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1 thicken
['θɪkən] 1.verbo transitivo ispessire [ layer]; addensare [ liquid]; infittire [ vegetation]; infoltire [hair, eyebrows]; appesantire [ make-up]; rendere rauco [ voice]2.verbo intransitivo [sauce, soup] addensarsi, rapprendersi; [fog, snow, cloud] infittirsi; [ waistline] aumentare; [ accent] diventare più forte; [ voice] arrochirsi; [ traffic] intensificarsi••* * *verb (to make or become thick or thicker: We'll add some flour to thicken the soup; The fog thickened and we could no longer see the road.) addensare; ispessire* * *['θɪkən] 1.verbo transitivo ispessire [ layer]; addensare [ liquid]; infittire [ vegetation]; infoltire [hair, eyebrows]; appesantire [ make-up]; rendere rauco [ voice]2.verbo intransitivo [sauce, soup] addensarsi, rapprendersi; [fog, snow, cloud] infittirsi; [ waistline] aumentare; [ accent] diventare più forte; [ voice] arrochirsi; [ traffic] intensificarsi•• -
2 thicken thick·en
['θɪk(ə)n]1. vt(gen) ispessire, (sauce) rendere più denso (-a)2. vi(gen) ispessirsi, (grow denser: forest, jungle) infittirsithe plot thickens fig — il mistero s'infittisce, la trama si complica
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3 (to) thicken
(to) thicken /ˈɵɪkən/A v. t.1 ( anche to thicken up) addensare; ispessire; infittire; infoltire; ( cucina) legare, rassodare: to thicken the sauce with flour, legare la salsa con la farina2 ingrossare; far ingrassare; appesantire (q.)B v. i.1 addensarsi; ispessirsi; infittirsi; infoltirsi; rassodarsi: The crowd was thickening, la folla s'addensava; The fog has thickened up, la nebbia si è infittita5 (fig.) ingarbugliarsi; complicarsi; imbrogliarsi: The plot thickens, la faccenda s'ingarbuglia; le cose si complicano● Your waist is thickening, ti stai ingrassando in vita. -
4 (to) thicken
(to) thicken /ˈɵɪkən/A v. t.1 ( anche to thicken up) addensare; ispessire; infittire; infoltire; ( cucina) legare, rassodare: to thicken the sauce with flour, legare la salsa con la farina2 ingrossare; far ingrassare; appesantire (q.)B v. i.1 addensarsi; ispessirsi; infittirsi; infoltirsi; rassodarsi: The crowd was thickening, la folla s'addensava; The fog has thickened up, la nebbia si è infittita5 (fig.) ingarbugliarsi; complicarsi; imbrogliarsi: The plot thickens, la faccenda s'ingarbuglia; le cose si complicano● Your waist is thickening, ti stai ingrassando in vita. -
5 thick
[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) spesso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) grosso, spesso3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) folto5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) fitto6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pieno7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) stupido2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) folto, fitto; mezzo- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
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