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1 slim down
1) [ person] dimagrire, perdere peso2) [ organization] ridimensionarsi; slim [sth.] down, slim down [sth.] ridurre [ workforce]* * *1) [ person] dimagrire, perdere peso2) [ organization] ridimensionarsi; slim [sth.] down, slim down [sth.] ridurre [ workforce] -
2 ■ slim down
■ slim downA v. i. + avv.► to slim, AB v. t. + avv.1 ► to slim, B2 ridurre; ridimensionare; snellire: to slim down the workforce, ridurre le maestranze; The Commission has been slimmed down to 12 members, la commissione è stata ridotta a 12 membri. -
3 slim
I [slɪm]II [slɪm]to get slim — dimagrire, diventare magro
* * *[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) magro2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) esile, scarso2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) dimagrire- slimming- slimness* * *I [slɪm]II [slɪm]to get slim — dimagrire, diventare magro
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4 ♦ thin
♦ thin /ɵɪn/A a.1 sottile; fino; leggero: a thin slice of bread, una sottile fetta di pane; thin air, aria fina (o rarefatta); thin clothes, abiti leggeri; a thin rope, una corda sottile; una funicella2 esile; snello; magro; scarno; smilzo; sparuto: a very thin girl, una ragazza molto esile; The boy is rather thin in the face, il ragazzo ha il volto piuttosto scarno NOTA D'USO: - slim, thin o skinny?-3 rado; fluido; acquoso; scarso: thin mist, nebbia rada; thin hair, capelli radi; a thin soup, una zuppa acquosa (o brodosa); The public was thin, il pubblico era scarso5 (fig.) debole; fiacco; inconsistente: a thin argument [excuse], un argomento [una scusa] inconsistenteB avv.sottile; a fette sottili: to cut the meat thin, tagliare la carne a fette sottili● (geol.) thin-bedded, a strati sottili □ thin broth, brodo lungo □ (elettron.) thin film, film sottile: thin-film circuit, circuito a film sottile □ (teatr.) a thin house, un teatro quasi vuoto □ (fam.) to be thin on the ground, essere raro, scarso □ (fam.: di persona) thin on top, un po' pelato; che sta andando in piazza (fam.) □ thin-skinned, dalla pelle sottile; (fig.) sensibile, suscettibile, permaloso □ (agric.) thin soil, terreno povero □ a thin tale, un racconto privo d'interesse; una storia inverosimile □ as thin as a lath (o as a rake), magro come un chiodo (o come un'acciuga) □ to grow thin, assottigliarsi; dimagrire □ (fam.) to have a thin time, passarsela male.(to) thin /ɵɪn/A v. t.1 assottigliare; affinare; far dimagrire; smagrire2 far diminuire; ridurre: The Black Death of 1348 thinned ( down) the population of England, la Morte Nera del 1348 assottigliò la popolazione dell'InghilterraB v. i.1 assottigliarsi; affinarsi; dimagrire; smagrirsi: You've thinned ( down) a lot lately, di recente sei dimagrito molto2 calare; diminuire; ridursi● to thin down, diluire ( vernici); ridurre in numero; fare dimagrire; ridursi, diminuire, assottigliarsi; dimagrire □ to thin out, diradare, sfoltire ( piante, ecc.); diradarsi; sfoltirsi; ridursi in numero; dimagrire. -
5 ♦ volume
♦ volume /ˈvɒlju:m/n.1 [uc] volume ( anche geom. e scient.); ( di un contenitore) capacità; volume of water, volume d'acqua; (econ.) volume of business, volume (o cifra) d'affari; (comm., market.) volume of sales (o sales volume) volume delle vendite; (trasp.) the volume of air passenger travel, il volume del traffico aereo passeggeri; the volume of a container, la capacità di un contenitore; (comm. est.) the volume of exports, il volume delle esportazioni; This shampoo adds shine and volume, questo shampoo dà lucentezza e volume ai capelli2 [u] ( acustica, radio, TV) volume ( del suono): to turn up [down] the volume, alzare [abbassare] il volume3 volume; tomo: a work in two volumes, un'opera in due volumi; volume 10 of the encyclopaedia, il decimo tomo dell'enciclopedia; a slim volume, un volume sottile; un volumetto● (econ., comm.) volume business, attività all'ingrosso □ ( radio, TV, ecc.) volume control, manopola del volume □ (econ., comm.) volume discount, sconto quantità □ (econ.) volume index, indice di volume □ (demogr.) volume of migration, volume migratorio □ (econ.) volume production, produzione in massa □ volume switch = volume control ► sopra □ (comm.) to sell volume, vendere in grandi quantitativi □ to speak volumes, essere significativo (o eloquente); valere più di mille discorsi: The glance she gave him spoke volumes, l'occhiata che gli ha dato valeva più di mille discorsi.
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