"A magyar munkások nagyon soványak!"

Translation: The Hungarian workers are very thin!

[theQM]

Somebody put some lecsó in them!

[deactivated user]

Or some zsíroskenyér hagymával!

[Fint10]

The Hungarian workers are very slim - this was marked as wrong - surely thin (referring to people) is slim - by definition - slimness being the more appropriate English adjective relating to a thin person. Alternatives also include - lean, lithe, skinny and svelte which are probably a bit more specific. Does the dictionary need expanding?

[Mutusen]

Are sovány and karcsú synonyms?

[Shamarth]

They are synonyms, but be aware of the different connotations: sovány quite often means "unhealthily skinny", while karcsú is always understood as "attractively thin".

[RO_4_PM]

what about vékony?

[Shamarth]

"Vékony" is good as well. While "karcsú" can only be used for people (mainly women), "vékony" works for people as well as all other uses of "thin".

[Apahegy]

Does vékony have any connotations with regard to attractively skinny or unhealthily skinny, or is it just a neutral "thin? "

[MrtonPolgr]

It's slightly positive, if anything. Looking at the negated versions: "nem karcsú" is a rather straightforward negative judgement, "nem sovány" can be both positive or euphemistic/sarcastic, "nem vékony" cannot really be positive but it can still be neutral or euphemistic. It doesn't sound like a huge judgement.

[GerSzej]

skinny should be accepted and I reported it. We are not informed about the reasons why the workers are "thin" (or skinny) and sovány has been chosen instead of karcsú, therefore they are definitely not attractively thin

[hungarobrabo]

I've been to Hungary and I find that hard to believe

[Kifike]

Mondd, te még nem láttál magyar munkást? Mind kövér.

[TomkaDominique]

slim

[nembutal111]

labourers has always previously been accepted, not now.

[Hetalia...]

That's a great moment to fight for proletariat rights there, comrades!

[Kifike]

De a magyarok mind kövérek!
:=))