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-thin

(also thin) adjectiveneedle-thin chomh tanaí le snáthaid, chomh caol le snáthaid → see thin

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conjure »

you can't conjure money like that out of thin air ní féidir airgead mar sin a aimsiú mar a bheadh draíocht ann
dividing line »

the thin dividing line between success and failure an difríocht bhídeach idir rath agus teip
heartbreakingly »

he was heartbreakingly thin bhrisfeadh sé do chroí, bhí sé chomh tanaí sin; bhí sé uafásach tanaí; bhí sé millteanach tanaí
hips »

he's thin at the hips tá sé tanaí faoi na cromáin
ice »

to be on thin ice (also to be skating on thin ice, to be walking on thin ice) bheith ag rith ar leac oighir, bheith ag rith ar thanaí
invisibly »

an invisibly thin layer sraith atá chomh tanaí sin nach féidir í a fheiceáil, sraith atá chomh tanaí sin nach léir don tsúil í
layer »

cover the pan with a thin layer of batter cuir brat tanaí den fhuidreamh ar an bhfriochtán
-lipped »

thin-lipped caol-liopach
melt »

she'd melted into thin air ní raibh sí le feiceáil beo ná marbh, ní raibh tásc ná tuairisc uirthi
microscopically »

microscopically thin particles cáithníní micreathanaí
of »

out of thin air anuas ón spéir
patience »

sb's patience snaps (also sb's patience wears thin)the teacher's patience snapped bhris ar fhoighne an mhúinteora, baineadh a mhíthapa as an múinteoir
pluck »

these objectives have not been plucked out of thin air ní ón ngaoth a fuarthas na cuspóirí seo
shred »

cut the card into thin shreds gearr an cárta ina stiallacha tanaí
skin »

to have thin skin bheith goilliúnach, bheith bog, bheith soghonta
sliver »

a thin sliver of cheese slis thanaí cháise
spread »

to spread yourself too thin (also to spread yourself too thinly)you're spreading yourself too thinly tá an iomarca ar siúl agat, tá an iomarca ar do phláta agat
stick »

she stuck with him through thick and thin sheas sí leis mín agus garbh, d'fhan sí dílis dó mín agus garbh
stick-thin »

he's stick-thin níl scioltar air, níl feoil ar bith air, tá sé imithe ar an uisce bruite
surprised »

I was surprised at how thin he was b'ionadh liom cé chomh tanaí agus a bhí sé, b'iontach liom a thanaí a bhí sé

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