thin down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for thin down in the English»Italian Dictionary

thin down VB [θɪn -] Am

thin down

dimagrire

Translations for thin down in the English»Italian Dictionary

thin, also thin down paint, sauce, soup

diluire, allungare

Translations for thin down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] ADJ

1. thin (in width):

thin nose, lips, stick, wall, line, stripe

sottile

thin string, wire

fine

thin strip

stretto

2. thin (in depth):

thin slice, layer

sottile

the ice is thin

il ghiaccio è sottile

3. thin (in consistency):

thin mud

acquoso

thin mixture, oil

fluido

thin soup

lungo, leggero

thin sauce

brodoso

thin liquid

diluito, acquoso

4. thin (lean):

thin person, face, arm, leg

magro

he looks thin and haggard

sembra magro e smunto

to get thin

dimagrire

5. thin (fine):

thin card, paper

sottile

thin fabric, garment

sottile, leggero

thin mist, smoke

leggero

the mist is getting thinner

la foschia si sta diradando

6. thin (in tone):

thin (high-pitched)

acuto

thin (weak)

debole

7. thin ECON:

thin trading

scambi ridotti

8. thin (sparse):

thin population

scarso

thin crowd

rado, esiguo

thin hair, beard

rado

9. thin (unconvincing) fig:

thin excuse

magro

thin evidence

poco convincente

thin plot

debole, inconsistente

to wear thin joke, excuse:

essere trito

my patience is wearing thin

sto perdendo la pazienza

10. thin air (at altitude):

thin

rarefatto

II.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] ADV inf

thin slice

sottilmente

thin spread

leggermente

III.thin <forma in -ing thinning, pt, pp thinned> [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn] VB trans

1. thin (dilute):

thin, also thin down paint, sauce, soup

diluire, allungare

2. thin (disperse) → thin out

IV.also thin out <forma in -ing thinning, pt, pp thinned> VB intr

also thin out fog, mist, hair:

diradarsi

also thin out crowd:

disperdersi

V.thin [Brit θɪn, Am θɪn]

as thin as a rake or lath

magro come un chiodo

to be thin on the ground

essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro

to get thin on top (bald)

diventare pelato

to have a thin time of it

passare un brutto momento

See also thin out

thin out VB [θɪn -] (thin [sth] out, thin out [sth])

thin out seedlings, hedge

sfoltire

thin out population

ridurre

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

thin down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thin down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thin down VB intr

thin down

assottigliarsi

II.thin down VB trans

thin down

diluire

Translations for thin down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.thin <-nn-> [θɪn] ADJ

1. thin:

thin (not thick) clothes

leggero, -a

thin person

delicato, -a

thin (very slim)

magro, -a

2. thin:

thin soup, sauce

liquido, -a

thin wine

annacquato, -a

3. thin (sparse):

thin hair

rado, -a

to be thin on top

esser un po' pelato

4. thin:

thin voice

sottile

thin excuse

debole

II.thin <-nn--nn-> [θɪn] VB trans (dilute)

thin

diluire

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But the plan is to thin down the herd to a manageable number where we can at least share the peach crop 50/50, or hopefully more like 80/20.

dailyjournalonline.com

Sometimes the tournament will be 36-holes with a halfway cut to thin down the field.

en.wikipedia.org

We're being stretched real thin down here.

articles.chicagotribune.com

On a bad year, a dry year, they just thin down and carry on.

www.producer.com

They use size zero models, force celebs to thin down, watch and humiliate the highest of achievers and together with their male plotters have created what academics call "normative discontent".

www.independent.co.uk

It is still pretty thin down low though, so keep in the upper bowls for the best conditions.

www.cbc.ca

These birds have short wings and a thin down-turned bill.

en.wikipedia.org

They have short thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to nectar feeding.

en.wikipedia.org

Thin down with olive oil and add a squeeze of lemon for a salad dressing or sauce.

www.independent.ie

Splendid sunbirds are 15cm long, and have medium-long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.

en.wikipedia.org