| ترجمات إضافية |
| thin adj | (liquid: watery) (غير غليظ، كثير نسبة المياه) | رقيق |
| | The soup was a little thin. It shouldn't have had so much water. |
| thin adj | (area: sparse) | ضئيل، قليل |
| | The trees were very thin there. |
| thin adj | (sound: tinny) | حادّ |
| | The guitar had a thin sound for some reason. |
| thin adj | figurative (argument: weak) | ضعيف، واهن، واهٍ |
| | Her argument was thin and failed to convince anybody. |
| thin adj | (insubstantial) | رقيق |
| | The material of this scarf is so thin that you can see right through it. |
| thin⇒ vi | (hair, vegetation: become sparse) | خفيف |
| | Larry decided to talk to a doctor because his hair was suddenly thinning. |
| thin [sth]⇒ vtr | (make thin) | يرقق |
| | The soup is too thick. It needs to be thinned a little. |
| | الحساء غليظ جدًّا ويلزم ترقيته قليلاً. |
| thin [sth] vtr | (plants: space out) | يُباعد بين أشياء |
| | You need to thin those carrot seedlings. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| a bit thin adj | (substance: too runny) | أرقّ/أخفّ مما يجب بقليل |
| | | أقل سمكًا مما يجب بقليل |
| | The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up. |
| a bit thin adj | informal, figurative (resources: limited) | قليل، محدود |
| | My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year. |
| have a thin skin v expr | figurative (be oversensitive to criticism) | يكون حساسًا جدًّا للانتقادات |
| into thin air expr | figurative (disappear: suddenly, inexplicably) | يختفي فجأة |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | فصّ ملح وذاب |
| | When I looked back, Jeff had disappeared into thin air. |
be on thin ice,
skate on thin ice v expr | figurative (do [sth] risky) | فيه مخاطرة كبيرة، في وضع دقيق |
| out of thin air expr | figurative (seemingly from nowhere) | مختلق، من اختراعه |
| | He had no idea of the actual cost, so he pulled a figure out of thin air. |
| paper-thin adj | figurative (extremely thin) | رقيق جدًّا، برقّة الورقة |
skeleton-thin,
skeleton thin adj | (emaciated) | هزيل كالهيكل العظمي، نحيل جدًّا |
| ملاحظة: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| spread yourself too thin v expr | figurative (try to do too much) (بفعل أكثر مما يستطيع) | يشتّت جهوده، يبدّد طاقته |
| thin as a dime adj | US, informal, figurative (flimsy or insubstantial) | تافه، بلا قيمة |
| the thin end of the wedge n | figurative ([sth] that will lead to [sth] worse) | مقدّمة لشيء أسوأ |
| thin out vi + adv | (decrease) | ينحسر عدده، يقلّ |
| | | يخفّ |
| | The crowd thinned out after the parade was over. |
| | He's an older man, his hair is grey and thinning out on top. |
| thin [sth] out vtr + adv | (make fewer) | يقلل عدد شيء |
| | The gardener thinned out the seedlings. |
| thin skin n | figurative, informal (sensitivity to criticism) | حساسية من الانتقادات |
| thin-lipped adj | (having small lips) | صغير الشفتين، رفيع الشفتين |
| thin-lipped adj | figurative (expressing displeasure) (تعبيرًا عن استياء أو امتعاض) | مزموم الشفتين |
| thin-skinned adj | figurative (easily offended) | رقيق الإحساس |
| | Ashley's thin-skinned when it comes to criticism; you have to be careful what you say to her. |
| thin-skinned adj | literal (fruit, vegetable: having thin skin) (ثمر، خضراوات) | رقيق القشرة |
| | Tomatoes and grapes are thin-skinned fruits. |
| thin-walled adj | (structure: with thin walls) | رقيق الجدران |
| thin-walled adj | (beam: made of thin, light material) (عارضة: مصنوع من مواد خفيفة ورقيقة) | رقيق الجدران |
| through thick and thin expr | figurative, informal (through all manner of difficulties) | في السراء والضراء، في الحلوة والمرَّة |
| | For 30 years, my wonderful husband has stuck by me through thick and thin. |
| wafer-thin adj | (extremely slim) | رقيق للغاية |
walk on thin ice,
skate on thin ice,
be on thin ice v expr | figurative (take a risk) | يخاطر |
| | | يكون في وضع حساس |
| ملاحظة: Commonly used in the continuous |
| | You're walking on thin ice if you keep insulting Katie. |
| wear thin vi + adj | (fabric: become threadbare) | يهترئ |
| | I've had this jumper so long it's worn thin at the elbows. |
| wear thin vi + adj | figurative (excuse, etc.: be overused) | لا يعود مقنعًا |
| | | يصير بائخًا |
| | These constant excuses for your tardiness are wearing thin. |
| wear thin vi + adj | figurative (patience: become exhausted) (الصبر) | ينفد |
| | The teacher's patience with his unruly students was wearing thin. |