fat

gordo

Que tiene un cuerpo grande y pesado por acumular más grasa de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: Having a large, heavy body with more soft tissue under the skin than usual.

• Their cat is quite fat.
• The pig grew fat over the summer.
• He worries that sitting all day will make him fat.

Sinónimos: overweight, plump

Antónimos: thin, slim

Expresiones frecuentes: fat cat, get fat, fat belly, fat person

grueso, abultado

Más grueso, grande o abundante de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: Unusually thick or large in size or amount.

• He carried a fat book.
• She received a fat bonus this year.
• A fat envelope arrived in the post.

Sinónimos: thick, large, substantial

Antónimos: thin, small

Expresiones frecuentes: fat wallet, fat book, fat cheque, fat profits

fértil, fecundo

Se dice de una tierra donde crecen bien las plantas y se obtienen cosechas abundantes.

En inglés sencillo: Able to support plenty of crops or other plant growth.

• The valley has fat soil.
• Cattle grazed on the fat pasture.
• They settled beside a river on fat, productive land.

Sinónimos: fertile, productive, rich

Antónimos: barren, infertile

Expresiones frecuentes: fat soil, fat pasture, fat land

grasa, tejido adiposo

Tejido blando bajo la piel y alrededor de los órganos que almacena energía y ayuda a mantener el calor corporal.

En inglés sencillo: Soft tissue under the skin and around organs that stores energy and helps keep the body warm.

• Fat helps keep the body warm.
• The animal stores fat for winter.
• Exercise can reduce body fat and strengthen muscles.

Sinónimos: adipose tissue

Expresiones frecuentes: body fat, belly fat, layer of fat, fat tissue

grasa

Sustancia aceitosa presente en alimentos y en el cuerpo, generalmente sólida a temperatura ambiente.

En inglés sencillo: An oily substance in foods and the body that is usually solid at normal room temperature.

• Butter contains a lot of fat.
• This food is low in saturated fat.
• The label shows how many grams of fat each serving contains.

Expresiones frecuentes: saturated fat, fat content, low fat, dietary fat

grasa, gordo

La parte blanda y grasa de la carne, que se puede comer o usar para cocinar.

En inglés sencillo: The soft, oily part of meat, which can be eaten or used in cooking.

• Cut the fat off the meat.
• She cooked the potatoes in beef fat.
• This bacon has more fat than meat.

Expresiones frecuentes: beef fat, pork fat, trim the fat, fat on meat