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1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto
2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
thick adj1. grueso / gordo2. tupido / poblado3. denso / espeso4. espeso5. corto / burrotr[ɵɪk]1 (solid things) grueso,-a2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a1 espesamente, gruesamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthick and fast en cantidadthrough thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y mareato be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carneto be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chalecoto be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algoto be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguiento be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algoto get a thick ear recibir una tortato give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguiento have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotadato have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticasthick ['ɵɪk] adj1) : gruesoa thick plank: una tabla gruesa2) : espeso, densothick syrup: jarabe espeso♦ thickly advthick n1)in the thick of : en medio dein the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla2)through thick and thin : a las duras y a las madurasadj.• amazacotado, -a adj.• apelmazado, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• brumoso, -a adj.• copudo, -a adj.• craso, -a adj.• de espesor adj.• doble adj.• espeso, -a adj.• grueso, -a adj.• morrocotudo, -a adj.• tupido, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.• viciado, -a adj.• viscoso, -a adj.• zurraposo, -a adj.n.• espesor s.m.• grueso s.m.
I θɪkadjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
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a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
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in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
[θɪk]through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
1. ADJ(compar thicker) (superl thickest)1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesaa thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo
a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla
a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre
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how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso•
to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupidathe pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente
the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo
the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores
3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espesoif the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua
4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *
I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *
- be as thick as a brick or two short planks- as thick as5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso7) * (=very friendly)- be as thick as thieves8) (=groggy)2.ADV (=in a thick layer)•
the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad•
the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve•
slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas•
he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla- come/follow thick and fastthe snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar
- lay it on thick3.Nto be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo
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I [θɪk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
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a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
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in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
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adverb densamente, espesamentetr['ɵɪklɪ]1→ link=also also{ thick2 (populated) densamente3 (speak) con voz poco clara'θɪklia) ( in a thick layer)['θɪklɪ]ADV1) (=densely)the snow was falling thickly — la nieve caía con fuerza or copiosamente
2) (=in a thick layer)dust/snow lay thickly — había una espesa capa de polvo/nieve
the ground was thickly carpeted with pine needles — el suelo estaba cubierto de una gruesa capa de agujas de pino
3) (=in thick pieces)to cut/slice sth thickly — cortar algo en rodajas gruesas
4) (=unclearly) [say, reply] (from drink, tiredness) con voz pastosa; (with emotion) con voz emocionada* * *['θɪkli]a) ( in a thick layer)
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