dicht
Translation
dense, thick, sealed, drunk
Examples
Der Wald ist hier sehr dicht.
The forest is very dense here.
Bitte schließe die Tür dicht.
Please close the door tightly.
Er war gestern Abend total dicht.
He was totally drunk last night.
Grammar Patterns
dicht an/bei+3 close to/by sth. The house is right by the forest.
dicht sein to be dense/sealed/drunk The forest is dense. / He is totally drunk.
Similar Words
Synonyms: eng, kompakt (dense, compact); undurchlässig (impermeable); Antonyms: locker (loose), undicht (leaky), dünn (thin)
Etymology
Derived from Old High German 'dihti', which is a cognate of the English word 'tight'.
Memory Tips
It sounds a bit like 'tight'. Imagine a 'dicht' forest is 'tightly' packed with trees. A 'dicht' window is sealed 'tight'. The slang for drunk is also 'tight'.