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thin-skinned

(thĭn′skĭnd′)

adj.

1. Having a thin rind or skin.

2. Oversensitive, especially to criticism or insult.

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thin-skinned

adj

sensitive to criticism or hints; easily upset or affected

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thin′-skinned′

adj.

1. having a thin skin.

2. sensitive to criticism; easily offended; touchy.

[1590–1600]

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Adj. 1. [画像:thin-skinned - quick to take offense]thin-skinned - quick to take offense

huffy, touchy, feisty

sensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs"

thin-skinned

adjective sensitive, vulnerable, easily hurt, touchy, soft, tender, susceptible, chippy (informal), hypersensitive, quick to take offence He is too thin-skinned to survive the presidential campaign.
tough, insensitive, callous, hard, heartless, stolid, thick-skinned, unfeeling, obdurate

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thin-skinned

[ˈθɪnˈskɪnd] ADJ (fig) [person] → sensible, susceptible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thin-skinned

adj (fig) → empfindlich, dünnhäutig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

thin-skinned

[ˌθɪnˈskɪnd] adj (fig) (person) → permaloso/a

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thin

(θin) adjective

1. having a short distance between opposite sides. thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin. dun رَقيق، رَفيع тънък fino tenký, slabý dünn tynd λεπτός, ψιλός fino õhuke نازک ohut mince דק पतला tanak vékony tipis þunnur sottile 薄い 얇은 plonas plāns tipis dun tynn; spinkel cienki fino subţire тонкий tenký tenek tanak tunn บาง zayıf, ince 薄的 тонкий پتلا، باريک mỏng 薄的

2. (of people or animals) not fat. She looks thin since her illness. skraal نَحيل، نَحيف слаб magro hubený dünn tynd; spinkel αδύνατος delgado kõhn لاغر laiha mince, maigre רזה दुबला पतला mršav sovány kurus grannur, mjór magro やせた 마른 sulysęs, liesas tievs; vājš kurus mager tynn, mager chudy magro slab худой chudý mršav tanak tunn, mager ผอมบาง zayıf 瘦的 худий دبلا پتلا gầy 瘦的

3. (of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water. thin soup. flou قَليل الكَثافَه слаб líquido řídký dünn tynd αραιός aguado, poco espeso, claro lahja رقیق؛ آبکی laiha clair, liquide דליל क्षीण rijedak, slab híg encer þunnur, vatnskenndur acquoso 水っぽい 묽은 skystas šķidrs; plāns cair dun tynn rzadki líquido apos, diluat жидкий; разбавленный riedky redek redak tunn เหลว sulu, koyu değil 稀的,淡的 рідкий; розведений ہلکا مشروب loãng 稀的,淡的

4. not set closely together; not dense or crowded. His hair is getting rather thin. dun, yl خَفيف، مُتَفَرِّق рядък fino prořídlý licht tynd αραιός ralo, fino, escaso hõre کم پشت؛ دور از هم harva clairsemé דליל विरल rijedak gyér tipis þunnur, gisinn rado まばらな 드문드문한 retas rets; plāns jarang dun tynn, glissen rzadki fino rărit редкий riedky redek redak tunn, gles เบาบาง seyrek, kalabalık değil 稀疏的 рідкий ہلکا، غير گنجان mỏng 稀疏的

5. not convincing or believable. a thin excuse. ongeloofwaardig واهِن، واهٍ прозрачен pouco convincente nepřesvědčivý fadenscheinig tynd μη πειστικός, μη πιστευτός poco convincente nõrk, ebausutav باورنکردنی epäuskottava peu convaincant עלוב कम koji je bez sadržaja, bijedan átlátszó lemah lélegur debole, inconsistente 見えすいた 빈약한 neįtikinantis, nevykęs nepārliecinošs; vājš tdk meyakinkan mager tynn, dårlig, flau nieprzekonywający pouco convincente neconvingător неубедительный nepresvedčivý prazen tanak klen ที่ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ zayıf, sudan 難以信服的、淺薄的 непереконливий کاغذي، ناقابل قبول không thuyết phục 难以信服的,浅薄的

verb – past tense, past participle thinned –

to make or become thin or thinner. The crowd thinned after the parade was over. uitgedun يَخِف изтънявам escassear prořídnout sich lichten tynde ud αραιώνω disminuir; disiparse; dispersarse hõrendama, hõrenema باریک شدن؛ لاغر شدن ohentua éclaircir; disperser לְדַלֵל पतला या कम करना prorijediti fogy; szétesik menipiskan þynna(st) diradarsi; dimagrire 薄くなる 얇게, 묽게 하다 plonėti, ploninti, retėti, sklaidytis novājēt; kļūt retākam/plānākam; (par pūli u.tml.) izklīst berkurangan verminderen tynne, bli tynn rozrzedzić, przerzedzić się escassear a (se) subţia, a (se) împrăştia делать(ся) тонким, худым, жидким; редеть zrednúť razredčiti (se) stanjiti tunna[s] ut ทําให้เบาบาง azalmak, seyrelmek 使稀疏 рідшати کم ہونا، کم کرنا làm cho mỏng hơn 使稀疏

