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Detailed Translations for thinning from English to German

thinning:

thinning [the ~] noun

  1. the thinning (dilution)
    die Verdünnung; die Streckung
  2. the thinning (depletion; decimation)
    die Ausdünnung; die Dezimierung

Translation Matrix for thinning:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ausdünnung decimation; depletion; thinning
Dezimierung decimation; depletion; thinning decimation; depletion
Streckung dilution; thinning stretching out
Verdünnung dilution; thinning thinner
- 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)
    verringern; dezimieren; ausdünnen
    • verringern verb (verringere, verringerst, verringert, verringerte, verringertet, verringert)
    • dezimieren verb (dezimiere, dezimierst, dezimiert, dezimierte, dezimiertet, dezimiert)
    • ausdünnen verb (dünne aus, dünnst aus, dünnt aus, dünnte aus, dünntet aus, ausgedünnt)

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:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ausdünnen decimate; make less numerous; thin; thin out become thin; chop away; chop off; decimate; deforest; deplete; hew away; thin out
dezimieren decimate; make less numerous; thin; thin out
verringern decimate; make less numerous; thin; thin out be shortcoming; decline; decrease; diminish; drop; dwindle; go down; go thieving; lessen; make smaller; reduce; regress; remove; shrink; shrink away; shrink back; shrivel; shrivel up; slacken; take away; wain; waining
- 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
armselig flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin abominable; few; immature; inferior; lousy; meager; meagre; miserable; paltry; poor; poverty stricken; ragged; seedy; shabby; shady; terrible; unsightly
dünn delicate; meager; meagre; petite; puny; skinny; slender; small-boned; thin abstemious; clumsy; diluted; doltish; fine; gawky; liquid; not very good; owlish; poor; rare; rarefied; skinny; slender; slim; stiff; subtle; teneous; uneasy; unhandy; watery; wooden
dürftig flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; thin banal; below the belt; coarse; come off badly; few; gross; immature; inferior; low; mean; nasty; not high; pedestrian; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; rotten; shabby; small; to a limited extent; to a small extent; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; vulgar; wobbly; wonky; worst
empfindlich flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin cross-grained; delicate; diplomatic; dire; discreet; easily hurt; fragile; frail; frightened of pain; grim; grinding; gruff; grumpy; huffy; piercing; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sensitive; squeamish about pain; stern; sullen; surly; susceptible; tactful; tender; tender hearted; thin-skinned; touchy; vulnerable; weak; wobbly; wonky
eng flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin bashfull; close; close by; close to; conscientious; cramped; diffident; exact; narrow; narrow minded; narrowly; near; nearby; petty; poor; precise; small; tight
fein delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin aesthetic; appealing; blunt; classical; classy; congenial; crude; dainty; decorative; delicate; distinguished; easy going; elegant; endearing; engaging; enjoyable; esthetic; explicit; fair; fine; fragile; frail; frank; glamorous; glamourous; good; graceful; handsome; honest; in good style; in good taste; likable; lovely; nice; open; openly; ornamental; outspoken; overt; personable; petite; plain; pleasant; poor; pretty; ragged; ramshackle; rare; rarefied; refined; rickety; salutary; sincere; slight; slim; smart; snap; sophisticated; square; straight; straightforward; stylish; subtle; sympathetic; tasteful; tastefully; tender; teneous; true; upright; weak; winsome; with class; wobbly; wonky
gebrechlich meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin abstemious; clumsy; delicate; doltish; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; gawky; inferior; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
gering flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin barely; bashfull; diffident; hardly; infinitesimal; insignificant; light; little; low; marginal; mean; minimal; minor; narrow minded; not high; pedestrian; petty; poor; scant; scanty; scarcely; shabby; slight; small; to a limited extent; to a small extent; vile
geringfügig flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin facetiously; infinitesimal; insignificant; little; minimal; minor; poor; scant; slight; small; succinct; terse; very little; very small
grazil delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin aesthetic; charming; classical; classy; dainty; delicate; elegant; esthetic; glamorous; glamourous; graceful; handsome; in good style; in good taste; lightly built; lovely; nice; personable; petite; pretty; refined; slight; smart; snap; sophisticated; stylish; tasteful; with class
hager flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; thin bony; emaciated; lank; lanky; poor; rare; rarefied; skinny; slender; slim; spidery; spiky; teneous; weedy
