thin

thin
thin [θɪn]
1. adjective
   a. [person, face, legs, arms] maigre ; [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince ; [line] fin ; [cloth, garment] léger ; [mattress, wall] peu épais (-aisse f)
• to get thin(ner) [person] maigrir
• as thin as a rake maigre comme un clou
• it's the thin end of the wedge c'est s'engager sur une pente savonneuse
   b. ( = runny) [liquid, oil] fluide ; [soup, sauce] clair
   c. ( = not dense) [cloud] léger ; [air, atmosphere] raréfié
• to vanish into thin air se volatiliser
   d. [crowd] épars ; [hair, beard] clairsemé
• to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s'éclaircir
• to be thin on the ground (inf) (British) être rare
• to be getting thin on top (inf) ( = balding) se dégarnir (inf)
   e. ( = feeble) [evidence, plot] peu convaincant ; [majority] faible
   f. [voice] fluet ; [sound] aigu (-guë f)
2. adverb
[spread] en couche fine ; [cut] en tranches fines
3. transitive verb
[+ paint, sauce] délayer ; [+ trees] éclaircir
4. intransitive verb
[fog, crowd] se disperser ; [numbers] se réduire
5. compounds
► thin-skinned adjective [person] susceptible
► thin out
1. intransitive verb
[crowd, fog] se disperser
2. separable transitive verb
[+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir
* * *
[θɪn] 1.
adjective
1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin; [strip] étroit
2) (in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince

the ice is thin — la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse

3) (in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair; [oil] fluide
4) (lean) maigre

to get thin — maigrir

5) (fine) [card, paper] fin; [fabric, mist] léger/-ère
6) (in tone) (high-pitched) aigre; (weak) fluet/fluette
7) [population, crowd, hair] clairsemé
8) fig [excuse] peu convaincant; [evidence] insuffisant; [plot] squelettique

to wear thin — [joke, excuse] être usé

my patience is wearing thin — je commence à perdre patience

9) [air] raréfié
2.
(colloq) adverb [slice] en tranches fpl fines; [spread] en couche mince
3.
transitive verb (p prés etc -nn-)
1) (also thin down) diluer [paint]; allonger [sauce, soup]
2) (disperse) = thin out
4.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -nn-) (also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper; [crowd] se disperser; [hair] se raréfier
5.
thinning present participle adjective [hair, crowd] clairsemé
Phrasal Verbs:
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to be thin on the ground — être rare

to get thin on top — se dégarnir

to have a thin time of it — traverser une période difficile


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