thinly

BrE /ˈθɪnli/ AmE /ˈθɪnli/

adverb en → es

1 SLIGHTLY [not applicable] B2

in a way that is not thick or strong

delgadamente, finamente

Collocations thinly spread butter · thinly sliced meat

  • The cake was thinly spread with jam.

    El pastel estaba untado delgadamente con mermelada.

2 SPARSELY [not applicable] C1

in a way that is not dense or crowded

escasamente, esparcidamente

Collocations thinly populated area · thinly distributed resources

  • The town is thinly populated.

    El pueblo está escasamente poblado.