thin

fino, delgado

Que tiene poca distancia entre sus dos caras opuestas.

En inglés sencillo: Having only a small distance between two opposite surfaces.

• The paper is very thin.
• He cut the bread into thin slices.
• These walls are thinner than I expected.

Antónimos: thick

Expresiones frecuentes: thin paper, thin layer, thin slice, thin metal

delgado, flaco

Que tiene poca grasa o carne en el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: Having little fat or flesh on the body.

• He is tall and thin.
• She looked thinner after her illness.
• The thin cat needed more food.

Sinónimos: slim, slender, lean

Antónimos: fat

Expresiones frecuentes: thin person, thin face, very thin

aguado, ralo

Que contiene poca materia sólida, o tiene pocos elementos separados entre sí.

En inglés sencillo: Containing little solid material, or having few parts spread far apart.

• The soup is too thin.
• His hair has become thin on top.
• We added flour to make the thin sauce thicker.

Sinónimos: watery, sparse

Antónimos: thick

Expresiones frecuentes: thin soup, thin hair, thin sauce

galleta fina, chocolatina fina

Pequeña pieza plana de comida, normalmente una galleta o un chocolate.

En inglés sencillo: A small, flat piece of food, often a biscuit or chocolate.

• She offered me a chocolate thin.
• The box contained twelve mint thins.
• These cheese thins taste good with soup.

Expresiones frecuentes: chocolate thin, mint thin

ralear, disminuir

Volverse menos grueso, menos denso o menos numeroso.

En inglés sencillo: To become less thick, less full, or fewer in number.

• The fog began to thin.
• His hair thinned as he grew older.
• Traffic thins out after the morning rush.

Cómo se usa: thin out (The crowd began to thin out after midnight.)

Sinónimos: dwindle, decrease

Antónimos: thicken

Expresiones frecuentes: thin out, begin to thin

ralamente

Con grandes espacios entre los distintos elementos.

En inglés sencillo: With large spaces between separate things.

• Sow the seeds thin.
• The grass grew thin near the wall.
• Spread the grain thin so each bird can reach it.

Sinónimos: thinly, sparsely

Antónimos: thickly

Expresiones frecuentes: sow thin, spread thin