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1 thicken
thicken [ˈθɪkən][+ sauce] épaissir[crowd] grossir ; [sauce] épaissir* * *['θɪkən] 1.transitive verb ( all contexts) épaissir2.intransitive verb [sauce, soup, fog, snow, cloud, waistline] s'épaissir; [accent] devenir plus fort; [voice] s'enrouer; [traffic] devenir plus dense•• -
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B vi [sauce, soup, fog, snow, cloud, waistline] s'épaissir ; [accent] devenir plus fort ; [voice] s'enrouer ; [traffic] devenir plus dense.the plot thickens! l'affaire se corse! -
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thicken ['θɪkən]∎ the plot thickens les choses se compliquent ou se corsent, l'histoire se corse(sauce, soup) épaissir -
4 thicken
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.) (s')épaissir -
5 to thicken
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6 stiffen
stiffen ['stɪfən](a) (paper, fabric) raidir, renforcer(c) (make painful → arm, leg, muscle) courbaturer;∎ his joints had become stiffened by arthritis ses articulations s'étaient raidies à cause de l'arthrite(d) (strengthen → resistance, resolve) renforcer(a) (harden → paper, fabric) devenir raide ou rigide(b) (tense, stop moving) se raidir;∎ everybody in the room suddenly stiffened tout à coup, tout le monde dans la pièce retint son souffle ou s'immobilisa(d) (become hard to move → hinge, handle, door) se coincer(e) (start to ache) s'ankyloser -
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[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
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Thicken — Thick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thickening}.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint. [1913 Webster] (b) To make close; to fill… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thicken — Thick en, v. i. To become thick. Thy luster thickens when he shines by. Shak. [1913 Webster] The press of people thickens to the court. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thicken — index crystallize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
thicken — (v.) early 15c. (trans.), 1590s (intrans.), from THICK (Cf. thick) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Thickened; thickening. An earlier verb was O.E. þiccian … Etymology dictionary
thicken — [v] set; make more dense add, buttress, cake, clabber, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, curdle, deepen, enlarge, expand, freeze, gel, grow thick, harden, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, reinforce, solidify, stiffen, swell, widen;… … New thesaurus
thicken — ► VERB ▪ make or become thick or thicker. ● the plot thickens Cf. ↑the plot thickens DERIVATIVES thickener noun … English terms dictionary
thicken — [thik′ən] vt., vi. 1. to make or become thick or thicker, as in dimension, density, consistency, articulation, etc. 2. to make or become more complex or involved [the plot thickened] thickener n … English World dictionary
thicken — thick|en [ˈθıkən] v [I and T] to become thick, or make something thick ▪ The fog was beginning to thicken. ▪ Thicken the soup by adding potatoes. thicken sth with sth ▪ a stew thickened with lentils and vegetables →the plot thickens at ↑plot1 (3) … Dictionary of contemporary English
thicken — [[t]θɪ̱kən[/t]] thickens, thickening, thickened 1) V ERG When you thicken a liquid or it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. [V n] Thicken the broth with the cornflour... Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. 2) VERB If something… … English dictionary
thicken — verb (I, T) to become thick, or make something thick: The fog was beginning to thicken. | thicken sth: You can thicken a sauce by adding cornstarch. see also: the plot thickens plot 1 (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thicken — UK [ˈθɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms thicken : present tense I/you/we/they thicken he/she/it thickens present participle thickening past tense thickened past participle thickened to become thick, or to make something become… … English dictionary