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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
thick-skinned adj blindé ○, endurci. -
3 thick-skinned
adjective (not easily hurt by criticism or insults: You won't upset her - she's very thick-skinned.) peu sensible -
4 thick-skinned
adjective insensible -
5 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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6 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 -
7 marrow
1) (the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones: Beef marrow is needed for this dish.) moelle2) ((American squash) a large, green, thick-skinned vegetable, or its flesh as food.) courge(tte) -
8 pumpkin
(a kind of large, round, thick-skinned yellow fruit, eaten as food.) citrouille -
9 rhinoceros
plurals - rhinoceroses, rhinoceros; noun(a type of large thick-skinned animal with one or two horns on its nose.) rhinocéros -
10 skin
skin [skɪn]1. nouna. [of person, animal] peau f• she has good/bad skin elle a une jolie/vilaine peau• it's no skin off my nose! (inf!) ( = does not affect me) pour ce que ça me coûte ! ; ( = does not concern me) ce n'est pas mon problème ![+ animal] dépouiller• I'll skin him alive! (inf) je vais l'écorcher tout vif !3. compounds* * *[skɪn] 1.1) ( of person) peau f2) ( of animal) peau f4) (on hot milk, cocoa) peau f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) Culinary dépecer [animal]2) ( graze)••to be ou get soaked to the skin — être trempé jusqu'aux os (colloq)
it's no skin off my nose ou back — (colloq) je m'en balance (colloq)
to keep one's eyes skinned — rester attentif or vigilant
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11 skin
A n1 ( of person) peau f ; to have dry/greasy/sensitive skin avoir la peau sèche/grasse/sensible ; to wear cotton next to the skin porter du coton à même la peau ;3 Culin (of fruit, vegetable, sausage) peau f ; ( of onion) pelure f ; remove the skin before cooking (of fruit, vegetable) éplucher avant de faire cuire ;4 (on hot milk, cocoa) peau f ;5 (of ship, plane) revêtement m ;6 ○ US ( in handshake) paluche ○ f, pince ○ f ; give ou slip me some skin! serrons-nous la pince ○ ! ;7 ◑ ( cigarette paper) papier m à cigarette.1 Culin dépecer [animal] ;2 ( graze) to skin one's knee/elbow s'écorcher le genou/coude ;3 ○ US ( swindle) plumer ○ ;4 ○ US ( cut hair) scalper.to be nothing but skin and bones n'avoir que la peau sur les os ; to get under sb's skin taper sur les nerfs de qn ; I've got you under my skin je t'ai dans la peau ○ ; to have a thick/thin skin avoir une peau d'éléphant ○ /l'épiderme sensible ○ ; to jump out of one's skin sauter au plafond ○ ; to save one's (own) skin sauver sa peau ○ ; to be ou get soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os ○ ; to skin sb alive écorcher qn vif ; it's no skin off my nose ou back ○ je m'en balance ○ ; to keep one's eyes skinned rester attentif or vigilant ; by the skin of one's teeth [manage, pass, survive] de justesse ; to escape ou avoid disaster by the skin of one's teeth l'échapper belle.
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thick-skinned — adj not easily offended by other people s criticism or insults ≠ ↑thin skinned ▪ a thick skinned insurance salesman … Dictionary of contemporary English
Thick-skinned — a. Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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thick-skinned — [thik′skind′] adj. 1. having a thick skin 2. a) not easily hurt by criticism, insult, etc. b) callous, unfeeling, hardhearted, etc … English World dictionary
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