Usage examples of "rondelle mince" in French with translation to English

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L'homme mince se reposa dans l'ombre de la chapelle. The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.
C'est un enfant mince. He is a slim child.
Il est plus poli de dire mince que maigre. It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
Ce mince livre est le mien. This thin book is mine.
Ma soeur est mince, mais je suis un peu en surpoids. My sister is thin, but I'm a little overweight.
« On ne sait jamais, elle pourrait dire la vérité. » « Ouais, la chance est mince ! » "You never know, she might tell him the truth." "Yeah, fat chance!"
La ligne mince entre la responsabilité et la folie est devenue plus ténue. The thin line between sanity and madness has gotten finer.
Elle était aussi mince qu'un rail. She was as thin as a rail.
La fine ligne entre la lucidité et la folie est devenue plus mince encore. The thin line between sanity and madness has gotten finer.
Elle était inquiète à propos de ça, alors elle est devenue mince. She became thin worrying about his matters.
Il était atrocement mince. He was painfully thin.
Elle était atrocement mince. She was painfully thin.
Ma soeur est mince, mais je suis un peu gros. My sister is thin, but I'm a little overweight.
Mince, je me suis trompé. Damn, I was wrong.
Mon oncle est mince, mais ma tante est grosse. My uncle is slim, but my aunt is fat.
Reste mince. Stay thin.
Mince ! C'était trop beau pour être vrai. Shucks! It was too good to be true.
Ce n'est pas un mince problème. This is not a small problem.
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