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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.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((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.) líquido4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) fino5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) pouco convincente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) escassear- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *[θin] vt+vi 1 afinar, adelgaçar, diminuir. 2 diluir. • adj 1 fino, estreito, delgado. 2 esbelto, magro, franzino. 3 esparso, escasso, coçado. 4 leve, rarefeito, tênue. 5 pouco, espalhado. 6 líquido, fluido, ralo, fraco, aguado. 7 fraco, fino (voz). 8 raso, sem profundidade. 9 apagado, esmaecido (cor). a thin shade of blue / um tom de azul esmaecido. 10 transparente. 11 fraco, pobre, deficiente. • adv 1 finamente, delgadamente. 2 escassamente. 3 pobremente. 4 superficialmente. 5 em pequeno número (também thinly). to have thin time passar um tempo ruim, desagradável. to thin down diminuir, tornar-se mais ralo. to thin out dizimar(-se), desbastar. -
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[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((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.) ralo4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) fraco2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) rarear, dispersar(-se)- thinly- thinness - thin air - thin-skinned - thin out -
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4 thin cat
thin cat[θ'in kæt] n coll pé-de-chinelo, joão-ninguém. -
5 thin house
thin house[θin h'aus] n teatro vazio. -
6 thin-skinned
adjective (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) melindroso* * *thin-skinned[θin sk'ind] adj 1 de pele fina. 2 sensível. -
7 thin air
(nowhere: He disappeared into thin air.) completamente -
8 thin air
(nowhere: He disappeared into thin air.) sem deixar vestígios -
9 thin-skinned
adjective (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) suscetível -
10 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) rarear -
11 thin\ plank
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12 thin out
(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) ralear(-se) -
13 through thick and thin
(whatever happens; in spite of all difficulties: They were friends through thick and thin.) para a vida* * *through thick and thinfig por todas as dificuldades. -
14 he is on thin ice
he is on thin iceele está em terreno perigoso, está vunerável. -
15 my life hung by a thin thread
my life hung by a thin threadminha vida suspensa por um fio.English-Portuguese dictionary > my life hung by a thin thread
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16 to be the thin end of the wedge
to be the thin end of the wedgeser apenas o começo.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be the thin end of the wedge
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17 to have thin time
to have thin timepassar um tempo ruim, desagradável. -
18 to spread oneself thin
to spread oneself thincoll querer abarcar o mundo com as pernas. -
19 to stand by one through thick and thin
to stand by one through thick and thinprestar assistência a outrem em qualquer vicissitude.English-Portuguese dictionary > to stand by one through thick and thin
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20 to thin down
to thin downdiminuir, tornar-se mais ralo.
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