not fat)¦ 3¦(hair)¦ 4¦(liquid)¦ 5¦(smoke/mist)¦ 6¦(air)¦ 7¦(excuse/argument/evidence etc)¦ 8 a thin … Dictionary of contemporary English
thin — thin1 [ θın ] adjective *** ▸ 1 short between edges ▸ 2 with little fat on body ▸ 3 small in number/amount ▸ 4 flowing easily ▸ 5 without much evidence ▸ 6 growing far apart ▸ 7 about voice/sound ▸ 8 air: with little oxygen ▸ 9 smile: not sincere … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thin — [[t]θɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer... James s face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
thin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Thin is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ozone, ↑traffic Thin is used with these nouns as the object: ↑rank {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 of solid things: not thick VERBS ▪ be, feel … Collocations dictionary
thin — 1 /TIn/ comparative thinner superlative thickest adjective 1 NOT THICK having a very small distance or a smaller distance than usual between two sides or two flat surfaces: a thin nylon rope | She s only wearing a thin summer jacket. | two thin… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thin — I UK [θɪn] / US adjective Word forms thin : adjective thin comparative thinner superlative thinnest *** Other ways of saying thin: slim thin in an attractive way: He was looking much slimmer after his holiday. slender thin in a graceful way: a… … English dictionary
thin — adj., adv., & v. adj. (thinner, thinnest) 1 having the opposite surfaces close together; of small thickness or diameter. 2 a (of a line) narrow or fine. b (of a script or type etc.) consisting of thin lines. 3 made of thin material (a thin dress) … Useful english dictionary

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