hinfällig flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin abstemious; clumsy; delicate; dilapidated; doltish; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; gawky; inferior; languishing; lingering; long in the tooth; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; ruinous; seedy; shabby; sick; sickly; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; unsightly; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
karg flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; thin barren; dry; few; immature; inferior; parced; parched; poor; scorched; unfruitful; withered
knapp flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin bashfull; close; close by; close to; concise; cramped; diffident; diminutive; exact; filmy; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; minutely; narrow; narrow minded; narrowly; near; nearby; parched; petty; poor; precise; scanty; short; short of cash; short of money; shortish; small; succinct; terse; tight; tiny; undersized
kränklich meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin abstemious; ailing; clumsy; delicate; doltish; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; gawky; having one's period; in bad health; maladroit; menstruating; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; sickly; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
kärglich meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin barren; few; immature; inferior; parched; poor; unfruitful
leichtgebaut delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin
mager meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin few; low-fat; parched; poor
nichtig meager; meagre; puny; skinny; thin facetiously; fresh; invalid; minimal; natural; null; poor; relaxed; slight; unbroached; unconstrained; unopened; untouched; unused; void
rank delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; lightly built; rickety; slender; slender of figure; slight; staggering; toddling; tottering; unsettled; unstable; waddling
schlank delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; lightly built; rickety; skinny; slender; slender of figure; slight; slim; staggering; tall; toddling; tottering; unsettled; unstable; waddling
schmächtig delicate; flimsy; lean; meager; meagre; miserable; petite; poor; puny; shabby; skinny; slender; small-boned; thin emaciated; gaunt; haggard; hollow; hollow-eyed; lank; lanky; poor; rare; rarefied; rickety; slender; slender of figure; spidery; spiky; staggering; starved; sunken; teneous; toddling; tottering; unsettled; unstable; waddling; weedy
schäbig flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin banal; barren; base; below the belt; bogus; coarse; crude; despicable; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; gross; immature; in gutter; inferior; low; mean; miserable; nasty; niggardly; not genuine; not high; paltry; poky; poor; ragged; rotten; scornful; shabby; shady; sham; stingy; trite; trivial; unfruitful; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unsightly; vapid; villainous; vulgar
winzig flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin base; diminutive; doll-like; facetiously; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; mean; middling; minimal; minor; minuscule; nasty; pedestrian; poor; pretty-pretty; scant; short; shortish; slight; small; succinct; terse; tiny; to a limited extent; to a small extent; undersized; very little; very small; vile; villainous
zart delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; diplomatic; discreet; early youth; fine; fragile; frail; lightly built; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; slight; subtle; succulent; tactful; tender; tender age; vulnerable; weak; wobbly; wonky; youthfully immature
zerbrechlich delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin delicate; fragile; frail; lightly built; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; slight; tender; vulnerable; weak; wobbly; wonky
zierlich delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin adorable; alluring; appealing; attracting; attractive; beautiful; charming; congenial; dainty; distinguished; elegant; enchanting; endearing; engaging; entrancing; good looking; good-looking; graceful; handsome; inviting; likable; lovely; nice; personable; petite; pretty; refined; slight; snap; sophisticated; stylish; sweet; winsome
zierlich gebaut delicate; petite; slender; small-boned; thin
ärmlich flimsy; lean; miserable; poor; shabby; thin austere; come off badly; few; frugal; immature; inferior; miserable; paltry; poor; ragged; scanty; shabby; shady; sober; unsightly; worst

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
  4. of low viscosity or low specific gravity
thin
adjective
  1. von geringer Dicke
  2. wenig ausmachend, von geringem Ausmaß

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
thin mager mager — zeer dun met weinig vet
thin dünn dun — van geringe dikte
thin grell; herb; scharf; beißend; heftig; hart; rau; streng; spitzfindig; subtil; geistreich; sinnreich; witzig findélié, menu, mince ou étroit.
thin karg; schmal; dürftig; kärglich insuffisant — Qui ne suffire pas.
thin dünn; schmal; hager maigre — Qui a un manque de chair
thin dünn mince — Qui a peu d’épaisseur.
thin knapp; selten; rar; karg; dürftig; kärglich; spärlich rare — Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.