Adjective / Adverb
dicht
Pronunciation: /dɪçt/
thick, tight, dense
B1
rank #1,961
Meanings
Adjective
- thick, tight, dense
- impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)
- closed, out of operation, out of business
- close
Adverb
- closely
Example sentence
Der Nebel war so dicht, dass wir nichts sehen konnten.
The fog was so thick that we could see nothing.
Usage
- dichter Nebel — Dicht can describe something with very little space between its parts.
- Die Flasche ist dicht. — In another sense, dicht means sealed or not leaking.
Der dichte Vorhang hält fast das ganze Licht ab.
The thick curtain blocks out almost all the light.