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thinly
[ˈθɪnlɪ]
adverbio
también:
  • to spread something thinly -> extender una capa fina de algo
  • to slice something thinly -> cortar algo en rodajas finas
  • thinly populated -> escasamente poblado(a)

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thinly [zin-li]
adverbio
1Delgadamente, delicamente.
2Poco en corto número, apenas (scarcely).
  • Thinly sown -> claro: se dice del sembrado

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thinly [ˈθɪnlɪ]
adverb
1 (in thin pieces)
thinly cut/sliced [+vegetable, fruit] cortado en rodajas finas; [+bread] cortado en rebanadas finas; [+ham, bacon] cortado en lonchas finas
Peel and thinly [slice] the onions clean the mushrooms and [slice] them thinly 1 lb potatoes, peeled and thinly [sliced] ...smoked salmon with thinly [cut] brown bread
2 (in a thin layer)
roll out the pastry very thinly estirar la masa hasta que quede muy fina
thinly cladclad ligero de ropa
Unless you are young and good at jogging, your thinly [clad] body is not usually an appetizing sight at the door was a slim girl, rather thinly [clad] Mrs Brown wrapped the thinly [clad] man in her fur coat
thinly disguiseddisguised poco apenas disimulado;or
Critics have attacked him for publishing what seems to be autobiography, thinly [disguised] as fiction ...a thinly [disguised] piece of electioneering Much of the speech was a thinly [disguised] attack on his rival
spread the butter thinlyspread untar una capa fina de mantequilla
the troops were thinly spread las tropas se hallaban muy diseminadas dispersas;or our resources are too thinly spread nuestros recursos están distribuidos por un área demasiado grande
their resources are too thinly spread to cope with such an emergency
a thinly veiled threat/warningveiled una amenaza/advertencia mal disimulada
a thinly-veiled threat of military action his remarks were taken to be a thinly-veiled warning of possible Israeli attacks
3 (sparsely)
the island is thinly populatedpopulated la isla tiene poca densidad de población está escasamente poblada;or
the towns on their route were thinly [scattered]
there were a few thinly scattered housesscattered había unas cuantas casas dispersas
the seed is thinly sownsown las semillas se siembran bien esparcidas
a thinly wooded areawooded un área con pocos árboles
4 (without humour) [+smile] fríamente
"If it weren't for me, Ben, you'd be nowhere." Ben [smiled] thinly Brenner gave the name of his hotel, and his interrogator [smiled] thinly Eddie [smiled] thinly. "You are entitled to your opinion"

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