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dünn (adj/adv)
   thin, skinny, slight; watery, weak (beer, soup, etc.); sparse; fine, delicate
Comparison: dünner, thinner; am dünnsten, thinnest

Sei vorsichtig! Das Eis ist sehr dünn.
Be careful! The ice is very thin.
Wir müssen die Zwiebeln in dünne Scheiben schneiden.
We have to cut the onions into thin slices.
Könnt ihr euch ein bisschen dünner machen?
Could you guys make a little more room? - ...move closer together? (in seating)

Related:
mager thin, skinny, lean, low-fat, meager, emaciated
sich dünn machen (idiom) to breathe in (make room, sit closer together)
sich dünn(e)machen (v.r.) to make oneself scarce, go away
durch dick und dünn through thick and thin
dünn besiedelt sparsely/thinly populated
dünn gesät few and far between ("thinly sown")
dünnhäutig (adj) thin-skinned, sensitive

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