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1 thick-skinned
peu sensible, qui a la peau dure;∎ she's very thick-skinned elle est capable de supporter beaucoup de chosesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > thick-skinned
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2 thick-skinned
adjective (not easily hurt by criticism or insults: You won't upset her - she's very thick-skinned.) peu sensible -
3 thick
thick [θɪk]1. adjectivea. épais (- aisse f) ; [pile, lenses, coat] gros ( grosse f) ; [crowd] dense ; [hedge] touffu ; [honey] dur• how thick is it? quelle est son épaisseur ?• to become thick(er) [sauce, cream] épaissir• antique shops are thick on the ground around here (inf) il y a un tas (inf) de magasins d'antiquités par icib. ► thick with• thick with smoke [air, atmosphere, room] enfuméd. [voice] pâteuxe. [accent] fort2. adverb[cut] en tranches épaisses ; [spread] en couche épaisse• the snow still lies thick on the mountains il y a encore une épaisse couche de neige sur les montagnes3. noun4. compounds* * *[θɪk] 1.1) [object, substance, feature] épais/épaisse; [forest, vegetation, fog] dense, épais/épaisse; [accent] fort (before n)to be thick with — être plein de [smoke, noise]; être chargé de [emotion]
2) (colloq) ( stupid) bête3) (colloq) ( friendly)4) (colloq) ( unreasonable)2.it's a bit thick expecting me to do that! — c'est un peu raide (colloq) d'espérer que je ferai ça!
••to lay it on thick — (colloq) forcer la dose (colloq)
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4 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) épais2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) épais de; de (...) d'épaisseur3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) épais, consistant4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) dense5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) opaque6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) plein (de), couvert (de)7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) bête2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) le plus épais de; en plein cœur de- thickly- thickness - thicken - thick-skinned - thick and fast - through thick and thin
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