Usage examples of "skinny" in English with translation to French

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My sister's skinny and me, I'm chubby. Ma sœur est maigre et moi je suis replet.
It's more polite to say thin than skinny. Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre.
That man is skinny, but his wife is fat. Cet homme est maigre, mais sa femme est grosse.
If you want to get skinny, you should stop grazing between meals. Si tu veux maigrir, tu devrais arrêter de grignoter entre les repas.
The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot. Le voisinage s'est embourgeoisé. Désormais, ça grouille de pseudo-branchés qui sucent des latte écrémés au Starbucks. Ils s'agglutinent autour du café et du WiFi gratuit comme des abeilles autour d'un pot de miel.
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