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Englisch > Deutsch
thin
     1. Adjektiv:
     2. [1] eine dünne Person
           [1] My wife has a thin body.
             Meine Ehefrau hat einen dünnen Körper.
           [1] "The figure is that of a tall, thin man."
Englisch > Englisch
thin
     1. adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
           thin plate of metal;  thin paper;  thin board;  thin covering
     2. adj. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
           thin wire;  thin string
     3. adj. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
           thin person
     4. adj. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
     5. adj. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
           The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
     6. adj. (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
     7. adj. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
     8. adj. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
           a thin disguise
     9. subst. (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
     10. subst. Any food produced or served in thin slices.
           chocolate mint thins
           potato thins
     11. v. To make thin or thinner.
     12. v. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
     13. v. To dilute.
     14. v. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
     15. adv. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
           seed sown thin

Beispielsätze

I noticed a tall, thin, angular man seated in an arm-chair by the fire. 
    Ich wurde auf einen großen, dünnen, kantigen Mann aufmerksam, der in einem Sessel am Feuer saß.
The dog is brown, small and thin. 
    Der Hund ist braun, klein und dünn.
You promised that you'd stand by me through thick and thin. 
    Du hast versprochen, mit mir durch dick und dünn zu gehen.
I'll stand by you through thick and thin. 
    Ich werde zu dir halten durch dick und dünn.
One book is thin, and the other is thick. 
    Das eine Buch ist dünn, das andere dick.



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