brown fat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brown fat in the English»French Dictionary

brown fat N

brown fat

graisse f brune

Translations for brown 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

I.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] N

1. brown (colour):

brown (of object)

marron m

brown (of hair, skin, eyes)

brun m

I don't like brown

je n'aime pas le marron

in brown

en marron

to be a deep brown

être d'un marron foncé

2. brown SPORTS (in snooker):

brown

bille f marron

II.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] ADJ

1. brown (in colour):

brown suit, shoes, leaves, paint, sofa, car, eyes

marron

brown inv hair

brun, châtain

to go or turn brown leaf, paint:

devenir marron

to paint/dye sth brown

peindre/teindre qc en marron

to turn the water brown

rendre l'eau marron

dark or deep brown

marron foncé

inv light or pale brown

marron clair

2. brown (tanned):

brown person, skin

bronzé, bruni

to be very brown

être très bronzé

to go brown

bronzer

to go brown easily

bronzer facilement

3. brown (as racial feature):

brown skin, face, person, race

basané

III.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB trans

1. brown FOOD (in cooking):

brown sauce, gravy

faire roussir

brown meat, onion, potato

faire dorer

to brown sth under the grill

faire dorer qc au gril

2. brown (tan):

brown skin, face, body

brunir

browned by the sun

bruni or bronzé par le soleil

IV.brown [Brit braʊn, Am braʊn] VB intr

brown meat, potatoes:

brown

dorer

leave to brown in the oven

faire dorer au four

brown fat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brown 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

I.brown [braʊn] ADJ

brown

brun(e)

brown

marron inv

brown hair

châtain

II.brown [braʊn] VB intr

brown leaves

roussir

brown person

bronzer

Phrases:

to be browned off inf

en avoir ras le bol

III.brown [braʊn] VB trans

brown

brunir

brown meat

faire dorer

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The researchers would also like to check if the same brown fat biorhythm exists in people with diabetes.

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