thin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for thin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.thin <comp thinner, superl thinnest> [Am θɪn, Brit θɪn] ADJ

1.1. thin layer/slice/wall/ice:

thin

delgado

thin

fino

the sweater had worn very thin at the elbows

el suéter tenía los codos muy (des)gastados

my patience was wearing thin

se me estaba acabando la paciencia

1.2. thin (not fat):

thin person/body/arm

delgado

thin person/body/arm

flaco

thin waist

delgado

thin waist

fino

to get/grow thin

adelgazar

2.1. thin (in consistency):

thin soup/sauce

claro

thin soup/sauce

poco espeso

thin soup/sauce

chirle RioPl

thin wine

de poco cuerpo

2.2. thin (not dense):

thin mist/rain

fino

thin hair

ralo

thin hair

fino y poco abundante

thin hedge

poco tupido

at the top the air is thin

en la cima el aire está enrarecido

you're getting a bit thin on top inf

te estás quedando calvo

you're getting a bit thin on top inf

te estás quedando pelado CSur inf

2.3. thin (small):

thin crowd/audience

poco numeroso

thin response/attendance

escaso

3.1. thin (weak, poor):

thin voice

débil

thin excuse/argument/disguise

pobre

thin excuse/argument/disguise

poco convincente

thin profits

magro

thin profits

escaso

the team has had a thin season

no ha sido una temporada muy buena para el equipo

3.2. thin (harsh):

to have a thin time of it inf

vérselas negras inf

to have a thin time of it inf

pasarlas canutas or moradas Spain inf

II.thin [Am θɪn, Brit θɪn] ADV

to cut sth thin

cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc.) delgadas

spread the jam thin

extienda or ponga una capa fina de mermelada

spread the jam thin

ponga poca mermelada

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

thin paint

diluir

thin paint

rebajar

thin sauce

aclarar

thin sauce

hacer menos espeso

thin hair/plants

entresacar

their ranks were thinned

perdieron hombres (or partidarios etc.)

their ranks were thinned

sus filas se vieron mermadas

IV.thin <pres part thinning; pt, pp thinned> [Am θɪn, Brit θɪn] VB intr

thin paint:

diluirse

thin audience/traffic:

disminuir

the fog was beginning to thin (out)

la niebla empezaba a irse or a disiparse

his hair is thinning

está perdiendo pelo

paper-thin [Am ˈpeɪpər θɪn, Brit] ADJ

paper-thin

delgadísimo

paper-thin

muy fino

the slices of meat were paper-thin

los trozos de carne eran delgadísimos or casi transparentes

razor-thin [ˈreɪzərˌθɪn, ˌreɪzəˈθɪn] ADJ

razor-thin slice/layer:

razor-thin

delgadísimo

razor-thin

muy fino

a razor-thin margin

un escasísimo margen

I.thin out VB [Am θɪn -, Brit θɪn -] (v + adv)

thin out traffic:

disminuir

thin out forest:

hacerse ralo

thin out forest:

hacerse menos denso

thin out audience:

mermar

his hair was beginning to thin out

estaba empezando a perder el pelo

his hair was beginning to thin out

su pelo estaba empezando a ralear

II.thin out VB [Am θɪn -, Brit θɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

thin out hair/plants:

thin out

entresacar

I.thin down VB [Am θɪn -, Brit θɪn -] (v + adv) (become slimmer)

thin down

adelgazar

II.thin down VB [Am θɪn -, Brit θɪn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

thin down sauce/soup

hacer menos espeso

thin down sauce/soup

aclarar

thin down paint

diluir

thin-lipped [Am ˌθɪnˈlɪpt, Brit θɪnˈlɪpt] ADJ

thin-lipped

de labios finos

thin-skinned [Am, Brit] ADJ

thin-skinned

susceptible

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

wafer-thin layer/disc/metal:

wafer-thin

finísimo

wafer-thin

delgadísimo

a wafer-thin majority

una estrechísima mayoría

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long-tailed/thin-tailed

de cola larga/delgada

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chirle

thin

thin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.thin [θɪn] -nn- ADJ

1. thin:

thin (not thick) clothes

fino, -a

thin person

delgado, -a

thin (very slim)

flaco, -a

2. thin:

thin soup, sauce

claro, -a

thin wine

aguado, -a

3. thin (sparse):

thin hair

ralo, -a

to be thin on top

ser calvo

4. thin:

thin voice

débil

thin excuse

poco convincente

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

thin

aclarar

paper-thin ADJ

paper-thin

fino, -a como el papel

I.thin down VB intr

thin down

adelgazar

II.thin down VB trans

thin down

aclarar

I.thin out VB trans

thin out

hacer menos denso

thin out plants

entresacar

II.thin out VB intr

thin out

disminuir

thin-skinned [ˌθɪnˈskɪnd, Am ˈθɪnskɪnd] ADJ

thin-skinned

sensible

wafer-thin [ˌweɪfəˈθɪn, Am -fɚˈ-] ADJ

wafer-thin

finísimo, -a

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enjuto de carnes

thin

delgado (-a)

thin

enflaquecer

to become thin

enflaquecer

to make thin

memela

thin maize tortilla

thin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to vanish into thin air fig

esfumarse

to vanish into thin air fear, hopes

desvanecerse

to vanish into thin air (cease to exist) era, race

extinguirse

to disappear into thin air

desaparecer como por arte de magia

to be skating on thin ice

andar sobre terreno peligroso

you can't live on thin air!

¡ojo al dinero que es el amor verdadero!

to be as thin as a rake

estar hecho una oblea inf

to be as thin as a rake

estar hecho un estoque fig

I'll stick with you through thick and thin

estoy contigo a las duras y las maduras

to be as thin as a rake

estar hecho un espárrago fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His nose was thin and straight and slightly aquiline.

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The nest is a thin cup of sticks with a layer of bark, grass and wool to create a thick mat.

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The sausage may be cut into thin slices and eaten alone or with bread.

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It is used primarily for the defence of bivouac areas, outposts, and against infiltration tactics and is also effective against thin-skinned vehicles.

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Thin slicks are less effective at dampening waves and other sources of turbidity.

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It was a small, chubby aircraft with a single central air intake, a bubble cockpit and a very thin swept-back wing.

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But the nagging feeling is that the picture is incomplete -- that we have all ingredients and only a thin gruel for our trouble.

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He is a tall thin man, from family of tall people, stating that his great-grandparents were two meters tall or taller.

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A smallish man with piercing eyes and thin lips, he was an able organiser, utterly ruthless, a man who lived for his work.

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Originally, algae was scraped from dock pilings, rolled out into thin, edible sheets, and dried in the sun, in a process similar to making rice paper.

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