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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. -
2 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.) 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 -
3 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) belo2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) belo3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) bem4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fino5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) delicado6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fino7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) delicado/preciso8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) bom2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) perfeitamente3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) certo/óptimo- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) multa2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) multar* * *fine1[fain] n 1 multa, pena, penalidade. 2 Mus fim. • vt multar.————————fine2[fain] adj (compar finer, sup finest) 1 fino, de excelente qualidade, puro. 2 belo, lindo, excelente, bom, ótimo, agradável. 3 leve, delicado. 4 claro, refinado. 5 bom, bom de saúde. 6 distinto, eminente. 7 excelente, admirável, agradável, aprazível. 8 perfeito, acabado, alinhado, correto. 9 elegante, vistoso. • interj ótimo! excelente! a fine house uma bela casa. a fine lady uma senhora distinta. a fine scholar um grande cientista. not to put too fine a point on it coll falando francamente, sem rodeios. that is all very fine but isso tudo é muito bom, mas... to cut it fine calcular com exatidão, deixar pouca margem. to fine down refinar, tornar mais exato ou preciso.
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spread oneself too thin — {v. phr.} To try to do too many things at one time. * /As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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spread itself too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread too thin — spread ((yourself/itself) too) thin 1. to try to do too many different things at the same time. Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas. The company has expanded into many different areas and has probably … New idioms dictionary
spread oneself too thin — If you spread yourself too thin, you do too many things at the same time and can t do any of them well. Don t spread yourself too thin or you ll get nowhere … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
spread yourself too thin — spread (yourself) too thin to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them. I realised I d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club … New idioms dictionary
spread too thin — spread (yourself) too thin to try to do too many things at the same time, so that you cannot give enough time or attention to any of them. I realised I d been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club … New idioms dictionary
spread yourself too thin — If you spread youself too thin, you overextend yourself and take on too many things to deal with them properly … The small dictionary of idiomes
spread\ oneself\ too\ thin — v. phr. To try to do too many things at one time. As the owner, chef, waiter, and dishwasher of his restaurant, Pierre was spreading himself too thin … Словарь американских идиом
spread oneself too thin — try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything … Idioms and examples
