thick

Pronúncia: θɪk
    adjective
  1. [of solid] espès, compacte.
  2. [book, thread, stroke] gruixut.
  3. a wall that is two feet thick un mur de dos peus de gruix.
  4. thick as a brick gruixut com un maó.
  5. on ice only four centimetres thick sobre glaç de només quatre centímetres de gruix.
  6. to have a thick skin ser poc sensible, tenir la pell gruixuda.

  7. [dense, forest, vegetation, etc.] espès, frondós, aplantinat.
  8. [growth] espès.
  9. [eyebrows, beard] espès, tofut.
  10. the leaves were thick on the ground a terra hi havia tota una tofa de fulles.
  11. bodies lay thick on the road la carretera estava sembrada de cadàvers.
  12. the field is thick with strawberries el camp abunda (de \ en) maduixes.
  13. Florence will be thick with tourists Florència serà plena de turistes.

  14. [of liquid: cloudy] pastós, tèrbol.
  15. [stiff] viscós.
  16. [cream, gravy, etc.] espès.
  17. [fog, smoke] dens, espès.
  18. [air] carregat, que es pot tallar.
  19. [voice] pastós, pres.
  20. [accent] tancat.
  21. the air is pretty thick in here aquí fa olor de resclosit.
  22. the air was thick with insults els insults omplien l'aire.

  23. [stupid] estúpid, toix.
  24. to have a thick head tenir el cap dur, calçar pocs punts, no ser-hi tot.

  25. [of relationship] inseparable, íntim.
  26. to be very thick with someone ser inseparable amb algú (ser carn i ungla \ ser tap i carbassa).
  27. they're very thick són inseparables, són amics íntims.
  28. they are as thick as thieves són carn i ungla.

    29. colloquial
  29. that's a bit thick! ja està bé!, no hi ha dret!, no s'hi val!
  30. it's a bit thick to have to + infinitive és injust haver de + infinitiu.
    31. adverb
  31. don't spread butter too thick no posis gaire mantega.
  32. to cut the bread thick fer llesques gruixudes, tallar el pa en llesques molt gruixudes.
  33. the blows fell thick and fast upon him li van ploure els cops.
    34. noun
  34. in the thick of the battle en el moment més enverinat de la batalla.
  35. he likes to be in the thick of things li agrada ser actiu, li agrada ficar-se en tot.

  36. to stick to someone through thick and thin donar suport incondicionalment a algú, restar fidel a algú a totes passades.