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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.) plāns2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tievs; vājš3) ((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.) šķidrs; plāns4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rets; plāns5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepārliecinošs; vājš2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) novājēt; kļūt retākam/plānākam; (par pūli u.tml.) izklīst- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *padarīt vājāku, vājināt; novājēt; retināt; kļūt tukšam; plāns; tievs, vājš; šķidrs; rets; smalks, sīks; retināts; neliels, trūcīgs; nepārliecinošs; blāvs; smalks; nepatīkams; plāni -
2 thin-skinned
adjective (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) jūtīgs; viegli aizvainojams* * *ar plānu ādu; viegli aizvainojams, jūtīgs -
3 thin air
(nowhere: He disappeared into thin air.) bez pēdām -
4 thin as a lath
tievs kā maikste -
5 thin audience
maz publikas -
6 thin excuse
vājš aizbildinājums -
7 thin forest
skrajš mežs -
8 thin hair
plāni mati; biezi mati -
9 thin humour
neizdevies humors -
10 thin in the face
kalsnu seju -
11 thin mist
viegla miglas dūmaka -
12 thin on the ground
nepietiekams; rets -
13 thin on top
plikgalvis -
14 thin paper
plāns papīrs -
15 thin plot
bezsatura sižets -
16 thin porridge
šķidra putra -
17 thin string
tieva aukla -
18 thin tea
vāja tēja -
19 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) izretināt; izretināties -
20 through thick and thin
(whatever happens; in spite of all difficulties: They were friends through thick and thin.) caur uguni un ūdeni* * *lai tur vai kas
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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
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