spread thin

sprɛd θɪn
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Translation of spread thin from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

workload

having too many tasks to handle effectively
  • She felt spread thin with all her responsibilities.Ze voelde zich overbelast met al haar verantwoordelijkheden.
2.

resources

lacking enough resources to cover needs
  • The charity was spread thin across multiple projects.De liefdadigheidsinstelling was verspreid over meerdere projecten.
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Synonyms and analogies of spread thin in English

adj.overburdenedoverextendedMore synonyms

Examples of spread thin in a sentence

  • Teachers are often spread thin with large class sizes.
  • The team was spread thin, handling too many tasks at once.
  • Resources were spread thin during the crisis response.

Translations of "spread thin" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
uitgedundpp.

With the destruction of most of our fleet, EarthCom is spread thin across the quadrant.

Door de vernietiging van onze vloot is EarthCom uitgedund in het kwadrant.

The droid General Grievous has our forces spread thin.

Droïde generaal Grievous heeft ons leger uitgedund.

dun verspreid

I'm not sure if you've been paying attention to current events, but we are spread thin all over the globe.

Ik weet niet zeker of je aandacht had voor de huidige gebeurtenissen, maar we zijn dun verspreid over de hele wereld.

Look, we're spread thin.

Kijk, we zijn dun verspreid.

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Other translations for spread thin:

  • overwerktadj.
  • overbelastadj.
  • uitgeputadj.
  • dun gezaaid

spread thin: Examples and translations in context

The research already carried out has shown that information about the legal and social position of the sector is spread thin.

Uit het reeds uitgevoerde onderzoek is gebleken dat informatie over de juridische en sociale positie van de sector dun verspreid is.

The droids are spread thin.

De robots zijn dun verspreid.

My men are spread thin.

M'n mannen zijn dun verspreid.

Look, we're spread thin.

Kijk, we zijn dun verspreid.

The droids are spread thin.

De robots zijn dun verspreid.

So, Ferrous will be sending in their ships as fast as they can to protect it, but like you said they're spread thin.

Dus Ferrous zal hun schepen sturen zo snel als ze kunnen om het te beschermen, maar zoals je al zei ze zijn dun verspreid.

But if you hit the trenches with grenades, keep on going down the line, the Germans are spread thin.

Als je de loopgraaf raakt met granaten blijf dan verder langs de linie gaan de Duitsers zijn dun verspreid.

NYPD is spread thin.

NYPD is dun verspreid.

See also:

spread too thin
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