thin

θɪn
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Translation of thin from English into Swedish,

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Adjective

1.

physical thickness

having little thickness from one surface to another
  • The ice on the lake is very thin.Isen på sjön är mycket tunn.
2.

medical

having little body fat or flesh
  • She is tall and thin.Hon är lång och smal.
3.

crowd

not dense or crowded
  • The audience was thin at the concert.Publiken var gles på konserten.

Verb

1.

reduce density

tr.
make something less thick or dense
tr.
  • She decided to thin the paint with water.Hon bestämde sig för att tunna ut färgen med vatten.
2.

liquid

tr.
dilute a liquid by adding another
tr.
  • He thinned the soup with some broth.Han spädde ut soppan med lite buljong.

Adverb

1.

producing thinness

in a way that makes a very slight layer
  • spread the butter thin across the bread..bred smöret tunt över brödet
2.

distribution

in a scattered or sparse manner
glest spritt
  • The trees were planted thin along the road.Träden planterades glest längs vägen.
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Expressions with thin: examples in English and translations in Swedish

tunn is
svag is
The children were warned not to skate on the thin ice.
gallra ut
The crowd began to thin out after the concert ended..
slitas ut
The carpet began to wear thin after years of heavy foot traffic..
överbelastad
She felt spread thin with all her responsibilities.
tunnhårig
My uncle is getting thin on top these days.
tålamodet börjar tryta
Her patience is wearing thin with the constant noise.

Synonyms and analogies of thin in English

Examples of thin in a sentence

  • The walls in this old house are quite thin.
  • The thin model walked gracefully down the runway.
  • Despite eating well, he remained thin.
  • The park was thin with visitors today.
  • The library had a thin crowd during the event.
  • She shivered in her thin sweater during the cold night.

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

Adjective
tunnadj.

She pounds out the gold carefully to make a thin sheet.

Hon hamrar försiktigt ut guldet för att göra en tunn bladskiva.

smaladj.

A thin person might need extra calories to maintain their energy levels.

En smal person kan behöva extra kalorier för att orka med vardagen.

mageradj.

Due to the disease, the decimated herd of animals grew alarmingly thin.

På grund av sjukdomen blev den decimerade djurhjorden oroväckande mager.

rinnigadj.

A little thin formula, but the drying time was good.

Lite rinnigt i formulan, men torktiden var bra.

glesadj.

It is thin; it lets things through and filters impressions.

Den är gles, släpper igenom och filtrerar intrycken.

Verb
tunnav.

Sunlight passed right through the thin curtains early in the morning.

Solens strålar trängde rakt igenom de tunna gardinerna tidigt på morgonen.

magrav.

The beggar wore a rag that barely covered his thin frame.

Tiggaren bar en trasig trasa som knappt täckte hans magra kropp.

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thin: Examples and translations in context

Please slice it thin so the meat cooks evenly and quickly.

Skiva det tunt så att köttet blir jämnt och snabbt genomstekt.

Slice it thin to make delicate chips that will fry evenly.

Skiva det tunt för att göra spröda chips som friteras jämnt.

Bats have wings made of thin skin stretched over their bones.

Fladdermöss har vingar av tunn hud som är spänd över skelettet.

A thin stream snakes through the grassy meadow beneath the trees.

En tunn bäck slingrar sig genom den gräsbevuxna ängen under träden.

A weave can transform thin hair into a thick, flowing mane.

Ett weave kan förvandla tunt hår till en tjock, svallande man.

The icy window was pried open carefully using a thin wedge shape.

Det isiga fönstret bröts försiktigt upp med hjälp av en tunn kil.

She carefully applied a thin coat of acrylic paint on the sculpture.

Hon lade noggrant på ett tunt lager akrylfärg på skulpturen.

To bead this bracelet, you need to use a thin thread.

För att trä det här armbandet behöver du använda en tunn tråd.

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thin airinto thin airthin linethin ice
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