body fat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for body fat in the English»French Dictionary

body fat N

body fat

tissus mpl adipeux

Translations for body fat in the English»French Dictionary

fat (overweight) person, animal, body, bottom

gros/grosse

Translations for body fat in the French»English Dictionary

corps adipeux

fat body

Translations for body fat in the English»French Dictionary

I.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] N

1. fat (in diet):

fat

matières fpl grasses

fat intake

consommation f de matières grasses

animal/vegetable fats

graisses fpl animales/végétales

2. fat (on meat):

fat

gras m

you can leave the fat

tu peux laisser le gras

3. fat (for cooking):

fat (gen)

matière f grasse

fat (from meat)

graisse f

beef/mutton/goose fat

graisse de bœuf/de mouton/d'oie

fried in fat

frit dans de la matière grasse

4. fat (in body):

fat

graisse f

to lay down reserves of fat

accumuler des réserves de graisse

to run to fat

prendre du poids

5. fat CHEM:

fat

corps m gras

II.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt] ADJ

1. fat:

fat (overweight) person, animal, body, bottom

gros/grosse

fat (of child) cheek, tummy

rebondi

fat thigh, arm, finger

dodu

to get fat

grossir

to get fat on chocolates

grossir à force de manger des chocolats

to get or grow fat on sth fig

s'engraisser sur qc

2. fat (full, swollen):

fat wallet, envelope

rebondi

fat file, novel, magazine

épais/épaisse

fat cushion

moelleux/-euse

fat fruit, peapod

gros/grosse

3. fat (remunerative):

fat profit, cheque, fee

gros/grosse

a nice fat job

un travail grassement payé

4. fat (fertile):

fat land, valley, year

fertile

5. fat (worthwhile):

fat rôle

beau/belle

6. fat (fatty):

fat meat, bacon

gras/grasse

7. fat (not much) inf, iron:

that's a fat lot of good!

ça me/nous etc rend drôlement service! inf, iron

you're a fat lot of use!

tu es vraiment d'un grand secours! iron

a fat lot you know!

pour ce que tu en sais!

a fatlot you care!

que ça t'intéresse! inf

‘will she go?’—‘fat chance!’

‘elle ira?’—‘tu crois au père Noël!’ inf

III.fat [Brit fat, Am fæt]

the fat's in the fire inf

ça va faire des étincelles inf

to be in fat city inf Am

être plein aux as inf

to live off the fat of the land

vivre grassement

body [Brit ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑdi] N

1. body (of person, animal):

body

corps m

body and soul

corps et âme

to have just enough to keep body and soul together

avoir juste assez pour survivre

to sell one's body

se prostituer

all he wants is your body inf

tout ce qu'il veut, c'est coucher avec toi inf

2. body attr (for use on body):

body lotion, scrub

pour le corps

body care, paint

corporel/-elle

3. body (corpse):

body

corps m

body

cadavre m

a dead body

un cadavre

4. body (main section):

body (of car)

carrosserie f

body (of boat)

coque f

body (of aircraft)

fuselage m

body (of camera)

boîtier m

body (of violin, guitar)

caisse f de résonance

body (of text, type)

corps m

body (of dress)

corsage m

the body of the church

la nef

5. body attr MOTOR:

body repair

de carrosserie

6. body (large quantity):

body (of water)

étendue f

body (of laws)

recueil m (de lois)

body (of laws)

corps m (de lois)

a large body of evidence

un vaste faisceau de preuves

there is a body of opinion in favour of

l'ensemble m de l'opinion est en faveur de

the body of support for her is growing

le soutien en sa faveur va croissant

7. body (group):

body (of troops, students)

corps m

the student body

la masse des étudiants

the main body of demonstrators

le gros des manifestants

in a body

en masse

8. body (organization):

body

organisme m

advisory/official body

organisme consultatif/officiel

9. body PHYS:

body

corps m

10. body (fullness):

body (of wine)

corps m

body (of hair)

volume m

11. body (garment):

body

body m

12. body (person):

body inf, dated

bonhomme/bonne femme inf

m/f over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

you'll do that over my dead body!

plutôt mourir que te laisser faire ça!

body fat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for body fat in the English»French Dictionary

I.fat <fatter, fattest> [fæt] ADJ

1. fat (fleshy):

fat

gros(se)

to get fat

grossir

2. fat (containing fat):

fat

gras(se)

3. fat (thick):

fat

épais(se)

4. fat (large):

fat cheque, fee, profits

gros(se)

5. fat iron hum:

fat

sacré(e)

II.fat [fæt] N

1. fat no pl (body tissue):

fat

graisse f

2. fat no pl (meat tissue):

fat

gras m

3. fat (for cooking, in food):

fat

matière f grasse

Phrases:

to live off the fat of the land

vivre comme un coq en pâte

body <-ies> [ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑ:di] N

1. body (physical structure):

body

corps m

body fig of wine

corps m

body of hair

volume m

2. body (group):

body

organisme m

legislative body

corps législatif

3. body (amount):

body

masse f

body of water

étendue f

body of evidence

accumulation de preuves

4. body (main part):

body car

carrosserie f

body plane

fuselage m

5. body (leotard):

body

body m

Phrases:

over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

just enough to keep body and soul together

tout juste de quoi subsister

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The percentage of essential body fat for women is greater than that for men, due to the demands of childbearing and other hormonal functions.

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Primarily, this has been stealing their body fat for various nefarious cannibalistic purposes, or cutting them up and selling their flesh as fried chicharrones.

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It also showed that regular exercise and dietary fibre strongly influence body fat levels "citation needed".

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Furthermore, the liposuction harvesting of the patients excess body fat improves the aesthetic appearance of the body fat donor-sites.

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However, more recent studies show that fat-free and low-fat milk may actually increase body fat and contribute to obesity.

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While obesity is defined as an excess amount of body fat.

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Also, human feet have a tendency to become adipocere (a soap-like substance formed from body fat), which makes it hard for forensic scientists to find clues.

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Individuals with anorexia nervosa and some athletes try to control body weight with laxatives, diet pills or diuretic drugs, although these generally have no impact on body fat.

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For example, a liposoluble drug will tend to accumulate in body fat and water-soluble drugs will tend to accumulate in extracellular fluids.

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In the summer it forages for tundra plants, seeds, and fruit to increase body fat for its winter hibernation.

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