thick in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.thick [Brit θɪk, Am θɪk] ADJ

1. thick attr:

thick piece, layer, material, garment, liquid, paste, snow, hair, eyebrows, lips, features, make-up
épais/épaisse
thick forest, vegetation, fog
dense, épais/épaisse
thick beard
touffu
thick accent
fort
thick voice (from sore throat, cold)
voilé, enroué
thick (from alcohol)
pâteux/-euse
to be 6 cm thick
faire 6 cm d'épaisseur
how thick is the wall/this piece of steel?
quelle est l'épaisseur du mur/de ce morceau d'acier?
a 6 cm-thick piece of wood
un morceau de bois de 6 cm d'épaisseur
to make [sth] thicker soup, sauce
épaissir
to be thick with smoke, noise
être plein de
to be thick with emotion
être chargé de
a river thick with rubbish
une rivière pleine de détritus
fields thick with poppies
des champs couverts de coquelicots
the air was thick with insults
les insultes fusaient
the table was thick with dust
la table était couverte d'une épaisse couche de poussière
the ground was thick with ants
le sol grouillait de fourmis
to have a thick head (from hangover)
avoir la gueule de bois
to have a thick head (from cold, flu)
avoir le cerveau embrumé
a fog so thick you could cut it with a knife
un brouillard à couper au couteau

II.thick [Brit θɪk, Am θɪk] ADV

III.thick [Brit θɪk, Am θɪk]

See also thief, plank, ground, brick, blood

thief <pl thieves> [Brit θiːf, Am θif] N

plank [Brit plaŋk, Am plæŋk] N

I.ground [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] VB pt VB pp

View verb table

ground → grind

II.ground [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] N

1. ground (surface underfoot):

ground
sol m
ground
terre f
to put/throw sth on the ground
poser/jeter qc par terre
to sit/lie (down) on the ground
s'asseoir/s'allonger par terre
to fall to the ground
tomber (par terre)
to pick sth up off the ground
ramasser qc (par terre)
get up off the ground
lève-toi
to get off the ground plane:
décoller
to get off the ground fig idea:
prendre fig
to get sth off the ground plan, undertaking, campaign
faire démarrer
to burn to the ground
brûler complètement
above (the) ground
en surface
below (the) ground
sous terre
to prepare the ground lit
préparer la terre or le sol
to prepare the ground fig
ouvrir la voie (for à)
to clear the ground lit, fig
déblayer le terrain
on the ground lit, fig
sur le terrain

2. ground (area, territory):

ground lit, fig
terrain m
a piece of ground
un terrain
built on high/rocky ground
construit sur un terrain surélevé/accidenté
holy/neutral ground
terrain consacré/neutre
to cover a lot of ground lit
faire beaucoup de chemin
to cover a lot of ground fig
avancer beaucoup
to cover the same ground teachers, speakers:
traiter le même sujet
to cover the same ground articles, lectures:
traiter du même sujet
to go over the same ground
se répéter
to break fresh or new ground
innover (by or in doing en faisant)
to break new political/legal ground
innover dans le domaine politique/légal
it breaks no new ground
cela n'apporte rien de nouveau
on neutral ground
en terrain neutre
on my/her own ground
sur mon/son propre terrain
to be on sure or firm ground
être sûr de ce qu'on avance
to be on shaky ground
être dans une position délicate
to be sure of one's ground
être sûr de son fait or de ce qu'on avance
(to be) on dangerous ground (in discussion)
(être) sur un terrain miné
(to be) on dangerous ground (in dealings)
(être) dans une position délicate
on safe ground
sur un terrain familier
the ground is shifting
le climat est en train de changer fig
familiar/new ground
domaine m familier/nouveau

2. grounds (reasons):

on ethical grounds
pour des raisons d'éthique
on compassionate grounds
pour raisons personnelles
grounds for divorce, appeal, extradition, arrest, opposition, criticism, hope
motifs de
to have grounds for complaint/for suspicion
avoir des motifs de se plaindre/de douter
to give sb grounds for anxiety
être un motif or une source d'angoisse pour qn
grounds for doing
motifs pour faire
there are reasonable grounds/there are no grounds for supposing that …
il y a des motifs suffisants/il n'y a aucun motif pour supposer que …
to give sb good grounds for doing
donner à qn de bonnes raisons de faire
to have grounds to do
avoir des raisons de faire
on (the) grounds of cost, public interest
en raison de
on (the) grounds of adultery, negligence, insufficient evidence
pour raison de
on (the) grounds of ill-health
pour raisons de santé
to lodge an appeal on the grounds of insanity
faire appel en arguant la folie
on the grounds that …
en raison du fait que …

V.ground [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd] VB trans

View verb table

VI.ground [Brit ɡraʊnd, Am ɡraʊnd]

View verb table

brick [Brit brɪk, Am brɪk] N

I.blood [Brit blʌd, Am bləd] N

II.blood [Brit blʌd, Am bləd] VB trans HUNT

View verb table

III.blood [Brit blʌd, Am bləd]

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thick-witted, thick-skulled ADJ inf

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thick Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in the thick of sth
être en plein qc
it was thick with dust/fog
il y avait une poussière/un brouillard à couper au couteau
it was thick with people/insects fig
ça grouillait de monde/d'insectes
get it into your thick head that ...
fais bien rentrer dans ta petite tête que ...
to be as thick as thieves
s'entendre comme larrons en foire
to lay it on a bit thick
en rajouter inf
get that into your thick head!
fous-toi ça dans le crâne!
to be as thick as thieves
s'entendre comme cul et chemise inf
get that into your (thick) head!
fiche-toi ça dans le crâne!
questions are coming thick and fast
les questions fusent
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The peristome is straight, thick, blunt, often outwardly blackish.
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They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short thick but pointed bills.
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The claws are short and rounded, being thick at the base and tapering to a point.
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Due to extensive exploitation only in unapproachable areas the thick forests are found.
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The coaming around the funnels was 40 mm thick.
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Other flooring is made from inch-thick mahogany which dented the tools of electricians and telephone mechanics who attempted to string new wiring in the 1950s.
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The forward bulkhead and the after bulkhead were 233mm in thick.
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It is made from a thick freshwater shrimp (crayfish) stock soup, potatoes, milk and chili pepper.
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When its time to shower, always wear a thick shower cap when washing up-extra points if it's lined in terry cloth!
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It has faint expression in the thick nerve trunks from the areas without ganglion cells.
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