fat

gros

fat

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).

adjective

1. (overweight)

a. gros

I think I'm too fat. - You're perfect just the way you are!Je me trouve trop gros. - Tu es parfait comme tu es !

b. gras

The vet said that my dog's too fat and he needs to go on a diet.Le vétérinaire a dit que mon chien était trop gras et qu'il devait suivre un régime.

2. (thick)

a. gros

I've been carrying around these fat books all day and my back hurts.J’ai traîné ces gros livres toute la journée et j’ai mal au dos.

b. épais

Owen pulled out a fat envelope full of documents.Owen a sorti une épaisse enveloppe remplie de documents.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(lucrative)

a. juteux

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

The player just signed a fat contract that will keep him on the team for the next five years.Le joueur vient de signer un contrat juteux qui le liera à l'équipe pendant les cinq prochaines années.

4. (culinary)

a. gras

This steak is too fat for my liking.Ce steak est trop gras à mon goût.

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

(fecund)

a. fertile

The valley's fat soils fed the entire population.Les sols fertiles de la vallée nourrissaient toute la population.

b. riche

The farmers enjoyed fat, easily cultivated land.Les agriculteurs profitaient d'une terre riche et facile à cultiver.

A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).

noun

6. (culinary)

a. la matière grasse

(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(F)

You must stop eating foods that are high in fat and sodium.Vous devez arrêter de consommer des aliments riches en matières grasses et en sodium.

b. le gras

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

There's too much fat in this sauce.Il y a trop de gras dans cette sauce.

7. (anatomy)

a. la graisse

(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(F)

This exercise is supposed to help you burn more fat.Cet exercice est censé vous aider à brûler plus de graisse.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).

transitive verb

A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).

(archaic)

(to fatten)

a. engraisser

The farmer had fatted the pigs over the previous six months.Le fermier avait engraissé les cochons au cours des six mois précédents.

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