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Usages of tanak
Na prozoru je tanka plava zavjesa, a iza nje je bijeli zid.
On the window there is a thin blue curtain, and behind it there is a white wall.
Ova knjiga je debela, ali je papir u njoj vrlo tanak.
This book is thick, but the paper in it is very thin.
Ne znam što da obučem, jer je sva moja odjeća ili previše tanka ili previše topla.
I don’t know what to wear, because all my clothes are either too thin or too warm.
Kroz teleskop vidi iste zvijezde i tanke sjene oblaka o kojima čita u knjigama znanstvene fantastike.
Through the telescope he sees the same stars and thin shadows of clouds that he reads about in science‑fiction books.
Moja prijateljica je slikarica i svaki dan vježba s tankim kistom na velikom platnu.
My friend is a painter, and every day she practices with a thin brush on a large canvas.
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