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wafer-thin

/ˌweɪfə ˈθɪn/

/ˌweɪfər ˈθɪn/

Translations

wafer-thinadjective

/ˌweɪfə ˈθɪn/

/ˌweɪfər ˈθɪn/

Compound descriptive adjective; commonly used both attributively and predicatively.

très minceSurtout au sens physique : extrêmement fin.

The paper was wafer-thin and almost transparent.

Le papier était très mince et presque transparent.

très faibleAu sens figuré : marge, majorité ou écart très étroits.

The government held only a wafer-thin majority.

Le gouvernement n’avait qu’une majorité très faible.

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wafer-thinadjective

Extremely thin, as thin as a wafer.

The paper was wafer-thin and almost transparent.

Very slight, narrow, or precarious in degree, amount, or margin.

The government held only a wafer-thin majority.