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1 vegetable butter
s.manteca vegetal, mantequilla vegetal, vegetalina. -
2 margarine
((abbreviation marge) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats: We use margarine instead of butter.) margarinamargarine n margarinatr[mɑːʤə'riːn]1 margarinamargarine ['mɑrʤərən] n: margarina fn.• margarina s.f.'mɑːrdʒərən, ˌmɑːdʒə'riːnmass noun margarina f[ˌmɑːdʒǝ'riːn]N margarina f* * *['mɑːrdʒərən, ˌmɑːdʒə'riːn]mass noun margarina f -
3 thinly
adverb de modo disperso; aguadamente; con poco espesortr['ɵɪnlɪ]1 see also thin2 (sparcely) escasamente, en poca cantidad3 (scarcely) apenasthinly ['ɵɪnli] adv1) lightly: ligeramente2) sparsely: escasamentethinly populated: poco populado3) barely: apenas'θɪnlia) < slice> en rebanadas finasb) ( sparsely)thinly populated — con poca densidad de población, poco poblado
c) ( scarcely) apenas['θɪnlɪ]ADV1) (=in thin pieces)thinly cut/sliced — [vegetable, fruit] cortado en rodajas finas; [bread] cortado en rebanadas finas; [ham, bacon] cortado en lonchas finas
2) (=in a thin layer)•
spread the butter thinly — untar una capa fina de mantequillaour resources are too thinly spread — nuestros recursos están distribuidos por un área demasiado grande
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a thinly veiled threat/warning — una amenaza/advertencia mal disimulada3) (=sparsely)•
the island is thinly populated — la isla tiene poca densidad de población or está escasamente poblada•
there were a few thinly scattered houses — había unas cuantas casas dispersas•
a thinly wooded area — un área con pocos árboles4) (=without humour) [smile] fríamente* * *['θɪnli]a) < slice> en rebanadas finasb) ( sparsely)thinly populated — con poca densidad de población, poco poblado
c) ( scarcely) apenas
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