thin
/θɪn/ adjective (thinner, thinnest)Translation
DISTANCE › Something that is thin is smaller than usual between its opposite sides.
ince
a thin slice of ham The walls are very thin.239180119322516PERSON › A thin person or animal has very little fat on their body.
ince, zayıf
57218011932LIQUID › A thin substance or liquid has a lot of water in it and flows easily.
sıvı sulu, koyu değil
thin soup1932AMOUNT › having only a small number of people or a small amount of something
seyrek, kalabalık değil
Government troops were very thin along the border. His hair is going thin on top.1801AIR › Thin air does not have enough oxygen in it.
hafif, az oksijenli
1932wear thin › If your patience wears thin, you become less and less patient with someone who is annoying you.
→ See also disappear/vanish into thin air → See also be thin on the ground → See also through thick and thinsabrı tükenmek, dayanamamak; sabrı taşmak
2130 › If a joke or explanation wears thin, it becomes less effective because it has been used too much. ilginçliğini yitirmek, eskimek
1068(Definition of thin adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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