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thin meaning in French

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thin [thinner, thinnest] (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite)
adjective
[UK: θɪn]
[US: ˈθɪn]

mince◼◼◼adjectifStay thin. = Reste mince !

thin [thinner, thinnest] (very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions)
adjective
[UK: θɪn]
[US: ˈθɪn]

mince◼◼◼adjectifStay thin. = Reste mince !

thin [thinner, thinnest] (having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt)
adjective
[UK: θɪn]
[US: ˈθɪn]

maigre◼◼◻adjectifYou are thin. = Tu es maigre.

thin [thinner, thinnest] (of low viscosity or low specific gravity)
adjective
[UK: θɪn]
[US: ˈθɪn]

liquide◼◼◻adjectif

thin as a rake (incredibly thin)
adjective

maigre comme un clou◼◼◼adjectif

thin film (layer of material as a coating)
noun

couche mince◼◼◼nom {f}

thin out (to make sparse)
verb

éclaircir◼◼◼verbe

[agriculture] démarierverbe

thin-skinned (overly sensitive to criticism)
adjective
[UK: θɪn skɪnd]
[US: ˈθɪn ˈskɪnd]

susceptible◼◼◼adjectif

thin-skinned (having a thin skin)
adjective
[UK: θɪn skɪnd]
[US: ˈθɪn ˈskɪnd]

à la peau fineadjectif

thine (possessive pronoun)
pronoun
[UK: ðaɪn]
[US: ˈðaɪn]

la tienne◼◼◼nom {f}

le tien◼◼◼pronoun
{m}

les tiens◼◼◻pronoun
{m-Pl}

les tiennes◼◼◻pronoun
{f-Pl}

thine (possessive determiner)
determiner
[UK: ðaɪn]
[US: ˈðaɪn]

tanom {f}

tesdeterminer
{m-Pl} {f-Pl}

tondeterminer
{m}

thing [things] (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
noun
[UK: ˈθɪŋ]
[US: ˈθɪŋ]

chose◼◼◼nom {f}I hate that thing. = Je hais cette chose.

truc◼◼◼nom {m}Stop that thing. = Arrête ce truc.

machin [informal]◼◼◻nom {m}

Thing (public assembly)
noun
[UK: ˈθɪŋ]
[US: ˈθɪŋ]

Thing◼◼◼nom

thing-in-itself (thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: noumenon)
noun

chose en soi◼◼◼nom {f}

thing of the past (something that has gone extinct or become obsolete, or the action of becoming obsolete)
noun

chose du passé◼◼◼nom {f}

être du passé◼◼◻nom

thingamabob (placeholder word)
noun

machin◼◼◼nom

truc◼◼◼nom

bidule◼◼◻nom

thingamajig (something that one does not know the name of)
noun

machin◼◼◼nom {f}

truc◼◼◼nom {m}

bidule◼◼◻nom {m}

trucmuche◼◼◻nom {m}

[Quebec] patentenom {f}

thingy (a thing)
noun
[UK: ˈθɪŋ.i]
[US: ˈθɪŋ.i]

truc◼◼◼nom

machin◼◼◼nom

chose◼◼◻nom {f}

think [thought, thinking, thinks] (guess, reckon)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk]
[US: ˈθɪŋk]

penser◼◼◼verbeI think so. = Je le pense.

croire◼◼◼verbeI don't think so. = Je ne crois pas.

estimer◼◼◻verbeDo what you think is right. = Fais ce que tu estimes juste.

think [thought, thinking, thinks] (to ponder, to go over in one's head)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk]
[US: ˈθɪŋk]

penser◼◼◼verbeI think so. = Je le pense.

réfléchir à◼◼◻verbe

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