thin out

1. (transitive)To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.

   ausdünnen, vereinzeln

   прорі́джуватиprorídžuvaty, проріди́тиproridýty, розрі́джуватиrozrídžuvaty

   make sparse

2. (intransitive)To become sparse.

   прорі́джуватисяprorídžuvatysja, проріди́тисяproridýtysja

   become sparser

1. The crowd is starting to thin out.

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2. Let's wait until the crowd thins out.

   ruПодождём, пока толпа поредеет.

   deLasst uns warten, bis weniger Menschen da sind.

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3. Mennad did everything to thin his nose out.

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4. After sowing seeds, it's important to thin out the seedlings if they seem too crowded.

   ruПосле посадки семян важно проредить всходы, если они кажутся слишком густыми.

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5. No sooner had Acates finished speaking than the cloud suddenly parted and, in the serene sky, thinned out and vanished.

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• thin outпрорідити, проріджуватиTo make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.
• thin upTo become or make (something) thin (in either width or viscosity).
• thin downTo become or make (something) thinner or smaller (in overall size, width or viscosity).