thin
English → French/θɪn/
1 adjective
[person, face, legs, arms] maigre, [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince, [line] fin, [cloth, garment] léger, [mattress, wall] peu épais(‑aisse), [liquid, oil] fluide, [soup, sauce] clair, [cloud] léger, [air, atmosphere] raréfié, [crowd] épars, [hair, beard] clairsemé, [evidence, plot] peu convaincant, [majority] faible, [voice] fluet, [sound] aigu(‑guë)
- to get thin(ner) [person] maigrir
- as thin as a rake maigre comme un clou
- it’s the thin end of the wedge c’est s’engager sur une pente savonneuse
4 more examples
- to vanish into thin air se volatiliser
- to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s’éclaircir
- to be thin on the ground (UK) familier être rare
- to be getting thin on top (= balding) familier se dégarnir
2 adverb
[spread] en couche fine, [cut] en tranches fines
3 transitive verb
[+ paint, sauce] délayer, [+ trees] éclaircir
4 intransitive verb
[fog, crowd] se disperser, [numbers] se réduire
5 compounds
▸ thin-skinned adjective
[person] susceptible
▹ thin out intransitive verb
[crowd, fog] se disperser, [+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir