Thin - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Having angles or sharp corners.

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Angular chairs

adjective

Thin and bony

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She was tall and angular.

verb

Reduce the force, effect, or value of.

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This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective

Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.

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The doctrines of christianity became very attenuate and distorted

verb

To make something less or weaker

Примеры использования:

Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere., they propose more peacekeeping tro…

adjective

Having been reduced in force, effect, or value.

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It appears likely that the courts will be given an attenuated role in the enforcement of these deci…

verb

Reduce the force, effect, or value of.

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This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective

Weak or weaker

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Attenuated political reform, a live, attenuated vaccine (= with a weaker virus), the figurines have…

adjective

Of or like bone.

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The bony plates that protect turtles and tortoises

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

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The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

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A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Примеры использования:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Примеры использования:

Bleach can be diluted with cold water

adjective

(of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.

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The water turnover rates of hummingbirds feeding on dilute nectar are more similar to those of amph…

verb

To make a liquid weaker by mixing it with water or another liquid

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Dilute the bleach in water before adding it to the wash., he disinfected the tub with a solution of…

adjective

(of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent.

Примеры использования:

Diluted fruit juice

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

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Bleach can be diluted with cold water

verb

Past simple and past participle of dilute

Примеры использования:

Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it., these measures are designed to dilute public fe…

verb

Make or become less.

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The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

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[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

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If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Distribute or spread over a wide area.

Примеры использования:

Storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes

adjective

Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase, as in a colloid.

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Emulsions should be examined after storage for droplet size of the disperse phase

verb

To scatter or move away over a large area, or to cause this to happen

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[ i ] it took several hours for the crowd to disperse.

verb

(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.

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The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated

verb

To disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually

Примеры использования:

[ t ] it took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the north sea.

verb

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Примеры использования:

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

verb

To become less in number or smaller

Примеры использования:

The community had dwindled to a tenth of its former size.

verb

To gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level

Примеры использования:

Dwindle from sth to sth the municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000., dwindlin…

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Примеры использования:

By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

Примеры использования:

A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Примеры использования:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

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It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Примеры использования:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

adjective

Insubstantial and easily damaged.

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A flimsy barrier

noun

A document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper.

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Credit-card flimsies

adjective

(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed

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A flimsy dress, a flimsy building, they convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence.

adjective

(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

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A tall, gaunt woman in black

adjective

Someone who is hollow-cheeked has a face that is too thin.

adjective

(of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.

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This is a blatantly implausible claim

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

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The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

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He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Примеры использования:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

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There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

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Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

(especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.

Примеры использования:

His horse went lame

verb

Make (a person or animal) lame.

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He was badly lamed during the expedition

noun

Fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads.

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A gold lamé suit

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

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He leaned back in his chair

noun

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.

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The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

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His lean, muscular body

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Примеры использования:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

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[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Примеры использования:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

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They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Примеры использования:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

adjective

Of small width in relation to length.

Примеры использования:

He made his way down the narrow road

verb

Become or make less wide.

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The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

noun

A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.

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There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

Примеры использования:

She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

Примеры использования:

I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

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The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

Very thin

Примеры использования:

The walls are paper-thin – you can hear every word our neighbors say.

adjective

Thin and dry like paper.

Примеры использования:

Papery onion skins

adjective

Thin and dry like paper

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The skin on his hands was wrinkled and papery.

adjective

Very thin

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A pencil-thin fashion model

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

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They were too poor to afford a telephone

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Примеры использования:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Примеры использования:

Now is the time to prune roses

noun

An instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush.

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They need little care other than an annual prune

adjective

(of a person) tall and slim with long, slender limbs.

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A pale, rangy boy in his late teens

adjective

Having long thin legs and arms

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A tall, rangy figure

adjective

Used to describe an animal that has little flesh on its bones so that its bones can be seen clearly

adjective

More liquid than is usual or expected.

Примеры использования:

The soufflé was hard on top and quite runny underneath

adjective

Producing a lot of liquid, or of a substance partly liquid

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A runny nose, runny eggs

adjective

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

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They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

plural noun

Women's skimpy knickers or pants.

Примеры использования:

A few years ago one great british institution moved from selling sensible big pants to scanties.

adjective

Smaller in size or amount than what is considered necessary or desirable

Примеры использования:

Scanty food supplies

verb

Throw in various random directions.

Примеры использования:

Scatter the coconut over the icing

noun

A small, dispersed amount of something.

