tanak

танак

/tânak/

ADJECTIVE

(of objects) thin

Isekla je hleb na tanke kriške. — She cut the bread into thin slices.

Led na jezeru je još tanak. — The ice on the lake is still thin.
(of the body) slender; slim

Ima tanke prste kao pijanista. — She has slender fingers like a pianist.
(of fabric, clothes) thin; sheer; light

Ova jakna je pretanka za zimu. — This jacket is too thin for winter.
(of a voice) thin; high-pitched

Javio se tankim, drhtavim glasom. — He answered in a thin, shaky voice.
(of an argument, majority) flimsy; weak; slim

To je prilično tanak izgovor. — That's a pretty flimsy excuse.

Stranka ima tanku većinu u skupštini. — The party has a slim majority in parliament.

For a thin person as a whole, mršav is more usual; tanak is used for body parts.

Synonyms:

vitak mršav

Forms

Comparative: tanji

Antonyms: debeo, gust