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thick
UK
/θɪk/
US
/θɪk/
Translations
thicker
Comp.
thickest
Super.
UK
/θɪk/
US
/θɪk/
The fog was so thick that we could barely see the road ahead.
Le brouillard était si opaque que nous pouvions à peine voir la route devant nous.
The book had thick pages that were difficult to tear.
Le livre avait des pages épaisses qu’il était difficile de déchirer.
Don't be so thick—of course I remembered your birthday.
Ne sois pas si bête — bien sûr que je me souvenais de ton anniversaire.
The soup was so thick that the spoon could stand upright in it.
La soupe était si dense que la cuillère pouvait y tenir droite.
He spoke with a thick accent that was hard to understand.
Il parlait avec un accent prononcé, difficile à comprendre.
Additional translations
UK
/θɪk/
US
/θɪk/
Used to describe an action carried out in a dense, heavy, or close manner.
Snow lay thick on the rooftops.
La neige était tombée épais sur les toits.
Occurs chiefly in the fixed phrase 'the thick (of)' meaning the most intense or active part.
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.
thicked
Past Simple
thicked
Past Participle
thicking
Gerund
Archaic or dialectal; to make or become thick.
The plot thicked as new characters were introduced.
L’intrigue s’épaississait à mesure que de nouveaux personnages étaient introduits.
Definitions
The book had thick pages that were difficult to tear.
The soup was so thick that the spoon could stand upright in it.
The forest was thick with trees, making it hard to see the sky.
He spoke with a thick accent that was hard to understand.
The fog was so thick that we could barely see the road ahead.
Don't be so thick—of course I remembered your birthday.
Snow lay thick on the rooftops.
She was right in the thick of the negotiations when the deal fell apart.
The plot thicked as new characters were introduced.