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Detailed Translations for thinning from English to French

thinning:

thinning [the ~] nomen

  1. the thinning (dilution)
    la dilution; le coupage; la raréfaction; le délayage
  2. the thinning (depletion; decimation)
    la décimation; l'élagage; l'éclaircissage; l'ébranchage

Translation Matrix for thinning:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
coupage dilution; thinning cutting; cutting off
dilution dilution; thinning
décimation decimation; depletion; thinning decimation; depletion
délayage dilution; thinning
raréfaction dilution; thinning
ébranchage decimation; depletion; thinning
éclaircissage decimation; depletion; thinning
élagage decimation; depletion; thinning abbreviating; abridgement; abridging; cut; cutting of trees; page zeroing
- cutting

Synonyms for "thinning":


Related Definitions for "thinning":

  1. the act of diluting something1
    • the thinning of paint with turpentine1

thinning form of thin:

to thin verb (thins, thinned, thinning)

  1. to thin (make less numerous; decimate; thin out)
    décimer; épuiser
    • décimer verb (décime, décimes, décimons, décimez, )
    • épuiser verb (épuise, épuises, épuisons, épuisez, )

Conjugations for thin:

present
  1. thin
  2. thin
  3. thins
  4. thin
  5. thin
  6. thin
simple past
  1. thinned
  2. thinned
  3. thinned
  4. thinned
  5. thinned
  6. thinned
present perfect
  1. have thinned
  2. have thinned
  3. has thinned
  4. have thinned
  5. have thinned
  6. have thinned
past continuous
  1. was thinning
  2. were thinning
  3. was thinning
  4. were thinning
  5. were thinning
  6. were thinning
future
  1. shall thin
  2. will thin
  3. will thin
  4. shall thin
  5. will thin
  6. will thin
continuous present
  1. am thinning
  2. are thinning
  3. is thinning
  4. are thinning
  5. are thinning
  6. are thinning
subjunctive
  1. be thinned
  2. be thinned
  3. be thinned
  4. be thinned
  5. be thinned
  6. be thinned
diverse
  1. thin!
  2. let's thin!
  3. thinned
  4. thinning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for thin:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
délié upstroke
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
maigrichon slim person
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
décimer decimate; make less numerous; thin; thin out become thin; chop away; chop off; decimate; deplete; hew away; thin out
tendre give; give to; hand; hand over; pass; stretch; tighten
épuiser decimate; make less numerous; thin; thin out abate; adulterate; become thin; become weak; burn up; chop away; chop off; consume; decimate; deplete; dilute; drudge; emaciate; enervate; enfeeble; fatigue; finish; go out of one's way; hew away; lessen; lose strength; put oneself out; slave; slave away; starve; thin out; tire out; use up; weaken; wear out; work oneself to the bone; work to pieces
- cut; dilute; lose weight; melt off; reduce; slenderise; slenderize; slim; slim down; thin out
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- flimsy; fragile; lean; slender; slight; sparse; tenuous
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- thinly
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- get thinner; make..thinner; stringy
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
chiche flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin avaricious; miserly; niggardly; parched; scanty; stingy
de taille fine delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; lightly built; slight
délié meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin delicate; fine; slim
fin delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin acute; astute; biting; bright; clever; cunning; cutting; dainty; delicate; easily hurt; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; keen; lightly built; lovely; nice; nipping; offending; offensive; oversensitive; perky; personable; petite; precarious; pretty; refined; resourceful; roguish; sensitive; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; slick; slight; sly; smart; snap; snappy; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; susceptible; tender; wily
finement delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin acute; biting; clever; dainty; elegant; graceful; handsome; keen; lovely; nice; personable; petite; pretty; refined; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; slight; snap; sophisticated; stylish
fluet meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin delicate; fine; poor; slim; spidery; spiky; weedy
fragile delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; skinny; slender; slim; tender; vulnerable; wan; weak
frêle delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; poor; sick; skinny; slender; slim; tender; vulnerable; wan; weak
gracile delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; fine; skinny; slender; slender of figure; slim
grêle meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin delicate; fine; lank; lanky; parched; slim; weedy
maigre delicate; flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; petite; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; slender; small-boned; thin bony; delicate; emaciated; fat-free; few; gaunt; haggard; hollow; hollow-eyed; lightly built; lousy; low-fat; parched; poor; poverty stricken; shabby; skinny; slight; spidery; spiky; sunken; weedy
maigrichon delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin skinny; slender; slim; very thin
mince delicate; flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; petite; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; fine; lightly built; parched; poor; skinny; slender; slight; slim; spidery; spiky; weedy
parcimonieux flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin avaricious; miserly; niggardly; stingy
pauvre flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin barren; come off badly; destitute; distressful; impecunious; indigent; inferior; lousy; miserable; needy; paltry; parched; pathetic; penniless; pennyless; pitiful; poky; poor; poverty stricken; ragged; shabby; shady; unfruitful; unsightly; without means; woeful; worst; wretched
pauvrement flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin come off badly; distressful; miserable; pathetic; pitiful; shabby; worst; wretched
qui n'a que la peau et les os meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin
rare flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin extraordinary; few; funny; hardly ever; incidentally; little; occasionally; odd; phenomenal; prodigious; rare; rarefied; rarely; scarce; seldom; sporadic; strange; teneous; uncommon; unique
sobre flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin austere; demure; easily; easy; effortless; frugal; grave; not difficult; not hard; scanty; sedate; simple; sober; unaffected; uncomplicated
sobrement flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin austere; blunt; demure; frugal; grave; modest; scanty; sedate; simple; sober; unpretentious
svelte delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; fine; lightly built; slender; slender of figure; slight; slim
tendre delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin affectionate; deep; delicate; easily hurt; fond; forgiving; fragile; frail; gentle; intense; lightly built; loving; oversensitive; profound; sensitive; sentimental; slight; soft; subtle; susceptible; tender; tender hearted; warm

Related Words for "thin":


Synonyms for "thin":


Antonyms for "thin":


Related Definitions for "thin":

  1. not dense1
    • a thin beard1
  2. lacking excess flesh1
    • you can't be too rich or too thin1
  3. (of sound) lacking resonance or volume1
    • a thin feeble cry1
  4. lacking substance or significance1
    • a thin plot1
  5. lacking spirit or sincere effort1
    • a thin smile1
  6. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section1
    • thin wire1
    • a thin chiffon blouse1
    • a thin book1
    • a thin layer of paint1
  7. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous1
    • air is thin at high altitudes1
    • a thin soup1
    • skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk1
    • thin oil1
  8. very narrow1
    • a thin line across the page1
  9. without viscosity1
    • the blood was flowing thin1
  10. take off weight1
  11. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture1
  12. make thin or thinner1
  13. lose thickness; become thin or thinner1

Wiktionary Translations for thin:

thin
adjective
  1. having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite
  2. very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions
  3. having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt
thin
adjective
  1. Mince
  2. délié, menu, mince ou étroit.
  3. long et menu.
  4. Qui ne suffire pas.
  5. Qui a un manque de chair
  6. Qui a peu d’épaisseur.
  7. Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.
  8. Qui est très délié, mince, étroit, de peu de consistance, très fin.
verb
  1. Rendre moins épais en parlant d’un sirop
  2. Rendre moins serré, diminué en nombre

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
thin maigre mager — zeer dun met weinig vet

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