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sottile

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adjectivefemininemasculine
  1. thin
  2. slim, slenderof a person
  3. finehair etc.
  4. delicatesmell
  5. subtle

Forms

adjective

singularsottile
pluralsottili
superlativesottilissimo

Used in the library

  • Le donne stendono dischi molto sottili.The women roll out very thin discs.A1Il pane carasau — Pane Carasau
  • Ci sono anche i galani, sottili e croccanti.There are also galani, thin and crunchy.A1Il Carnevale di Venezia — The Venice Carnival
  • Tra le carte c'è un piccolo diario, scritto con una calligrafia sottile e nervosa.Among the papers there's a small diary, written in a thin, nervous hand.A2Il fantasma di Palazzo Zeno — The ghost of Palazzo Zeno (A2)
  • A Urbino fece costruire il Palazzo Ducale, con due torri sottili che guardano la valle.In Urbino he had the Ducal Palace built, with two slender towers looking over the valley.B1Urbino, città in forma di palazzo — Urbino, a City in the Shape of a Palace

Other ways to say it

  • magrothin, lean, slim, spare; low-fat, lean (of food)
  • slanciatoslender, sleek, slim; willowy
  • snellofast, quick; agile, deft, nimble

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