he/she thickens
-espesa
Presenthe/sheconjugation ofthicken.

thicken

thicken(
thih
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kihn
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. espesar
If you need to thicken the sauce, add a little flour to the mixture and keep stirring.Si necesitas espesar la salsa, añade un poco de harina a la mezcla y sigue removiéndola.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. espesarse
Keep stirring the sauce until it thickens.No dejes de remover la salsa hasta que se espese.
b. espesar
If the hollandaise doesn't thicken, add another egg yolk.Si la salsa holandesa no espesa, añade otra yema de huevo.
a. hacerse más espeso
The fog was thickening, and I could no longer see the hills ahead.La niebla se hacía más espesa y ya no veía las colinas que había delante de mí.
b. hacerse más denso
The forest was thickening, and Jane began to feel afraid.El bosque se hacía más denso y Jane comenzó a sentir miedo.
c. crecer
As the darkness thickened, Isabel began to panic as she still had a long walk home.A medida que crecía la oscuridad, el pánico se apoderó de Isabel, ya que todavía le quedaba un buen trecho para llegar a casa.
a. volverse más grueso
It's a condition that causes the skin to thicken.Es una afección que hace que la piel se vuelva más gruesa.
a. engordar
When Jim next saw Meg, it was twenty years later and her waist had thickened and her hair turned gray but she still had a lovely smile.Cuando Jim volvió a ver a Meg, habían pasado veinte años; le había engordado la cintura y ya peinaba canas, pero aún tenía una sonrisa encantadora.
a. empañarse
Graham's voice thickened when he mentioned his late grandmother.A Graham se le empañó la voz al mencionar a su difunta abuela.
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