this soup is too thin

to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas

• to get or grow thin — adelgazar

• she was painfully thin — estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla

• a thin layer of paint — una capa fina de pintura

• a thin volume of poetry — un delgado tomo de poesía

• to wear thin — [fabric, clothing] desgastarse

the joke had begun to wear very thin — (fig) la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada

my patience is wearing thin — (fig) se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia

• a thin majority — una mayoría escasa

• a thin smile — una débil sonrisa

he disappeared or vanished into thin air — despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra

• slice the potatoes very thin — corta las patatas en rodajas muy finas

• spread the butter very thin — untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla

to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas

the line between success and failure is thin - образн. граница между успехом и неудачей зыбкая

♢ a thin time - неприятное переживание

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

sich dünn machen (hum) — to breathe in

dünn behaart (Mensch) — with thin hair; Haupt thinly covered in hair

dünn gesät (fig) — thin on the ground, few and far between

sich dünn machen — (scherzh.) squash or (Amer.) scrunch up [a bit]

sich dünn machen — (scherzh.) squash or (Amer.) scrunch up [a bit]

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre

• to give sb a thick ear * — dar un sopapo a algn *

• how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?

• it's or that's a bit thick * — (=unreasonable) eso ya pasa de castaño oscuro *

• to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupida

• to be thick with — (gen) estar lleno de

the pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente

the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo

the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores

to be thick on the ground * —

cameramen and interviewers were thick on the ground — había cámaras y entrevistadores a patadas *

he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *

I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *

• his voice was thick with emotion — su voz estaba empañada por la emoción or cargada de emoción

• his voice was thick with sarcasm — su tono iba cargado de sarcasmo

to be thick (with sb) — ser uña y carne (con algn) *

• the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad

• the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve

• slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

• he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla

the snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar

to be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

• hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sth

quiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...

el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...

• a saber — namely

• ¡ anda a saber! — LAm God knows!

• demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...

¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *

• cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...

• ¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!

• lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know

• para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information

• que yo sepa — as far as I know

• un no sé qué — a certain something

• ¡ quién sabe! — who knows!

• ¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!

• tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)

• ¡ vete a saber! — God knows!

• ya lo sabía yo — I thought as much

• ¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *

cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it

• saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself

• saber de algo — to know of sth

• saber a — to taste of

me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough