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толстый

Translation of толстый

thick

Russian word in Latin letters: tolstyy

Meaning of толстый

Russian

Большой от одной стороны до другой, например книга в тысячу страниц.

English

having a large distance between two opposite sides, like a big book or a wall

thick

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈtolstɨj]
Russian · Female

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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.

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  1. She was reading a thick book.

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    Она читала толстую книгу.

  2. The walls of the old castle are very thick.

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    Стены старого замка очень толстые.

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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?

Yes, толстый (thick) can be learned in the Adjectives topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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