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adj. (-nner, -nnest) 1. нимгэн. \thin ice нимгэн мөс. 2. туранхай, эцэнхий. \thin leg чөргөр хөл. 3. шингэн (үс); сийрэг. 4. цөөхөн, цөөн тооны. a region with \thin population хүн ам цөөтэй бүс нутаг. 5. сул, усан. \thin soup усан шөл. 6. чанар муутай, барагтайхан. I found her latest novel pretty \thin. Түүний сүүлчийн өгүүллэг надад тааруухан эд шиг санагдсан. thin/ thick on the ground ховор/ байнга тохиолддог. be skating on thin ice аз турших, хутганы ирэн дээр байх. have a thin time (of it) хэцүү байдалд байх, ядарч зовох. the thin end of the wedge чухал үйл явдлын эхлэл. vanish, etc into thin air сураггүй алга болох, ул мөргүй арилах. v. (-vv-) \thin (sth) (out); \thin sth (down) нимгэрэх, шингэрэх. thin down турах. He's \thinned down a lot since he went on a diet. Хоолны дэг барих болсноосоо хойш тэр их турсан байна. thinly adv. нарийн, нимгэн. \thin sliced bread нимгэхэн зүссэн талх. She smiled \thin. Тэр бүсгүй сулхан инээмсэглэв. thinner n. (also thinners) будаг шингэрүүлэгч. thin-skinned adj. эмзэг, гомдомтгой, тунирхуу.
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thinly — UK US /ˈθɪnli/ adverb ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET with few people buying or selling shares, etc.: thinly traded markets/securities/stocks »There are thinly traded markets for all three companies shares. ► without enough money, people, supplies, etc.… … Financial and business terms
Thinly — Thin ly, a. In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thinly — thin|ly [ θınli ] adverb 1. ) in a thin layer or piece: Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2. ) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other: thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thinly — UK [ˈθɪnlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a thin layer or piece Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the cake. thinly sliced tomatoes 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other thinly spread/scattered/sown: Quality programmes… … English dictionary
thinly — adverb 1 in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces: thinly sliced bread 2 scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between: Sow the radish seeds thinly. | thinly populated/settled etc: The … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thinly — thin|ly [ˈθınli] adv 1.) in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces ≠ ↑thickly ▪ thinly sliced bread 2.) scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between ▪ Sow the radish seeds thinly. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thinly — [ˈθɪnli] adv 1) in a thin layer or piece thinly sliced tomatoes[/ex] 2) with only a few people or things that are far apart from each other a thinly populated area[/ex] 3) in a way that makes it easy to recognize what the true situation really is … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
thinly — adverb 1. without force or sincere effort (Freq. 1) smiled thinly • Derived from adjective: ↑thin 2. in a small quantity or extent spread the margarine thinly over the meat apply paint lightly • Syn … Useful english dictionary
thinly — adv. Thinly is used with these adjectives: ↑covered, ↑populated, ↑scattered Thinly is used with these verbs: ↑cut, ↑slice, ↑smile, ↑sow, ↑spread, ↑stretch … Collocations dictionary
thinly — thin ► ADJECTIVE (thinner, thinnest) 1) having opposite surfaces or sides close together. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of light material. 3) having little flesh or fat on the body. 4) having few parts or members relative to the area covered… … English terms dictionary
thinly scattered — index scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
