Flacas (en. Thin)

/ˈflakas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Description of something that is thin or not bulky.

The thin branches of the tree swayed with the wind.

Las flacas ramas del árbol se movían con el viento.

Refers to a person who has little weight or a slender body.

After the illness, she became very skinny.

Después de la enfermedad, se volvió muy flaca.

In some colloquial contexts, it may refer to things that are inefficient or weak.

That idea is very weak and did not convince anyone.

Esa idea es muy flaca y no convenció a nadie.

From the Spanish 'flaco' which comes from the Latin 'flaccus', meaning 'soft' or 'weak'.

To be skinny

Reference to a person who has lost weight or is slim.

estar flaco

Weak promises

Promises that are flimsy or ineffective.

flacas promesas

To do something in a slapdash manner

To do something improvisationally or without preparation.

hacer algo a la flaca

Flaco

Having little weight or being thin.

flaco

Slimness

The condition of being thin.

delgadez

Body

Set of parts that form an organism.

cuerpo

A person who is very thin, sometimes used as an insult.

That girl is so skinny she looks like a stick.

Esa chica es tan flaca que parece un palo.

It is used to refer to a weak idea or argument.

That justification is very weak.

Esa justificación es muy flaca.