Used to describe an action carried out in a dense, heavy, or close manner.
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Snow lay thick on the rooftops.
La neige était tombée épais sur les toits.
In a dense, heavy, or closely packed manner. Snow lay thick on the rooftops.
Occurs chiefly in the fixed phrase 'the thick (of)' meaning the most intense or active part.
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cœurDans l’expression « the thick of ». She was right in the thick of the negotiations when the deal fell apart.
Elle était en plein cœur des négociations quand l’accord a échoué.
The busiest, most intense, or most concentrated part or stage of something (usually in the phrase 'the thick of'). She was right in the thick of the negotiations when the deal fell apart.
Archaic or dialectal; to make or become thick.
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The plot thicked as new characters were introduced.
L’intrigue s’épaississait à mesure que de nouveaux personnages étaient introduits.
Archaic or dialectal. To make or become thick; thicken. The plot thicked as new characters were introduced.