thick Signification, définition

Signification de thick en français

• 0 having a greater distance than usual between sides or edges -- épais/épaisse

  • a thick notebook un carnet épais

  • a thick layer of mud une épaisse couche de boue.

  • The sweater was thick and warm. Le pull était épais et chaud.

• 1 with many of sth growing in a small area -- épais/épaisse

  • thick hair/fur chevelure/fourrure épaisse

  • The forest was thick and dark. La forêt était épaise et sombre.

• 2 difficult to see through -- épais/épaisse

  • Thick fog hung over the city. Un brouillard épais planait au-dessus de la ville.

  • The air was thick with smoke. L’air était enfumé.

• 3 (of liquid) flowing slowly -- épais/épaisse

  • thick syrup du sirop épais

  • The glue was too thick to spread. La colle était trop consistante pour s’étaler.

• 4 (of an accent) showing clearly that sb is from a particular place -- fort/-e

  • a thick Scottish accent un fort accent écossais

• 5 stupid -- bête

• 6 in the most difficult or busy part of sth -- au beau milieu de

  • players in the thick of the games’ action des joueurs au beau milieu de la mêlée

• 7 in all situations, both difficult and easy -- contre vents et marées

  • We’ve been through thick and thin together. Nous avons été ensemble contre vents et marées.

• 8 having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin -- épais

  • a thick book

  • thick walls

  • thick glass.

• 9 having a certain distance between opposite sides -- épais de, de (…) d’épaisseur

  • It’s two inches thick

  • a two-inch-thick pane of glass.

• 10 (of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured -- épais, consistant

  • thick soup.

• 11 made of many single units placed very close together; dense -- dense

  • a thick forest

  • thick hair.

• 12 difficult to see through -- opaque

  • thick fog.

• 13 full of, covered with etc -- plein (de), couvert (de)

  • The room was thick with dust

  • The air was thick with smoke.

• 14 stupid -- bête

  • Don’t be so thick!

• 15 the thickest, most crowded or active part -- le plus épais de, en plein cœur de

  • in the thick of the forest

  • in the thick of the fight.