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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.thin /θɪn/
  1. agg.
    1. (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile;
      [string, wire] fine;
      [strip] stretto
    1. (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile;
      [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero;
      [mist] leggero
    1. (in consistency) [mud] acquoso;
      [mixture, oil] fluido;
      [soup] lungo, leggero;
      [sauce] brodoso;
      [liquid] diluito, acquoso
    1. (lean) [person, face] magro;
      to get ~ dimagrire
    1. (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto;
      (weak) debole
    1. (sparse) [population] scarso;
      [crowd] rado, esiguo;
      [hair] rado
    1. fig. [excuse] magro;
      [evidence] poco convincente;
      [plot] debole, inconsistente;
      to wear ~ [joke, excuse] essere trito;
      my patience is wearing ~ sto perdendo la pazienza
    1. [air] rarefatto
  1. avv. colloq. [slice] sottilmente;
    [spread] leggermente
locuzioni idiomatiche to be ~ on the ground essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro;
to get ~ on top (bald) diventare pelato;
to have a ~ time of it passare un brutto momento.
2. thin /θɪn/
  1. tr. (forma in -ing ecc. -nn-)
    1. (anche ~ down) (dilute) diluire, allungare [paint, sauce, soup]
    1. (disperse) See→ thin out
  1. intr. (forma in -ing ecc. -nn-) (anche ~ out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi;
    [crowd] disperdersi.

Phrasal verbs:
thin down AE dimagrire. thin out: ~ [sth.] out, ~ out [sth.] sfoltire [seedlings, hedge];
ridurre [population].

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
thinadj (narrow)stretto agg
 sottile agg
There is a thin road leading up the mountain.
C'è una strada stretta che va su per la montagna.
* questa corda è troppo sottile, si romperà.
thinadj (slice)sottile, fine agg
He cut a thin slice of ham.
Ha tagliato una fetta sottile di prosciutto.
thinadj (person: slender, fine)magro, snello agg
 esile agg
The thin girl had no trouble getting through the crowd.
La ragazza magra non aveva problemi a passare tra la folla.
 
Additional Translations
thinadj (liquid: watery)acquoso agg
The soup was a little thin. It shouldn't have had so much water.
La minestra era un po' acquosa. Non avrebbe dovuto avere così tanta acqua.
thinadj (area: sparse)rado agg
The trees were very thin there.
Gli alberi erano molto radi là.
thinadj (sound: tinny)debole agg
 meno usatofievole agg
The guitar had a thin sound for some reason.
Per qualche ragione la chitarra aveva un suono debole.
thinadj figurative (argument: weak)debole agg
The thin argument failed to convince anybody.
Il debole argomento non è riuscito a convincere nessuno.
thinvtr (make thin)diluire agg
The soup is too thick. It needs to be thinned some.
La minestra è troppo densa. Deve essere diluita.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
a bit thinadj colloquial (slightly too thin)piuttosto diluito
 un po' acquoso
The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up.
a bit thinadj (with limited resources)un po' ristretto
 puttosto ridotto, piuttosto limitato
My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year.
into thin air(svanire) nel nulla
on thin icein una situazione pericolosa
out of thin air venir fuori dal nullafuori dal nulla avv
paper-thinsottile come carta
thick and thin (wedding)buona e cattiva sorte
thin airnel nulla
thin cardboard stationerycartoncino nm
thin downvi (become thinner)dimagrire⇒ vi
She was trying to thin down but kept on eating potato chips every night.
Dovrei dimagrire, ma la dieta è dura.
thin downvtr (make thinner)diluire⇒, allungare⇒, alleggerire⇒ vtr
If you thin that whiskey down, you won't get drunk so fast.
thin iceghiaccio sottile
thin outsfoltire, sfoltirsi
thin out the leaves ofsfoltire le foglie
thin skin pellesensibile adj
thin-filmpellicola sottile
thin-skinned sensibilepermaloso adj
thin-walleddi muro sottile
through thick and thin (wedding)nella buona e nella cattiva sorte
wafer-thinsottilissimo nm
walk on thin ice idiomcamminare sul filo del rasoio
wear thinvi literal (fabric: become threadbare)liso, consunto agg
He's had that blanket since he was a child; it is worn thin.
Quella coperta ce l'ha da quando era piccolo, ormai è tutta lisa.
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'thin' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'thin':
as thin as a tin horse
as you claw the thin ice (Pink Floyd)
Blood too thin/thick
emmental - stretched thin
fronting thin air
glaring down the thin ribbon of blacktop
gruel-thin
Have you ever dreamt up something out of thin air?
He could not help but notice how thin Alessandra was
I don't want you to thin my hair
I love you for always being there for me through thick and thin.
I've stuck around, through thick and through thin
Looked painfully thin
Many people acquaint sexiness with being thin.
No matter how thin the pancake...
Not fat, not thin
Rail thin
Recount-thin margin
skate on thin ice
slim vs. thin
specs are a bit thin on the ground
spread too thin
stick-thin drunks
stuck with it through thick and thin and never wavered
The thin blue line
the thin, nubbled sheet
Thin blood
Thin Clones
Thin end of the wedge
Thin Film Evaporation Effect
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