thinly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thinly in the English»French Dictionary

thinly [Brit ˈθɪnli, Am ˈθɪnli] ADV

1. thinly (sparingly):

thinly slice

en tranches fines

thinly spread

en couche mince

thinly butter

légèrement

‘apply paint thinly’

‘appliquez la peinture en couches minces’

2. thinly (weakly):

to smile thinly

avoir un sourire pincé

3. thinly (sparsely):

a thinly inhabited/wooded area

une région à la population clairsemée/aux arbres clairsemés

4. thinly (scarcely) fig:

thinly disguised/veiled

à peine déguisé/voilé

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a thinly veiled allusion

une allusion à peine voilée

thinly/thickly sliced meat, bread

en tranches minces/épaisses

50 g mushrooms, thinly sliced

50 g de champignons, finement émincés

a carefully/thinly plotted play

une pièce à l'intrigue bien construite/bien mince

spread the butter thinly on the bread

étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain

we have to spread our resources very thin(ly)

nous devons ménager nos ressources

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découper en fines lamelles

to slice thinly

émincer

to slice [sth] thinly, to cut [sth] into thin slices

disperser ses efforts ou forces

to spread oneself too thinly

nos efforts se sont trop dispersés, nous nous sommes trop dispersés

we spread ourselves too thinly

ils ont fait des allusions à peine voilées

they made thinly veiled allusions

fin (fine) couper

thinly

thinly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thinly in the French»English Dictionary

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émincer

to slice thinly

mince

thinly