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thin

thin(
thihn
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. delgado
You look thin now that you've started exercising more.Te ves delgado desde que empezaste a hacer más ejercicio.
b. flaco
She's as thin as a rake.Está flaca como un palillo.
a. fino
There was a thin film of ice at the edges.Había una capa fina de hielo en los bordes.
b. delgado
I prefer thin slices of bread.Prefiero rebanadas delgadas de pan.
c. ligero (clothing)
She was wearing a thin jacket which didn't protect her from the cold.Llevaba una chaqueta ligera que no la protegía del frío.
a. escaso
His thin beard means he doesn't need to shave every day.Con la barba escasa que tiene, no es necesario afeitarse a diario.
b. ralo
Her hair was straight and rather thin.Su cabello era liso y más bien ralo.
a. claro
The soup I made was too thin.La sopa que hice me quedó demasiado clara.
a. fino
A thin mist drifted around the hills.Una neblina fina flotaba alrededor de los cerros.
a. débil
"I don't know," she said in a thin voice."No sé", dijo con voz débil.
a. flojo
It was a thin excuse, but I couldn't think of anything better.Fue una excusa floja, pero no se me ocurrió nada mejor.
a. poco
Audiences were thin and no one laughed.Hubo poco público y nadie se reía.
b. escaso
Compared with last year's thin profits, this year's profits are plentiful.En comparación con las escasas ganancias del año pasado, las de este año son buenas.
a. enrarecido
At this altitude the air is very thin.A esta altura el aire está muy enrarecido.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
a. fino
Don't slice the onions too thin.No cortes las cebollas demasiado finas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. diluir (paint)
We need to thin the paint before using it.Tenemos que diluir la pintura antes de usarla.
b. hacer menos espeso (sauce or soup)
Add some milk to thin the sauce.Añada un poco de leche para hacer menos espesa la salsa.
c. aclarar (sauce or soup)
You can thin the soup with water.Puede aclarar la sopa con agua.
a. entresacar (plants)
The young plants will need thinning after about a month.Habrá que entresacar las plantas pequeñas después de aproximadamente un mes.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. dispersarse (crowd)
The crowd thinned as people lost interest.La muchedumbre se dispersó a medida que la gente perdió el interés.
b. disminuir (traffic)
It was the end of the rush hour and the traffic was thinning.Ya había pasado la hora pico y el tráfico empezaba a disminuir.
c. hacerse menos espeso (fog or ozone layer)
The fog thinned, then cleared altogether.La niebla se hizo menos espesa, luego se disipó del todo.
a. clarear (vegetation)
Suddenly, the trees thinned and we could see the river below.De pronto clarearon los árboles y pudimos ver el río abajo.
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