Some adjectives in Italian have only one simple meaning, while others have a wider range than you might think. skinny That’s such an adjective!
Thin
thin/light/scarce
since Thin is an adjective whose ending changes according to the gender and number of the subject – Thin (masculine, singular), Slim (feminine, singular), Thin (masculine, plural) and Thin (feminine, plural). it comes from latin skinny.
Magro = thin, slender, slender
Let's start with the most common meaning Thin,Right now Thin, Slimor thin and longused to describe a person's overall appearance or the appearance of individual limbs.
I think Marco is too thin.
I think Marco is too thin.
Although mainly used as an adjective, Thin and Slim It can also be used as a noun to express slim man and a slim woman, respectively. A False tilt “Fake slim” refers to a person who looks slim but is not actually slim. Interestingly, it’s also the name of a popular Sicilian dish!
synonyms Thin yes thin and long. However Thin almost always used in a neutral or negative sense (Too thin, thin and long is a complementary word. if you call a person thin and longyou imply that they have a slim figure and a healthy, attractive appearance.
Here are some idiomatic expressions used Thin In this sense:
- as thin as an anchovy = as thin as an anchovy
- as thin as a railroad track = As thin as nails
Magro = light, low-fat, lean meat
skinny Can also be used to describe low-fat foods. For example, low fat yogurt is called Yogurt although low fat milk will be translated as low fat milk.
Interestingly, Thin It is also a masculine noun, meaning Lean meatalthough you could also say low fat meat.
I have to buy a kilo of lean meat for the recipe.
I have to buy a kilo of lean meat for the recipe.
Magro = scarcity, poverty, meagerness, insignificance
Figuratively speaking, Thin can mean scarce, poor or meagerusually refers to a person's profit or salary, or results or results.
How can I live on such a meager salary?
How can I live on such a meager salary?
However, it can also describe other situations of poverty, e.g. A bad year (A bad year), little gain (Little gain), or meager sense of satisfaction (somewhat satisfied).
leave a bad impression method Leave a bad impression, lose one's temper.
way of expression precise time (literally “the lean cow era”) means “the era of extreme poverty”.
Magro = abstain from meat
Before concluding this article, it is worth mentioning that Thin also used to express Give up meat in a religious context.
For example, lean day method meat-free dayalthough Lean Lunch method Meatless meal. way of expression Eat lean meat method vegetarian.
Today we eat lean meat.
We won't eat meat today.
lean day You can also use metaphors to describe negative, bad outcomes that lead to a bad day. (An exhausting day for the team = Bad day for the team).
Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.
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