thinning nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di thinning nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.thin [ingl brit θɪn, ingl am θɪn] AGG

1. thin (in width):

thin nose, lips, stick, wall

mince

thin line, stripe, string, wire

fin

thin strip

étroit

2. thin (in depth):

thin slice, layer

fin, mince

the ice is thin

la couche de glace n'est pas très épaisse

3. thin (in consistency):

thin mud, mixture

liquide

thin soup, liquid, sauce

clair

thin oil

fluide

4. thin (lean):

thin person, face, arm, leg

maigre

he looks thin and haggard

il est hâve et maigre

to get thin

maigrir

5. thin (fine):

thin card, paper

fin

thin fabric, garment

léger/-ère

thin mist, smoke

léger/-ère

the mist is getting thinner

la brume se dissipe

6. thin (in tone):

thin (high-pitched)

aigre

thin (weak)

fluet/fluette

7. thin FIN:

thin trading

marché m calme

8. thin (sparse):

thin population, crowd, hair, beard

clairsemé

9. thin (unconvincing) fig:

thin excuse

peu convaincant

thin evidence

insuffisant

thin plot

squelettique

to wear thin joke, excuse:

être usé

my patience is wearing thin

je commence à perdre patience

10. thin air (at altitude):

thin

raréfié

II.thin [ingl brit θɪn, ingl am θɪn] AVV colloq

thin slice

en tranches fpl fines

thin spread

en couche mince

III.thin <part pres thinning; pret, part perf thinned> [ingl brit θɪn, ingl am θɪn] VB vb trans

1. thin:

thin, a. thin down (dilute) paint

diluer

thin, a. thin down sauce, soup

allonger

2. thin (disperse) → thin out

IV.thin <part pres etc thinning, thinned a. thin out> [ingl brit θɪn, ingl am θɪn] VB vb intr

thin fog, mist:

se dissiper

thin crowd:

se disperser

thin hair:

se raréfier

V.thinning AGG

thinning hair, crowd:

thinning

clairsemé

VI.thin [ingl brit θɪn, ingl am θɪn]

as thin as a rake or lath

maigre comme un clou

to be thin on the ground

être rare

to get thin on top (bald)

se dégarnir

to have a thin time of it

traverser une période difficile

Vedi anche: thin out

I.thin out VB [ingl brit θɪn -, ingl am θɪn -] (thin [sth] out, thin out [sth])

thin out seedlings, hedge

éclaircir

thin out population

réduire

paper-thin AGG

paper-thin

mince comme du papier à cigarette

wafer-thin [ingl brit ˌweɪfəˈθɪn, ingl am ˈˌweɪfər ˈθɪn] AGG

wafer-thin

ultrafin, mince comme du papier à cigarette

thin-skinned [ingl brit, ingl am] AGG

thin-skinned

susceptible

I.thin out VB [ingl brit θɪn -, ingl am θɪn -] (thin [sth] out, thin out [sth])

thin out seedlings, hedge

éclaircir

thin out population

réduire

thin down VB [ingl brit θɪn -, ingl am θɪn -] ingl am

thin down

maigrir

thin-lipped [ingl brit θɪnˈlɪpt, ingl am ˌθɪnˈlɪpt] AGG

thin-lipped person

aux lèvres minces

thin-lipped smile

pincé

she watched in thin-lipped disapproval

elle regardait, les lèvres pincées

Traduzioni di thinning nel dizionario francese»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

amincissement

thinning (down)

délayage (de peinture, liquide)

thinning (avec with)

effeuillage

thinning out of leaves

thinning nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di thinning nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.thin <-nn-> [θɪn] AGG

1. thin (lean):

thin a. fig

mince

2. thin (narrow):

thin layer

fin(e)

thin slice, line

mince

3. thin (sparse):

thin population

clairsemé(e)

thin crowd

épars(e)

to be thin on top

se dégarnir

4. thin (not dense):

thin

fin(e)

thin mist

léger(-ère)

5. thin (very fluid):

thin

peu épais(se)

6. thin (feeble):

thin

faible

thin smile

léger(-ère)

7. thin (lacking oxygen):

thin air

pauvre en oxygène

locuzioni:

out of thin air

comme par magie

to disappear into thin air

disparaître comme par magie

to be thin on the ground ingl brit, ingl Aus

ne pas courir les rues

to have a thin time (of it)

passer par une période difficile

to be thin-skinned

être susceptible

to wear thin

s'épuiser

II.thin <-nn--nn-> [θɪn] VB vb trans

1. thin (make more liquid):

thin

délayer

2. thin (remove some):

thin

éclaircir

III.thin <-nn-> [θɪn] VB vb intr

thin crowd

se disperser

thin hair

se raréfier

thin-skinned AGG

1. thin-skinned (with thin skin):

thin-skinned

à la peau fine

2. thin-skinned fig:

thin-skinned

susceptible

wafer-thin AGG

wafer-thin

mince comme du papier à cigarette

paper-thin AGG

paper-thin

fin(e) comme du papier (à cigarette)

Traduzioni di thinning nel dizionario francese»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

clairsemé(e)

thin

pincé(e) nez, narines

thin

inconsistant(e) crème

thin

grêle son, voix

thin

ténu(e) fil

thin

avoir l'épiderme sensible [ou chatouilleux] colloq

to be thin-skinned

thinning Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to be thin on top

se dégarnir

to disappear into thin air

disparaître comme par magie

to be thin on the ground ingl brit, ingl Aus

ne pas courir les rues

to have a thin time (of it)

passer par une période difficile

to be skating on thin ice

avancer sur un terrain glissant

to vanish into thin air

s'envoler

to be skating on thin ice

s'aventurer en terrain glissant

to be as thin as a stick insect

être maigre comme un clou

through thick and thin

contre vents et marées

fabric that has been worn thin

étoffe usée par les frottements

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

This property is named pseudoplasticity or shear thinning; the study of such matters is called rheology.

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He has thinning hair, an aquiline nose and shows signs of premature disintegration.

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A thinning of the boundary layer with increasing RN gives a gradual decrease of minimum drag.

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There was no pointing attempting a deceptive comb-over; it was very obviously thinning.

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This is primarily accomplished through normal faulting and through the ductile stretching and thinning.

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Coronary artery ectasia is characterized by an increased wall stress of the vessel, thinning of the arterial wall which causes progressive dilation and remodelling of the vessel.

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The key symptom of a glacier in disequilibrium is thinning along the entire length of the glacier.

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In line with the decrease in thinning volume, there is a comparable drop in the area for thinning over the forecast period.

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Actually, the prose style is an evolvement from one to the othera pruning and thinning-out to a more subdued, clearer prose.

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If an older person has a vitamin deficiency or bone-thinning osteoporosis, doctors often prescribe higher-than-normal doses.

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