толстый
thick
Meaning of толстый
Большой от одной стороны до другой, например книга в тысячу страниц.
having a large distance between two opposite sides, like a big book or a wall
Pronunciation
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Толстый or густой?
густой
густой = thick, of liquid, hair, forest, fog
Don't mix them up. Soup, hair, fog — густой; a book, a wall, ice — толстый.
Суп получился слишком густой.
The soup turned out too thick.
Он подарил мне толстый блокнот.
He gave me a thick notebook.
Толстый or плотный?
плотный
плотный = thick, dense: fabric, curtains, paper
Don't mix them up. Dense fabric or curtains — плотный; a book, a wall, a slice — толстый.
Повесь плотные шторы, чтобы было темно.
Hang thick curtains so it's dark.
На столе лежала толстая папка с документами.
A thick folder of documents lay on the table.
толстый with English translation
толстый usage examples
Она читала толстую книгу.
She was reading a thick book.
Стены старого замка очень толстые.
The walls of the old castle are very thick.
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толстый meaning: what does it mean?
having a large distance between two opposite sides, like a big book or a wall
толстый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
толстый is pronounced as [ˈtolstɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
толстый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
She was reading a thick book. Translation: Она читала толстую книгу.
Is толстый part of Adjectives vocabulary?
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