thin out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thin out in the English»French Dictionary

I.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] ADJ

II.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] ADV inf

III.thin <pres part thinning; pret, pp thinned> [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] VB trans

2. thin (disperse) → thin out

IV.thin <pres part etc thinning, thinned a. thin out> [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] VB intr

See also thin out

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

thin out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thin out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As elevation increases, forests thin out, until they are replaced by ferns and bamboos at 1,800 metres.
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At higher altitudes the trees gradually thin out and there are alpine pastures.
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He also discusses how the studio workshops helped him thin out the orchestral textures to make the voices clearer.
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The most common method is to use tweezers to thin out and shape the eyebrow.
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Supply lines thin out, so the opposing force usually tries to cut off your supply lines.
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The throat and breast are white and covered in dark gray to black streaks, which thin out further down the breast and along the sides.
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The grey-framed oblongs thin out up there, but the ones that remain thrust forward boldly from the building.
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This will thin out over the course of the ride.
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In addition, a three-position non-resonant highpass filter is provided to thin out lower frequencies.
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The trees shade and thin out the thickets of shrubs, leading to a sub-climax forest.
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