thinly

thinly
adverb de modo disperso; aguadamente; con poco espesor
thinly
tr['ɵɪnlɪ]
adverb
1 see also thin
2 (sparcely) escasamente, en poca cantidad
a thinly populated area una región escasamente poblada
sprinkle the seeds thinly esparza bien las semillas
3 (scarcely) apenas
a thinly disguised threat una amenaza apenas velada
thinly ['ɵɪnli] adv
1) lightly: ligeramente
2) sparsely: escasamente
thinly populated: poco populado
3) barely: apenas
'θɪnli
adverb
a) <slice> en rebanadas finas
b) (sparsely)

thinly populated — con poca densidad de población, poco poblado

c) (scarcely) apenas

a thinly veiled threat — una amenaza apenas velada

['θɪnlɪ]
ADV
1) (=in thin pieces)

thinly cut/sliced — [vegetable, fruit] cortado en rodajas finas; [bread] cortado en rebanadas finas; [ham, bacon] cortado en lonchas finas

2) (=in a thin layer)

roll out the pastry very thinly — estirar la masa hasta que quede muy fina

thinly clad — ligero de ropa

thinly disguised — poco or apenas disimulado

spread the butter thinly — untar una capa fina de mantequilla

the troops were thinly spread — las tropas se hallaban muy diseminadas or dispersas

our resources are too thinly spread — nuestros recursos están distribuidos por un área demasiado grande

a thinly veiled threat/warning — una amenaza/advertencia mal disimulada

3) (=sparsely)

the island is thinly populated — la isla tiene poca densidad de población or está escasamente poblada

there were a few thinly scattered houses — había unas cuantas casas dispersas

the seed is thinly sown — las semillas se siembran bien esparcidas

a thinly wooded area — un área con pocos árboles

4) (=without humour) [smile] fríamente
* * *
['θɪnli]
adverb
a) <slice> en rebanadas finas
b) (sparsely)

thinly populated — con poca densidad de población, poco poblado

c) (scarcely) apenas

a thinly veiled threat — una amenaza apenas velada


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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