thin
adjective
1 adjective of layer, strip, materialtanaí adj3 caol adj1 there was a thin layer of dust everywhere bhí brat tanaí deannaigh ar gach rudthe ice is too thin tá an t-oighear róthanaía thin strip of paper stiall thanaí pháipéir 2 adjective of person, bodytanaí adj3 caol adj1 seang adj she looks very thin tá cuma an-tanaí uirthi, tá sí ag breathnú an-tanaíthey have long thin legs tá cosa fada caola orthuhe's getting thinner tá sé ag éirí níos tanaías thin as a rake chomh caol le slat, chomh tanaí le dris, chomh caol le lannTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective of smoke, cloud, etcéadrom adj1 the mist grew thinner d'éirigh an ceobhrán ní b'éadroime 4 adjective of hair, fur, etcscáinte adj3 gann adj his hair was quite thin bhí a chuid gruaige scáinte go maith 5 adjective HORT of vegetation, foresttanaí adj3 scáinte adj3 thin vegetation fásra scáinte 6 adjective of liquid, consistencytanaí adj3 caol adj1 thin soup anraith caol 7 adjective of argument etc: inadequategan téagar scáinte adj3 gann adj that's a thin excuse sin leithscéal gan dealramh, sin leithscéal a chodail amuighthe play is thin on plot níl aon téagar i bplota an drámathis report is thin on evidence tá fianaise gann sa tuairisc seo 8 adjective of crowd, majority, etcbeag adj there was only a thin crowd slua beag a bhí annthey won by a thin majority of two farasbarr beag de bheirt a bhuaigh dóibh éthey lost by a thin margin chaill siad ar éigean 9 adjective of sound: high and faintcaol adj1 géar adj1 I could hear his thin voice bhí mé in ann a ghuth caol a chloisteáil 10 adjective of air: low in oxygentanaí adj3 11 adjective (of smile) weaklag adj1 fann adj
adverb
12 adverb thinlygo tanaícut the ham thin gearr an liamhás ina shlisní tanaídon't spread the butter too thin ná bí róghortach leis an imverb
13 (also thin out) verb of fog etc: become less dense INTRANSITIVEscaip verb éirigh níos éadroime the clouds thinned out d'éirigh na scamaill ní b'éadroime 14 verb (of hair) become sparser INTRANSITIVEtanaigh verb éirigh scáinte PhrVhis hair began to thin in his twenties thosaigh a chuid gruaige ag tanú agus é sna fichidí, thosaigh a chuid gruaige ag titim amach agus é sna fichidí 15 HORT (also thin out) verb space out (plants etc) TRANSITIVEtanaigh verb 16 (also thin down) verb make liquid less thick TRANSITIVEtanaigh verb caolaigh verb you can thin down the soup is féidir an t-anraith a thanú 17 verb (of liquid) become less thick INTRANSITIVEtanaigh verb caolaigh verb 18 (also thin down) verb reduce in number or amount