thick

thick
Ɵik 1. adjective
1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) tykk
2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) tykk
3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) tykk
4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) tett, tykk
5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) tett, tykk
6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) tett med, fylt av
7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) dum, teit
2. noun
(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) midt i det tykkeste; tykke skogen; kampens hete
- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
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I
subst. \/θɪk\/
1) den tykke, det tykke
the thick of the thumb
den tykke delen av tommelen
2) (hverdagslig) kjøtthue
come right into the very thick of it eller come right into the very thick of things havne midt i begivenhetenes sentrum
in the thick of the crowd midt i trengselen, der trengselen er som størst
in the thick of the fight eller in the thick of the battle midt (oppe) i striden, i kampens hete
stick together through thick and thin holde sammen i tykt og tynt
stick to somebody through thick and thin følge noen gjennom tykt og tynt
through thick and thin gjennom tykt og tynt
II
adj. \/θɪk\/
1) tykk, grov
she was reading a thick book
hun leste i en tykk bok
he sat down on a thick log
han satte seg ned på en grov tømmerstokk
she got a thick lip
leppen hennes hovnet opp
he put on a thick stratum
han la på et tykt lag
2) (om f.eks. skog eller tåke) tett, tettpakket
the fog was thick
det var tett tåke
3) tykk, fyldig
she has thick hair
hun har tykt hår
4) tallrik, hyppig forekommende
fossils were thick there
det var rikelige forekomster av fossiler der
the ants are thick on the ground
det vrimler av maur
5) (om væske) tykk, tyktflytende, jevn
6) (om væske) grumset, uklar
7) (om luft) tett, tykk, tung
the air was so thick we could hardly breathe
luften var så tett at vi nesten ikke fikk puste
8) tåket
the weather is still thick
det er fremdeles tåke
9) (om stemme) grøtet, tykk, snøvlet, utydelig
10) (om aksent) sterk, kraftig
she has a thick German accent
hun har en sterk tysk aksent
11) (overført) innviklet (om intrige)
the plot is thick
intrigen er innviklet
12) (hverdagslig) tykkskallet, dum, treg
13) (hverdagslig) på god fot, uatskillelige
they're very thick together
de er svært gode venner
14) (hverdagslig) mye, drøyt
that's a bit (too) thick
det er litt vel mye
three days of rain is a bit thick
tre dager med regn er litt vel mye
have a thick head være tykk i hodet være tung i hodet
be thick as thieves henge sammen som erteris
they're as thick as thieves
de henger sammen som erteris
be thick as two short planks være dum som et brød
thick with (også overført) tykk av, full av, fylt med
the air was thick with smoke
luften var full av røyk
the air is thick with rumours
luften svirrer av rykter
med et tykt lag av
the table was thick with dust
det var et tykt støvlag på bordet
(hverdagslig) god venn med, bestevenn med
she is thick with her brother
hun er bestevenn med sin bror
this is a bit (too) thick! eller that is a bit (too) thick! nå går det for langt! , det er det verste! , det er i drøyeste laget!
III
adv. \/θɪk\/
1) tykt
you spread the butter too thick
du har på for tykt lag med smør
2) tett, rikelig, fyldig
the corn stands thick
kornet står tett
the snow fell thick
snøen falt tett
lay it on thick (overført) smøre tykt på, overdrive
thick (and fast) tett i tett, tett etter hverandre, tett på hverandre, slag i slag
the questions came thick and fast
spørsmålene kom tett i tett

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