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A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth

verb

Cause to separate and go in different directions

adjective

Occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together.

Примеры использования:

The forecast is for scattered showers

verb

Throw in various random directions.

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Scatter the coconut over the icing

adjective

Covering a wide area

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Toys and books were scattered about/around the room., my family is scattered all over the world., t…

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin and bony.

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Scraggy mongrels

adjective

(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony.

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He had a scrawny physique and a protuberant adam's apple

adjective

(of a person’s or animal’s body) very thin because not fed enough, so that you can see the shape of the bones under the skin

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The store had only a few scrawny chickens left.

adjective

Of little depth.

Примеры использования:

Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl

noun

An area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.

Примеры использования:

To see for yourself, inspect the shallows at a pond or pool where the water is clear but also sport…

verb

(of the sea, a lake, or a river) become less deep over time or in a particular place.

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The boat ground to a halt where the water shallowed

adjective

Only one; not one of several.

Примеры использования:

A single red rose

noun

An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.

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The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates i…

verb

Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.

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One newspaper was singled out for criticism

adjective

(of a garment) tight-fitting.

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A skinny jumper

noun

(of a person or part of their body) unattractively thin.

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His skinny arms

adjective

Very thin

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She’s shorter and skinnier than me., my bike has skinny tires., get the skinny on hundreds of celeb…

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

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My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

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He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

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Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.

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Her slender neck

adjective

Thin

Примеры использования:

The slender book runs all of 150 pages., sarane is a tall, slender man.

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Примеры использования:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Примеры использования:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

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An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender.

Примеры использования:

Her slim figure

verb

Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting.

Примеры использования:

If he's overweight, he should slim

noun

A course or period of slimming.

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A sponsored slim

adjective

Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual.

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We gave away a goal through sloppy defending

adjective

Messy or lacking care or attention

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Sloppy clothes, a sloppy administrator, sloppy weather, her grandchildren nearly smothered her with…

adjective

Very wet or liquid, often in a way that is unpleasant

Примеры использования:

The batter was a bit sloppy so i added some more flour., she covered his face with sloppy kisses.

adjective

Additional to what is required for ordinary use.

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Few people had spare cash for inessentials

noun

An item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.

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The wheel's broken and it would be suicide to go on without a spare

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

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She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

adjective

Thinly dispersed or scattered.

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Areas of sparse population

adjective

Small in number or amount and not dense or close together

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Plants with sparse foliage, sparse attendance, a sparse vocabulary, this area is very sparsely sett…

adjective

(of a person) slender and elegant.

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She was svelte and sophisticated

adjective

Attractively thin, graceful, and stylish

adjective

(of a woman or girl) slender and graceful.

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His arm curled around her sylphlike waist

adjective

(of a woman or girl) attractively thin and delicate

adjective

Very weak or slight.

Примеры использования:

The tenuous link between interest rates and investment

adjective

Weak, unimportant, or in doubt

Примеры использования:

The aging dictator’s hold on power is tenuous.

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Примеры использования:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

Becoming less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Примеры использования:

Thinning hair

adjective

(of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.

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Tatty rooms with threadbare carpets

adjective

(of material) looking worn and thin from much use

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Her clothes were faded and threadbare.

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

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Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

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A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

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His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim

adjective

Not able to be believed; unlikely to be true.

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Unbelievable or not, it happened

adjective

Failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid.

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She felt the lie was unconvincing

adjective

If an explanation or story is unconvincing, it does not sound or seem true or real

Примеры использования:

They gave some unconvincing explanations for the system failure., the dialogue was unconvincing, pa…

adjective

Below a weight considered normal or desirable.

Примеры использования:

He was thirty pounds underweight

verb

Apply too little weight to.

Примеры использования:

We feared the hot-air balloon had been underweighted

noun

Insufficient weight.

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Thinness and underweight may be a physical quality that you and i share

adjective

Extremely thin

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The rooms were divided only by a wafer-thin partition wall.

adjective

Consisting of, containing, or resembling water.

Примеры использования:

A watery fluid

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

Примеры использования:

She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

adjective

Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

Примеры использования:

After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

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Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…

adjective

Bordered, shaded, or covered by willows.

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Willowy meadow land

adjective

(esp. of a woman) graceful and thin, with long arms and legs

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A willowy figure

adjective

(of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery.

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The sky was blue with a few wispy clouds

adjective

In the form of a wisp or wisps

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A wispy cloud/fringe, wispy hair