thinner in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for thinner in the English»Italian Dictionary

thinner <also thinners, + verbo sing> [Brit ˈθɪnə, Am ˈθɪnər] N

thinner

diluente m

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

thin-lipped [Brit θɪnˈlɪpt, Am ˌθɪnˈlɪpt] ADJ

thin-lipped person

dalle labbra sottili

thin-lipped smile

tirato

she watched in thin-lipped disapproval

guardava storcendo le labbra

wafer-thin [Brit ˌweɪfəˈθɪn, Am ˈˌweɪfər ˈθɪn] ADJ

wafer-thin

sottilissimo, sottile come un'ostia

paper-thin [Brit, Am ˈpeɪpər θɪn] ADJ

paper-thin

sottilissimo

paper-thin

finissimo

thin-skinned [Brit, Am] ADJ

thin-skinned

suscettibile

thin down VB [θɪn -] Am

thin down

dimagrire

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

thin out seedlings, hedge

sfoltire

thin out population

ridurre

Translations for thinner in the Italian»English Dictionary

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striminzire persona

to make look thin(ner)

striminzirsi

to become thin(ner)

rarefarsi nebbia:

to become thinner

thinner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thinner in the English»Italian Dictionary

thinner N

thinner

diluente m

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

I.thin down VB intr

thin down

assottigliarsi

II.thin down VB trans

thin down

diluire

I.thin out VB trans

thin out

diradare

thin out plants

sfoltire

II.thin out VB intr

thin out

ridursi

wafer-thin [ˌweɪ·fɚ·ˈθɪn] ADJ

wafer-thin

sottile come un'ostia

thin-skinned [ˈθɪn·skɪnd] ADJ

thin-skinned

sensibile

paper-thin ADJ

paper-thin

sottilissimo, -a

Translations for thinner in the Italian»English Dictionary

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affilare

to make thinner

affilarsi

to get thinner

diradare (rendere meno fitto: piante)

to thin out

diradarsi (piante, capelli)

to become thinner

extrasottile

ultra-thin

thinner Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to vanish into thin air fig

svanire

out of thin air

dal nulla

to disappear into thin air

svanire nel nulla

through thick and thin

nella buona e nella cattiva sorte

the thinner one

il più magro

to be thin on top

esser un po' pelato

to be skating on thin ice

camminare su un campo minato

to wear thin fig

cominciare a essere un po' vecchio

the less sweets you eat, the thinner you'll get

meno dolci mangi, più dimagrisci

he's as thin as a lathe

è magro come un grissino fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead, the discharge is often described as sweetly putrid or dishwater pus because it is much thinner than normal pus.

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The nanotubes are approximately 50,000 times thinner than a human hair.

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Thus, it can display deep black levels and can be thinner and lighter than a liquid crystal display (LCD).

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The more viscous the solvent the thicker the film will be and the faster the wafer is spun the thinner the film will be.

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How well it works depends on the heating system, the engine, the type of vegetable oil (thinner is easier), and the climate (warmer is easier).

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The muscle is a quadrilateral muscle, thinner and paler than the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle.

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Although similar to the vermicelli used in "seviyan" and "falooda" (both desserts from the region), "fenia" are much thinner.

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Alternatively a decrease in material or a drop in speed will cause the screed to fall and the mat to be thinner.

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As the number of remaining instruments dwindles, the sound emanating from the orchestra gradually becomes audibly thinner.

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For whatever reason, the LOL moments seem thinner on the ground this time around.

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