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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
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