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/θɪk/ /θɘk/

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noun

Le plus épais, le fort

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

Examples :

"It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

C'était le chaos au plus fort de la bataille.

part amount degree essential

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noun

Fourré, buisson

Examples :

"The hikers had to push through a thick of bushes to reach the trailhead. "

Les randonneurs ont dû traverser un fourré de buissons pour atteindre le point de départ du sentier.

environment nature area place essential

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noun

Un imbécile, un idiot

A stupid person; a fool.

Examples :

"The new student was a thick, making it hard for him to understand the lesson. "

Le nouvel élève était un imbécile, ce qui rendait difficile pour lui de comprendre la leçon.

person character language essential

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verb

Épaissir

Examples :

"The chef thickened the soup with a cornstarch slurry. "

Le chef a épaissi la soupe avec une suspension de fécule de maïs.

substance food essential

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adjective

Épais, dense

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Examples :

"The ice cream was so thick it was hard to stir. "

La crème glacée était si épaisse qu'il était difficile de la mélanger.

appearance material essential

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adjective

Épais

Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

Examples :

"I want some planks that are two inches thick."

Je veux des planches qui font deux pouces d'épaisseur.

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adjective

Trapu, robuste

Heavy in build; thickset.

Examples :

"He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

Il avait un cou si robuste qu'il devait tourner son corps pour regarder sur le côté.

appearance body essential

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adjective

Épais, dense

Densely crowded or packed.

Examples :

"We walked through thick undergrowth."

Nous avons marché à travers des sous-bois denses.

area space mass essential

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adjective

Épais, visqueux

Having a viscous consistency.

Examples :

"My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

La sauce de ma mère était épaisse, mais au moins elle bougeait.

substance material food drink chemistry essential

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adjective

Nombreux, épais

Abounding in number.

Examples :

"The room was thick with reporters."

La salle était pleine de journalistes.

number amount essential

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adjective

Épais, dense

Impenetrable to sight.

Examples :

"We drove through thick fog."

Nous avons traversé un épais brouillard.

appearance quality essential

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adjective

Prononcé, fort

(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.

Examples :

"My grandmother has a thick Irish accent; it's very noticeable when she speaks. "

Ma grand-mère a un fort accent irlandais ; il est très prononcé quand elle parle.

language phonetics essential

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adjective

bête, stupide

Examples :

"He was as thick as two short planks."

Il était bête comme ses pieds.

attitude character person mind essential

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adjective

Intime, proche

Friendly or intimate.

Examples :

"They were as thick as thieves."

Ils étaient comme les doigts de la main.

character human person attitude family group essential

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adjective

Profond, intense

Deep, intense, or profound.

Examples :

"Thick darkness."

Une obscurité intense.

quality abstract essential

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adjective

Pénible, déraisonnable

Troublesome; unreasonable

Examples :

"The teacher's new rules about homework were quite thick; they seemed unfair and difficult to follow. "

Les nouvelles règles de l'enseignant concernant les devoirs étaient assez pénibles ; elles semblaient injustes et difficiles à suivre.

character attitude person essential

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adjective

Ronde, plantureuse

(chiefly of women) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

Examples :

"My sister is a very thick woman, with beautiful curves. "

Ma sœur est une femme très plantureuse, avec de belles courbes.

body appearance human essential

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adverb

Épais, en épaisseur

In a thick manner.

Examples :

"Snow lay thick on the ground."

La neige était épaisse sur le sol.

way style essential

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adverb

Souvent, fréquemment

Frequently or numerously.

Examples :

"The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

Les flèches volaient souvent et rapidement autour de nous.

frequency amount essential