fat

gros

Qui a un corps volumineux et lourd en raison d’une quantité importante de graisse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : overweight, plump

Contraires : thin, slim

Expressions courantes : fat cat, get fat, fat belly, fat person

épais, gros

Plus épais, plus volumineux ou plus abondant que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : thick, large, substantial

Contraires : thin, small

Expressions courantes : fat wallet, fat book, fat cheque, fat profits

fertile, gras

Se dit d’une terre où les plantes poussent bien et donnent des récoltes abondantes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fertile, productive, rich

Contraires : barren, infertile

Expressions courantes : fat soil, fat pasture, fat land

graisse, tissu adipeux

Tissu mou sous la peau et autour des organes, qui stocke de l’énergie et aide à garder le corps chaud.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : adipose tissue

Expressions courantes : body fat, belly fat, layer of fat, fat tissue

graisse, matière grasse

Substance grasse présente dans les aliments et le corps, généralement solide à température ambiante.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : saturated fat, fat content, low fat, dietary fat

gras, graisse

La partie molle et grasse de la viande, que l’on peut manger ou utiliser en cuisine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : beef fat, pork fat, trim the fat, fat on meat