thicken

thicken
1. transitive verb
dicker machen; eindicken [Sauce]
2. intransitive verb
1) dicker werden
2) (become dense) [Nebel:] dichter werden
3) (become blurred)

his speech thickened — er bekam eine schwere Zunge (geh.)

4) (become complex)

the plot thickens! — die Sache wird kompliziert!; (iron.) die Sache wird langsam interessant!

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verb (to make or become thick or thicker: We'll add some flour to thicken the soup; The fog thickened and we could no longer see the road.) verdicken,-dichten
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thick·en
[ˈθɪkən]
I. vt FOOD
▪ to \thicken sth sauce etw eindicken
II. vi
1. (become less fluid) dick[er] [o dickflüssig[er]] werden
2. (become denser) dicht[er] werden, sich akk verdichten
traffic in town has \thickened die Verkehrsdichte in der Stadt hat zugenommen
3. (become less slim) [an Umfang] zunehmen
her waist has \thickened ihre Taille ist dicker geworden
4.
▶ the plot \thickens (saying) die Sache wird langsam interessant
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['TIkən]
1. vt
sauce etc eindicken
2. vi
1) (fog, hair, crowd, forest) dichter werden; (smoke, darkness) sich verdichten; (sauce, mixture) dick werden
2) (fig plot, mystery) immer verwickelter or undurchsichtiger werden

aha, the plot thickens! — aha, jetzt wirds interessant!

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thicken [ˈθıkən]
A v/t
1. dick(er) machen, verdicken
2. eine Flüssigkeit eindicken, eine Soße, Suppe auch binden, legieren
3. dicht(er) machen, verdichten
4. trüben:
fumes thicken the air
B v/i
1. dick(er) werden
2. dick(flüssig) werden
3. dicht(er) werden, sich verdichten
4. sich trüben
5. fig sich verwickeln oder verwirren:
the plot thickens der Knoten (im Drama etc) schürzt sich
6. heftiger werden (Kampf)
7. heiser werden (Stimme)
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1. transitive verb
dicker machen; eindicken [Sauce]
2. intransitive verb
1) dicker werden
2) (become dense) [Nebel:] dichter werden
3) (become blurred)

his speech thickened — er bekam eine schwere Zunge (geh.)

4) (become complex)

the plot thickens! — die Sache wird kompliziert!; (iron.) die Sache wird langsam interessant!

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v.
verdicken v.

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