FAT

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Traducere în limba română

fat¹ I. adjectiv

1. gras; unsuros.

2. gras, cărnos, bine hrănit, plin, durduliu, dolofan, rotofei, rotund;

fat cheeks obraji rotunzi / bucălaţi;

fat fingers degete scurte şi groase;

(as) fat as a pig / mole gras ca un porc / pepene;

to grow fat a se îngrăşa.

3. (despre pământ) gras, fertil, rodnic.

4. gras, avantajos, lucrativ, profitabil;

fat job afacere rentabilă / grasă; sinecură;

fat lining câştig gras / mare;

(teatru) fat part rol gras.

5. bogat, îmbelşugat, abundent, copios.

6. obtuz, mărginit, redus, prost.

fat¹ II. adverb

(fam.) to cut it fat a tăia piroane, a turna la minciuni, a exagera / a minţi fără ruşine;

to cut up fat a lăsa o moştenire mare.

fat¹ III. substantiv

1. grăsime, osânză, untură;

animal fat grăsime animală;

vegetable fat grăsime vegetală;

(fam.) (all) the fat is in the fire s-a dus dracului tot; lucrurile s-au încurcat rău de tot;

(fig.) to Iive on one’s own fat a trăi din rezerve acumulate / din capital / din cunoştinţe în însuşite fără a mai învăţa nimic nou / din propria-i osânză;

(amer. fig, despre un partid politic) to fry the fat out of smb. a stoarce bani de la cineva pentru ducerea campaniei electorale;

(înv.) to lick the fat from smb.’s beard a se folosi de roadele muncii cuiva;

(fam. ) to run to fat a se îngrăşa;

to live on / to eat the fat of the land a trăi din belşug / în lux.

2. unsoare.

3. (fig.) cremă, partea cea mai bună, bucăţica grasă.

4. (fam.) chilipir, pleaşcă; afacere rentabilă; bani.

5. (teatru sl.) pasaj avantajos al rolului, croşetă.

6. (înv.) butoi.

fat¹ IV. verb A. tranzitiv

1. (şi to fat up) a îngrăşa.

2. a fertiliza.

fat¹ IV. verb B. intranzitiv

a se îngrăşa.

fat² substantiv

(înv.) butoi.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

And then, even as Yamikan, will you return very fat, your eyes full of the things you have seen, your head filled with wisdom.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

‘Well,’ said I, ‘you said you’d give me one for Christmas, and I was feeling which was the fattest.’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

When he is fat, I will eat him.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

The efficiency of energy storage in fats is probably an important reason why animals store most of their energy as fats and only a small amount of energy as carbohydrates.

(Beta-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

When activated in adipose tissue, GR increases the level of visceral fat, induces insulin resistance and dyslipidemias that increase the risk of heart disease.

(Metabolic Syndrome Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

I could weep for the poor creatures, did I but forget poor old fat Louis and the troubles before him.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

The models covered a number of health states, including levels of liver fat, kidney function and visceral fat, alcohol consumption, physical activity and smoking behaviour, and for risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

(Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk, University of Cambridge)

The key is to: • Eat a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products • Eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and low-fat dairy products • Drink lots of water • Limit salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat, and trans fat in your diet

(Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Oh! no doubt he is very sincere in preferring an income ready made, to the trouble of working for one; and has the best intentions of doing nothing all the rest of his days but eat, drink, and grow fat.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

It was not at all romantic, but a hearty laugh set everybody straight again, for Hannah was discovered behind the door, sobbing over the fat turkey, which she had forgotten to put down when she rushed up from the kitchen.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

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