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1 thin-skinned
adjective (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) sensibil -
2 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) subţire2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) slab3) ((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.) apos, diluat4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rărit5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) neconvingător2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) a (se) subţia, a (se) împrăştia- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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3 skin
[skin] 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) piele, epidermă2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) pieliţă, coajă3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) caimac2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) a jupui- skin flick
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4 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) gros2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) gros de (...)3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) dens, consistent4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) dens5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) des6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) plin (de)7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tâmpit2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) în adâncul; în inima- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
См. также в других словарях:
Thin-skinned — a. Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thin-skinned — If somebody is thin skinned, they are very sensitive to any sort of criticism … The small dictionary of idiomes
thin-skinned — thin skinned; thin skinned·ness; … English syllables
thin-skinned — /thin skind /, adj. 1. having a thin skin. 2. sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin skinned poet. [1590 1600] Syn. 2. squeamish, soft, susceptible. * * * … Universalium
thin-skinned — [thin′skind′] adj. 1. having a thin skin 2. easily hurt by criticism, insult, etc.; sensitive … English World dictionary
thin-skinned — adj too easily offended or upset by criticism ≠ ↑thick skinned … Dictionary of contemporary English
thin-skinned — thin′ skinned′ adj. 1) having a thin skin 2) sensitive to criticism; easily offended; touchy • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
thin-skinned — [ θın skınd ] adjective easily upset or offended by what other people say about you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thin-skinned — [adj] sensitive delicate, easily hurt, hypersensitive, oversensitive, soft, touchy, vulnerable; concept 406 … New thesaurus
thin-skinned — mod. sensitive to criticism. (Compare this with thick skinned.) □ Don’t be so thin skinned. You can’t expect everyone to like you. □ He’s a thin skinned guy. □ I’m too thin skinned to be a bill collector … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
thin-skinned — adjective a) having a thin skin You must handle thin skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them. b) overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy Shes rather thin skinned when it comes to comments about her work … Wiktionary
