thickening in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thickening in the English»French Dictionary

thickening [Brit ˈθɪk(ə)nɪŋ, Am ˈθɪkənɪŋ] N (gen)

thickening FOOD

épaississant m

I.thicken [Brit ˈθɪk(ə)n, Am ˈθɪkən] VB trans (all contexts)

thicken

épaissir

II.thicken [Brit ˈθɪk(ə)n, Am ˈθɪkən] VB intr

thicken sauce, soup, fog, snow, cloud, waistline:

s'épaissir

thicken accent:

devenir plus fort

thicken voice:

s'enrouer

thicken traffic:

devenir plus dense

III.thicken [Brit ˈθɪk(ə)n, Am ˈθɪkən]

the plot thickens!

l'affaire se corse!

Translations for thickening in the French»English Dictionary

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épaississement

thickening

épaississant (épaississante)

thickening

épaissir sauce

to thicken

épaissir âge, graisse: traits, taille

to thicken

épaissir sauce:

to thicken

faire épaissir à feu doux

leave to thicken over a gentle heat

s'épaissir

to thicken

s'épaissir

to thicken

s'épaissir

to thicken

prendre consistance

to thicken

donner de la consistance à qc

to thicken sth

quand la mayonnaise prend

when the mayonnaise begins to thicken

empâter corps

to thicken out

s'empâter corps:

to thicken out

liaison

thickening

faire une liaison

to thicken a sauce

figer sauce

to thicken

thickening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thickening in the English»French Dictionary

thickener, thickening N

thickener

épaississant m

I.thicken [ˈθɪkən] VB trans

thicken

épaissir

II.thicken [ˈθɪkən] VB intr

1. thicken (become denser):

thicken a. fig

s'épaissir

the plot thickens fig

les choses se compliquent

2. thicken (become more numerous):

thicken

grossir

3. thicken (become less slim):

thicken

grossir

Translations for thickening in the French»English Dictionary

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épaissir

to thicken

s'épaissir (devenir plus consistant) liquide, air

to thicken

prendre consistance liquide

to thicken

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The thickening of the heart makes it harder for blood to leave, forcing the heart to work more vigorously to pump blood.

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It is characterised by a single row of rugae (transverse thickenings of the body surface), numerous testes, and two caeca.

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Persistently elevated blood pressure leads to intimal thickening, hyperplasia of the media wall, and hyaline degeneration in the subsequent, sclerotic, stage.

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Occasionally, tissue fibrosis and thickening may become so marked in the later stages of lymphedema that pitting is absent.

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Local hemodynamics play an important role, higher blood pressure and changes in shear stress being potential causes of intimal thickening.

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This can be used to qualitatively identify thinning or thickening of a rock unit in different directions.

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Sprinkled sparingly over gumbo as a seasoning and a thickening agent, it adds a distinctive, earthy flavor and texture.

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Diabetes results in early loss of pericytes and thickening of the basement membrane.

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Great for overdubs and thickening out the sound...

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The hepatic endodermal cells undergo a morphological transition from columnar to pseudostratified resulting in thickening into the early liver bud.

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