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A adj1 [piece, layer, material, garment, liquid, paste, snow, hair, eyebrows, lips, features, make-up] épais/épaisse ; [forest, vegetation, fog] dense, épais/épaisse ; [beard] touffu ; [accent] fort (before n) ; [voice] (from sore throat, cold) voilé, enroué ; ( from alcohol) pâteux/-euse ; to be 6 cm thick faire 6 cm d'épaisseur ; how thick is the wall/this piece of steel? quelle est l'épaisseur du mur/de ce morceau d'acier? ; a 6 cm-thick piece of wood un morceau de bois de 6 cm d'épaisseur ; to make [sth] thicker épaissir [soup, sauce] ; to be thick with être plein de [smoke, noise] ; être chargé de [emotion] ; a river thick with rubbish une rivière pleine de détritus ; fields thick with poppies des champs couverts de coquelicots ; the air was thick with insults les insultes fusaient ; the table was thick with dust la table était couverte d'une épaisse couche de poussière ; the ground was thick with ants le sol grouillait de fourmis ; to have a thick head ( from hangover) avoir la gueule de bois ; (from cold, flu) avoir le cerveau embrumé ; a fog so thick you could cut it with a knife un brouillard à couper au couteau ;2 ○ ( stupid) bête ; I can't get it into his thick head ou skull ○ that je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête or le crâne que ;3 ○ ( friendly) they're very thick (with each other) ils sont très liés ; Tom is very thick with Anne Tom et Anne sont très liés ;4 ○ ( unreasonable) it's a bit thick expecting me to do that! c'est un peu fort or raide ○ d'espérer que je ferai ça!B adv don't spread the butter on too thick ne mets pas trop de beurre ; the bread was sliced thick le pain était coupé en tranches épaisses ; her hair fell thick and straight to her shoulders ses cheveux épais et raides tombaient sur ses épaules ; the snow lay thick on the ground il y avait une épaisse couche de neige sur le sol.to lay it on thick ○ forcer la dose ○ ; offers of help are coming in thick and fast des propositions d'aide affluent de toutes parts ; his tears fell thick and fast de grosses larmes lui coulaient sur les joues ; through thick and thin contre vents et marées ; to be in the thick of être au plus fort or au beau milieu de [battle, fighting] ; être au beau milieu de [crowd] ; when the riots broke out I found myself in the thick of things quand les émeutes ont éclaté je me suis retrouvé pris au milieu. ⇒ blood, brick, ground, plank, thief.
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