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1 thick
thick [θɪk](a) (wall, slice, writing) épais(aisse), gros (grosse); (print) gras (grasse); (lips) épais(aisse), charnu; (shoes, boots) gros (grosse);∎ the boots have a thick fur lining les bottes sont doublées de fourrure épaisse;∎ the snow was thick on the ground il y avait une épaisse couche de neige sur le sol;∎ the boards are 20 cm thick les planches ont une épaisseur de 20 cm, les planches font 20 cm d'épaisseur;(b) (hair) épais(aisse); (beard, eyebrows) épais(aisse), touffu; (grass, forest, crowd) épais(aisse), dense; (carpet) épais(aisse);∎ pubs are not very thick on the ground round here les pubs sont plutôt rares par ici(c) (soup, cream, sauce) épais(aisse);∎ to become or to get thick épaissir∎ the air is rather thick in here on respire mal ici;∎ familiar my head feels a bit thick this morning j'ai un peu mal au crâne ou aux cheveux ce matin(e) (covered, full)∎ the shelves were thick with dust les étagères étaient recouvertes d'une épaisse couche de poussière;∎ the air was thick with smoke (from smokers) la pièce était enfumée; (from fire, guns) l'air était empli d'une épaisse fumée;∎ the streets were thick with police les rues étaient pleines de policiers∎ in a voice thick with emotion d'une voix voilée par l'émotion∎ he's very thick with the boss il est très bien avec le chef, lui et le chef sont comme les deux doigts de la main;∎ those two are as thick as thieves ces deux-là s'entendent comme larrons en foire∎ to be as thick as two short planks être bête comme ses pieds ou bête à manger du foin;∎ will you get that into your thick skull! tu vas te mettre ça dans la tête, oui ou non?∎ that's a bit thick! c'est un peu fort!;∎ it's a bit thick expecting us to take them to the airport! ils exagèrent de compter sur nous pour les conduire à l'aéroport!□2 adverb∎ the snow lay thick on the ground il y avait une épaisse couche de neige sur le sol;∎ the grass grows thick at the bottom of the hill l'herbe pousse dru en bas de la colline;∎ arrows started falling thick and fast around them les flèches pleuvaient (dru) autour d'eux;∎ invitations/phone calls began to come in thick and fast il y eut une avalanche d'invitations/de coups de téléphone;∎ the questions/jokes came or flew thick and fast les questions/blagues fusaient;∎ familiar to lay it on thick exagérer□, en rajouter3 noun∎ to stick or to stay with sb through thick and thin rester fidèle à qn contre vents et marées ou quoi qu'il arriveau milieu ou cœur de, en plein, en plein milieu de;∎ in the thick of the battle en plein milieu ou au plus fort de la bataille;∎ in the thick of the discussion en pleine discussion;∎ he's really in the thick of it (dispute, activity) il est vraiment dans le feu de l'action;∎ we soon found ourselves in the thick of things nous nous sommes vite retrouvés au cœur de l'action -
2 plank
plank [plæŋk]planche f• the main plank (of policy, argument) la pièce maîtresse* * *[plæŋk]noun planche f; fig (of policy, argument) point mto walk the plank — Nautical History être exécuté par noyade
••to be as thick as two (short) planks — (colloq) en tenir une couche (colloq)
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3 plank
A n2 fig (of policy, argument) point m ; to form the main ou central plank of être la pierre angulaire de.to be as thick as two (short) planks ○ en tenir une couche ○.■ plank down:▶ plank down [sth], plank [sth] down faire du bruit en posant [chair, case, money].
См. также в других словарях:
thick as two short planks — ► (as) thick as two short planks (or as a plank) Brit. informal very stupid. Main Entry: ↑thick … English terms dictionary
as thick as two short planks — as thick as a plank or as thick as two short planks Very stupid • • • Main Entry: ↑thick … Useful english dictionary
(as) thick as two (short) planks (or as a plank) Brit. — (as) thick as two (short) planks (or as a plank) Brit. informal very stupid. → thick … English new terms dictionary
be as thick as two short planks — British, informal, British, taboo! to be very stupid. He might be good looking but he s as thick as two short planks. Most of the people who read these papers are as thick as shit anyway … New idioms dictionary
as thick as two short planks — ► (as) thick as two short planks (or as a plank) Brit. informal very stupid. Main Entry: ↑thick … English terms dictionary
(as) thick as two short planks — (as) thick as two short ˈplanks idiom (BrE, informal) (of a person) very stupid Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
thick as two short planks — adjective Very stupid. Syn: thick as a plank … Wiktionary
thick as two short planks — Phrs. Very stupid … English slang and colloquialisms
thick — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with opposite sides or surfaces relatively far apart. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of heavy material. 3) made up of a large number of things or people close together: thick forest. 4) (thick with) densely filled or covered with … English terms dictionary
thick — thick1 W2S2 [θık] adj comparative thicker superlative thickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thin)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(trees/bushes etc)¦ 4¦(smoke/cloud etc)¦ 5¦(liquid)¦ 6¦(hair/fur)¦ 7¦(stupid)¦ 8¦(vo … Dictionary of contemporary English
thick — 1. adjective /θɪk/ a) Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. I want some planks that are two inches thick. b) Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension … Wiktionary