Grammatical class

Adjective

épais

thick

Details

Syllables

é-pais

Phonetics

e.pɛ

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

43400

Freq. (movies)

57316

Freq. (news)

9985

Variants

Sentences

Des cheveux épais

Thick hair

A1

Il porte des verres épais.

He wears thick glasses.

A1

Il y avait un épais brouillard.

There was a thick fog.

A1

J'ai besoin d'un manteau épais.

I need a heavy coat.

A1

L'air est épais et sent le sang.

The air is heavy and smells of blood.

A1

Qui lira un livre aussi épais ?

Who will read a book that thick?

A2

L'hiver, je porte d'épais collants.

In winter, I put on thick tights.

A2

Le livre est épais.

The book is big.

B1

D'épais bosquets l'ont caché.

Dense bushes concealed him.

B1

Nous avons traversé des buissons épais.

We walked through thick bushes.

B1

Un épais brouillard a retardé notre vol.

A thick fog delayed our flight.

B1

Les Béotiens, les plus épais de tous les Grecs, prenaient le moins de part qu’ils pouvaient aux affaires générales.

The Boeotians, the dullest of all the Greeks, took the least part they could in general affairs.

C2