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1 throat
throat [θrəʊt]1 noungorge f;∎ the back of the throat le fond de la gorge, l'arrière-gorge f;∎ to have a sore throat avoir mal à la gorge;∎ to cut sb's throat couper la gorge à qn, égorger qn;∎ he was wearing a scarf round his throat il portait une écharpe autour du cou;∎ humorous get this drink/medicine down your throat! avalez-moi cette boisson/ce médicament!;∎ he grabbed him by the throat il l'a pris à la gorge;∎ to clear one's throat s'éclaircir la voix;∎ the two brothers are always at each other's throats les deux frères sont toujours en train de se battre;∎ familiar she's always jumping down my throat elle est toujours à me crier dessus;∎ familiar he never misses the chance to ram or to shove his success down my throat il ne manque jamais une occasion de me rebattre les oreilles avec sa réussite(cancer) de la gorge►► throat infection angine f -
2 thick
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. -
3 husky
∎ his voice was husky with emotion il avait la voix voilée par l'émotion2 noun(dog) chien m esquimau ou de traîneau, husky m
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