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1 to give somebody a thick ear
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2 ear
I iə noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) oreja2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) oído•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears
II iə noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) espigaear n1. oreja2. oído3. espigatr[ɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL oreja2 (sense) oído\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby ear de oídoto be all ears ser todo,-a oídosto be out on one's ear encontrarse de patitas en la calleto be up to one's ears in something estar hasta el cuello de algoto have a good ear for something tener oído para algoto have the ear of somebody hacerse escuchar por alguiento go in at one ear and out at the other entrarle por un oído y salirle por el otroto keep one's ear to the ground estar al corrienteto play something by ear tocar algo de oídoto play it by ear figurative use improvisarto turn a deaf ear hacer oídos sordossomebody's ears are burning le silban los oídos a alguienear lobe lóbuloear, nose and throat specialist otorrinolaringólogo,-aear shell oreja de marear trumpet trompetillathick ear bofetada————————tr[ɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (of cereal) espigaear ['ɪr] n1) : oído m, oreja finner ear: oído internobig ears: orejas grandes2)ear of corn : mazorca f, choclo mn.• asa* s.f.• espiga s.f.• espigón s.m.• mazorca s.f.• oreja s.f.• oído s.m.ɪr, ɪə(r)1)the inner/middle/outer ear — el oído interno/medio/externo
her ears must be burning — le deben estar ardiendo las orejas or zumbando los oídos
to be all ears — ser* todo oídos
to be wet behind the ears — estar* verde, no tener* experiencia
to fall down about o around one's ears: the house is falling down around our ears la casa se nos está viniendo abajo or cayendo a pedazos; to fall on deaf ears caer* en oídos sordos; to give somebody a thick ear (colloq) darle* una torta or un moquete a alguien (fam); to go in one ear and out the other (colloq): it just goes in one ear and out the other me/te/le entra por un oído y me/te/le sale por el otro; to have/keep one's ear to the ground mantenerse* atento; to lend an ear to somebody prestarle atención a alguien; to prick up one's ears \<\<person\>\> aguzar* el oído, parar la(s) oreja(s) (AmL fam); ( lit) \<\<dog/horse\>\> levantar or (AmL) parar las orejas; to set something on its ear (AmE) causar revuelo en algo, revolucionar algo; to turn a deaf ear to somebody/something — hacer* oídos sordos a alguien/algo
b) ( sense of hearing) (no pl) oído mto have a good ear for music/languages — tener* oído para la música/los idiomas
to play something by ear — tocar* algo de oído
to play it by ear: I don't know what I'm going to say, I'll just have to play it by ear — no sé que voy a decir, ya veré llegado el momento or sobre la marcha
2) ( of corn) espiga f
I [ɪǝ(r)]1. N1) (Anat) (=outer part) oreja f; (=rest of organ) oído m•
he could not believe his ears — no daba crédito a sus oídos•
he was grinning from ear to ear — la mueca le llegaba de oreja a oreja•
he whispered in her ear — le susurró al oído•
he was looking for a sympathetic ear — buscaba a alguien que le escuchara•
a word in your ear — una palabra en confianza- be all ears- bend sb's ear- close or shut one's ears to sththey closed or shut their ears to everything that was being said — hicieron caso omiso de todo lo que se dijo
- fall or crash down around or about one's ears- fall on deaf ears- have/keep one's ears to the ground- have sb's ear- lend an earthey're always willing to lend an ear and offer advice — siempre están dispuestos a escuchar y dar consejos
- listen with half an ear- be out on one's earif you don't work harder, you'll be out on your ear — como no arrimes más el hombro te verás en la calle *
- pin back one's ears- give sb a thick ear- be up to one's ears- have money/houses coming out of one's earsI had football/pizza coming out of my ears — el fútbol/la pizza me salía por las orejas, estaba harto de fútbol/pizza
- be wet behind the earscauliflower, deaf, flea, pig, box II, 1.2) (=sense of hearing) oído m•
to play sth by ear — (lit) tocar algo de oídowe don't know what to expect, we'll just have to play it by ear — (fig) no sabemos a qué atenernos, tendremos que improvisar sobre la marcha
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she has an ear for languages — tiene oído para los idiomas2.CPDear infection N — infección f de oído
ear, nose and throat department N — sección f de otorrinolaringología
ear, nose and throat specialist N — otorrinolaringólogo(-a) m / f
ear trumpet N — trompetilla f acústica
II
[ɪǝ(r)]N [of cereal] espiga f* * *[ɪr, ɪə(r)]1)the inner/middle/outer ear — el oído interno/medio/externo
her ears must be burning — le deben estar ardiendo las orejas or zumbando los oídos
to be all ears — ser* todo oídos
to be wet behind the ears — estar* verde, no tener* experiencia
to fall down about o around one's ears: the house is falling down around our ears la casa se nos está viniendo abajo or cayendo a pedazos; to fall on deaf ears caer* en oídos sordos; to give somebody a thick ear (colloq) darle* una torta or un moquete a alguien (fam); to go in one ear and out the other (colloq): it just goes in one ear and out the other me/te/le entra por un oído y me/te/le sale por el otro; to have/keep one's ear to the ground mantenerse* atento; to lend an ear to somebody prestarle atención a alguien; to prick up one's ears \<\<person\>\> aguzar* el oído, parar la(s) oreja(s) (AmL fam); ( lit) \<\<dog/horse\>\> levantar or (AmL) parar las orejas; to set something on its ear (AmE) causar revuelo en algo, revolucionar algo; to turn a deaf ear to somebody/something — hacer* oídos sordos a alguien/algo
b) ( sense of hearing) (no pl) oído mto have a good ear for music/languages — tener* oído para la música/los idiomas
to play something by ear — tocar* algo de oído
to play it by ear: I don't know what I'm going to say, I'll just have to play it by ear — no sé que voy a decir, ya veré llegado el momento or sobre la marcha
2) ( of corn) espiga f -
3 thick
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1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto
2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
thick adj1. grueso / gordo2. tupido / poblado3. denso / espeso4. espeso5. corto / burrotr[ɵɪk]1 (solid things) grueso,-a2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a1 espesamente, gruesamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthick and fast en cantidadthrough thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y mareato be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carneto be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chalecoto be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algoto be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguiento be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algoto get a thick ear recibir una tortato give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguiento have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotadato have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticasthick ['ɵɪk] adj1) : gruesoa thick plank: una tabla gruesa2) : espeso, densothick syrup: jarabe espeso♦ thickly advthick n1)in the thick of : en medio dein the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla2)through thick and thin : a las duras y a las madurasadj.• amazacotado, -a adj.• apelmazado, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• brumoso, -a adj.• copudo, -a adj.• craso, -a adj.• de espesor adj.• doble adj.• espeso, -a adj.• grueso, -a adj.• morrocotudo, -a adj.• tupido, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.• viciado, -a adj.• viscoso, -a adj.• zurraposo, -a adj.n.• espesor s.m.• grueso s.m.
I θɪkadjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
II
a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
III
in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
[θɪk]through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
1. ADJ(compar thicker) (superl thickest)1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesaa thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo
a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla
a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre
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how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso•
to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupidathe pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente
the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo
the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores
3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espesoif the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua
4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *
I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *
- be as thick as a brick or two short planks- as thick as5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso7) * (=very friendly)- be as thick as thieves8) (=groggy)2.ADV (=in a thick layer)•
the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad•
the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve•
slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas•
he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla- come/follow thick and fastthe snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar
- lay it on thick3.Nto be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo
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I [θɪk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
II
a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
III
in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
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