1 (not thin) [+wall, line, slice, neck] grueso To test, pierce the thickest part of the chicken leg with a skewer We were separated by thick concrete [walls] They were protected by a thick concrete shelter Soldiers tried to blast straight through the thick steel door The house was covered in a thick [layer] of dust The road is covered with a thick [layer] of black mud A thick blanket of snow covers the ground Thick green mud has coated everything for miles around she lay back on a thick pile of cushions She drew a thick [line] down the middle of the page slice the mushrooms 1/4 inch thick ...thick [slices] of bread Her wrinkles had been covered up by a thick [layer] of greenish make-up
[+lips] grueso; carnoso He was full-faced and heavy-featured with thick [lips]
[+waist] ancho You'll forget to worry about the odd wrinkle or the rather thicker [waistline] He stood with his chubby hands on his thick [waist] She has a wide, sensual mouth and along thick [neck] draped with dozens of gold chains arms, legs, neck he rolled up his sleeves to reveal a pair of thick arms Mona wore long skirts to hide her thick legs
[+sweater] gordo ...a thick sweater She put on a pair of thick gloves He put on a thick coat and went to the stable yard
[+spectacles] de lente gruesa a thick layer of snow/dust una espesa capa de nieve/polvo; a thick layer of potatoes/butter una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla
fill the dish with a thick layer of potatoes followed by a thin layer of cheese everything was covered with a thick layer of dust archaeologists discovered the bodies preserved by a thick layer of lava
a tree root as thick as a man's arm una raíz de árbol tan gruesa gorda como el brazo de un hombre;or it's 2 metres thick tiene 2 metros de grosor
In places the mud is over 30 metres thick The young tree was about fifteen feet high and one foot thick at the base
a 5 centimetres thick door una puerta de 5 centímetros de grosor
to give sb a thick earear (informal) dar un sopapo a algn; (informal) If you don't shut up I'll give you a thick ear!
how thick is it?how ¿qué grosor tiene?; ¿cómo es de grueso? How thick is that plank of wood?
it's that's a bit thickit'sorthat's (informal) (unreasonable) eso ya pasa de castaño oscuro; (informal) he wants you to work an extra five hours a week? that's a bit thick! "Oh, I say," Algie complained. "That's a bit thick. You're not going to do it, are you, Pet?"
2 (dense) [+beard, eyebrows] poblado Robinson has grown a thick grey [beard] Before her was a gentleman with a bit of a paunch and a thick brown moustache His thick [eyebrows] bristled as he began speaking with great deliberation
[+carpet, fur] tupido Beautiful, those cats are, beautiful thick glossy coats His footsteps were cushioned by the thick red [carpet]
[+forest] tupido; poblado They were on the edge of the thick [forest] The trees were so thick that the [forests] were as dark as night The morning light had now brightened enough to reveal the thick green woods which spread out to the north of the city
[+vegetation, dust] espeso ...clouds of thick dust
[+air, atmosphere] cargado; denso; [+smoke, clouds, night] denso The room was thick with [smoke] The air was thick with [smoke] In the thick atmosphere of tobacco [smoke] and rumour they sat; ordered; and then couldn't talk Thick clouds of tobacco [smoke] made my eyes smart ...a thick yellow haze of city lights and [smoke] The [smoke] rose, yellow and thick We travelled in an old station wagon, windows all down, [clouds] of thick, red dust billowing behind Our latest satellite picture shows a band of thick [cloud] with some thunderstorms reported covering South Wales Today's launch was an hour later than planned due to low, thick [clouds] hanging over the launch site All at once the thick [darkness] of the garden rushed in upon me The [night] all around was thick and obscure *
[+fog] espeso; denso The [fog] seemed to be getting thicker as they went along
to have thick hairhair tener mucho pelo; tener una melena tupida
to be thick withwith (gen) estar lleno de the windows were thick with [dust]
the pavements were thick with people las aceras estaban abarrotadas llenas de gente;or
the streets are thick with [traffic] I struggled across Warwick Road, which was thick with [traffic] moving sluggishly north the water is thick with [weeds] ...tramping among shallow reeds, marshy land, shallow water thick with vegetation The air was thick with the smell of [fuel]
the air was thick with smoke el aire estaba cargado lleno de humo;or
The afternoon air is thick with the pungent smell of burning wood The sun is already high in the sky and the air is thick with heat and the sweet smell of hot oil
the air was thick with rumours corrían circulaban muchos rumores;or
The air was thick with talk of Haig's possible resignation
to be thick on the ground (informal) cameramen and interviewers were thick on the ground había cámaras y entrevistadores a patadas; (informal)
The alternatives to Roberts do not seem thick on the ground Even here, where [foriegn] investment is thickest on the ground, unemployment is over 50%
3 (not runny) [+yoghurt, sauce] espeso if the soup becomes too thick, add more water si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua; whisk until thick bátase hasta que se ponga espeso
The chef has made the [sauce] too thick The mixture should be the [consistency] of very thick batter ...thick garlic mayonnaise This [soup] should be thick and rich ...thick, [creamy] yoghurt The [consistency] should resemble thick cream
4 (very_informal) (stupid) corto; (informal) burro; (informal) he's a bit thick es un poco corto burro;or (informal)
He left school early because he was thick "Don't be so thick!" Rita screamed
I finally got it into through his thick heador por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca; (informal)
When are you going to get it into your thick head that snooping is no kind of a job for you?! I had begun to get it through my thick head that maybe nothing could be done
to be as thick as a brick two short planksor ser más burro bruto que un arado;or (informal)
as thick as (pig)shit (vulgar) más burro bruto que la hostia;or (vulgar)
5 (strong) [+accent] fuerte; marcado She spoke broken English in a thick, guttural [accent] He spoke English with a thick German [accent]
6 (from drink, illness, tiredness) [+voice] pastoso Her [voice] was phlegmy, thick "This is a sentimental journey for me," I said, my [voice] thick. "My sister was here the night she died." "What's going on?" came Jack's thick, drowsy [voice] his [voice] sounded blurred and thick His throat was thick as he said: "Look after Mommy, won't you, darling?"
his voice was thick with emotionemotion su voz estaba empañada por la emoción cargada de emoción;or
his voice was thick with sarcasmsarcasm su tono iba cargado de sarcasmo When he spoke his [voice] was thick with bitterness His [voice] became thick with emotion
7 (informal) (very friendly) to be thick (with sb) ser uña y carne (con algn); (informal)
those two seem to be very thick lately Since when have you been so thick with him?
to be (as) thick as thieves ser uña y carne; (informal) The three men became as thick as thieves in no time
8 (groggy) I woke up with a thick head me desperté con la cabeza embotada