ˈthinly adverb

dun بصورَةٍ خَفيفَه тънко finamente řídce dünn tyndt αραιά de modo disperso; aguadamente; con poco espesor õhukeselt بطور کم پشت یا نازک ohuesti de façon clairsemée בִּדלִילוּת विरला से tanko gyéren, ritkán; soványan, vékonyan tipis þunnlega sottilmente; debolmente 薄く 얇게 plonai plāni dgn nipis dun tynt cienko finamente foarte puţin; sumar тонко; жидко tenko, slabo; riedko tenko tanko tunt อย่างเบาบาง incecik, seyrekçe 稀疏地 тонко ہلکے پن سے، ناقص طور پر mỏng manh 稀疏地

ˈthinness noun

dunheid نَحافَه، نَحالَه тънкост magreza tenkost, hubenost, řídkost die Dünne spinkelhed λεπτότητα delgadez, finura kõhnus نازکی؛ تنکی ohuus minceur דלילות छरहरापन, विरलता tankoća, rijetkost soványság, vékonyság ketipisan þynnka, þunnleiki magrezza; radezza 薄さ 얇음 plonumas tievums; vājums; plānums kenipisan dunheid tynnhet, glissenhet cienkość, rozrzedzenie magreza subţirime тонкость; худоба slabosť; chudosť tenkost tankoća tunnhet ความเบาบาง zayıflık, incelik 細, 瘦, 稀疏 розрідженість پتلا پن سے tính mỏng manh 细,瘦,稀疏

thin air

nowhere. He disappeared into thin air. in die niet في لامَكان، ذَهَبَ أدراج الرِّياح във въздуха completamente beze stop das Nichts den tynde luft πουθενά sin dejar huella, (disappear/vanish into thin air: esfumarse) nagu tina tuhka هیچ جا؛ در هیچ مکان kuin tuhka tuuleen sans laisser de traces לְהֵיעַלֵם כְּלא הָיָה महीन हवा nekamo nestati a semmi entah di mana hvergi (að gufa upp, hverfa) completamente あとかたもなく 흔적도 없이 nebūtis, nežinia bez pēdām ghaib niets uten spor nicość completamente fără urmă никуда bez stôp brez sledu nigde tomma luften ไม่มีที่ไหน yok, kayıplara karışma 消失 розріджене повітря نامعلوم biến mất hoàn toàn 消失

ˌthin-ˈskinned adjective

sensitive; easily hurt or upset. Be careful what you say – she's very thin-skinned. sensitief رَقيق الجِلْد، حَسّاس чувствителен melindroso citlivý empfindlich tyndhudet; nærtagende ευαίσθητος sensible; susceptible tundlik حساس؛ پوست نازک herkkänahkainen susceptible רָגִיש מִדַי नाजुक osjetljiv, tankoćutan érzékeny peka hörundsár suscettibile, permaloso 敏感な 민감한, 를 내 jautrus jūtīgs; viegli aizvainojams mudah tersinggung overgevoelig tynnhudet, ømskinnet wrażliwy melindroso sensibil обидчивый citlivý občutljiv osetljiv känslig อ่อนไหวง่าย hassas, kolayca incinen 敏感的,易怒的 тонкошкірий حساس dễ bị tổn thương 敏感的,易怒的

thin out

to make or become less dense or crowded. The trees thinned out near the river. word minder يَخِفُّ في كثافَتِه оредявам rarear prořídnout spärlich werden tynde ud αραιώνω escasear, reducirse, disminuir; clarear, empezar a ser menos denso/poblado/tupido harvendama, harvenema تنک شدن؛ کم پشت شدن ohentua éclaircir לְדַלֵל prorijediti (ki)ritkít menipis þynna(st) diradarsi まばらになる 솎다, 드문드문해지다 retėti, retinti izretināt; izretināties semakin jarang dunnen tynne, bli færre rzednąć rarear a (se) rări прореживать; редеть zrednúť razredčiti se istanjiti tunna[s] ut, bli glesare เอาออก incel(t)mek, seyrel(t)mek 使稀疏 рідшати کم گھنا ہونا يا کرنا mỏng dần, thưa dần 使稀疏

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