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audio thin (thn)

adj. thinˇner, thinˇnest
  1. (not thick) fino, delgado
    a thin thread un hilo fino
  2. (narrow) angosto
  3. (lean) delgado, flaco
  4. (said of lips) fino
  5. (said of fingers) delgado
  6. (sparse) escaso
  7. (thinning) ralo
    thin hair pelo ralo
  8. (rarefied) enrarecido
  9. (watery) aguado (café, sopa)
  10. (flimsy) débil, flojo
  11. (tinny) débil (sonido, voz)
  12. (weak) tenue (luz, fotografía)

expresiones idiomáticas:
to be as thin as a rail
estar en los huesos
to disappear into thin air
esfumarse, hacerse humo
to get thinner
adelgazar
adv.
débilmente, escasamente
tr. thinned, thinˇning
  1. (to make lean) hacer adelgazar
  2. (to dilute) diluir, aguar
  3. (to cut away) entresacar
  4. (to reduce) reducir

expresión idiomática:
to thin out
hacer menos denso
intr.
  1. (to get lean) adelgazar
  2. (to diminish) reducirse (población, multitud)
  3. (to fade) disiparse
    the fog is thinning la niebla se está disipando
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