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1 ♦ thick
♦ thick /ɵɪk/A a.1 spesso; grosso; solido: a thick book, un grosso libro; un librone; He has a thick neck, ha il collo grosso; This board is two inches thick, quest'asse ha lo spessore di due pollici; a thick wall, un muro spesso (o grosso)3 fitto; folto: thick fog, nebbia fitta; a thick forest, una foresta folta; thick hair, capelli folti5 ( di voce o suono) rauco; roco; velato: I've got a cold and my voice is thick, ho il raffreddore e la voce roca; to speak in a voice thick with emotion, parlare con la voce velata dall'emozione6 forte; intenso: to speak with a thick cockney accent, parlare con un forte accento cockney; a thick smell, un forte odore NOTA D'USO: - parlare stretto-7 (fam.) duro di comprendonio; ottuso; tonto; stupido8 (fam.) intontito; annebbiato9 (fam.) in intimità (con q.); intimo: They're very thick ( with each other), sono amici intimi; They're as thick as thieves, sono amici per la pelle; sono culo e camicia (fam.)10 (fam.) assurdo: That's a bit thick of him!, questa è un po' grossa da parte sua!B n.1 (il) fitto; (il) grosso; (il) folto; (il) mezzo: in the thick of the forest, nel fitto della foresta; in the thick of the battle, nel folto della mischia; in the thick of it, nel bel mezzo2 (fam.) persona stupida; tontolone; zucconeC avv.2 densamente; fittamente; fitto fitto: The snow was falling thick ( and fast), la neve cadeva fitta fitta● thick-and-thin supporters, sostenitori fedeli □ (fam.) the thick end of, quasi la bellezza di: It cost me the thick end of 5,000 pounds, m'è costato quasi la bellezza di 5000 sterline □ thick-headed (o thick-skulled, thick-witted), duro di comprendonio; stupido; tonto □ thick-lipped, dalle labbra grosse; labbruto □ (fam.) to be thick on the ground, essere abbondante: Chances like that aren't thick on the ground nowadays, occasioni simili non capitano spesso oggigiorno □ thick-skinned, dalla pelle spessa; (fig.) dalla pelle dura, insensibile □ (mil.) thick-skinned vehicles, veicoli blindati □ thick with, pieno di; saturo di; coperto di: The air was thick with pollen, l'aria era piena di polline; The furniture was thick with dust, i mobili erano coperti di polvere □ ( slang) to be as thick as a brick (o as two short planks), essere duro di comprendonio; essere proprio tonto □ ( slang) to give sb. a thick ear, dare una sberla a q.; fare una faccia così a q. con uno schiaffone □ to grow thicker, infittirsi: The crowd grew thicker, la folla s'infittì □ to have a thick head, avere un cerchio alla testa □ to have a thick skin, avere la pelle dura ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) to lay it on thick, esagerare; esser troppo prodigo (spec. di lodi); adulare in modo servile □ (fig.) through thick and thin, nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; in ogni circostanza; fedelmente □ ( slang) It's a bit (o a little too) thick, questo è troppo!; è un po' troppo!; non è giusto: Two months away from home is a bit thick, due mesi di lontananza da casa è un po' troppo! □ Snow lay thick on the ground, il suolo era coperto da un alto strato di neve □ (fam.) That's too thick!, questa è grossa!; questa non la bevo! -
2 pearly
(a) (pearl-like) nacré;∎ pearly pink nail polish vernis m à ongles rose nacré;∎ pearly white teeth dents fpl de perle ou éclatantes►► familiar the Pearly Gates les portes fpl du paradis□ ;pearly king = marchand des quatre-saisons "cockney" dont les vêtements sont ornés d'une profusion de boutons de nacre;pearly queen = marchande des quatre-saisons "cockney" dont les vêtements sont ornés d'une profusion de boutons de nacre
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