fat's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fat's 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

brown fat N

brown fat

graisse f brune

body fat N

body fat

tissus mpl adipeux

fat cat N inf

fat cat

huile f inf

fat-headed ADJ inf, pej

fat-headed

débile inf

fat-free ADJ

fat-free

sans matières grasses

fat farm N inf

fat farm

clinique f d'amaigrissement

fat-ass N Am sl, pej

fat-ass

gros lard m inf

fat-ass

grosse truie f inf

fat-soluble ADJ

fat-soluble

soluble dans la graisse

puppy fat N U

puppy fat

rondeurs fpl de l'enfance

fat's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fat's 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

low-fat ADJ

low-fat

allégé(e)

fat stock N

fat stock

bétail m engraissé

fat-free ADJ

fat-free

sans matière graisse

fat cat N pej inf

fat cat

profiteur (-euse) du système m (f)

I.fare [feəʳ, Am fer] N

1. fare (price for journey):

fare

tarif m

fare bus

prix m du ticket

fare train, plane

prix m du billet

single/return fare

tarif aller/aller retour

have you got your fare?

as-tu l'argent pour le trajet?

fares, please!

paiement des tickets s'il vous plaît

2. fare (traveller in a taxi):

fare

client(e) m (f)

3. fare no pl (food of a specified type):

fare

cuisine f

II.fare [feəʳ, Am fer] VB intr (get on)

to fare well/badly

bien/mal s'en sortir

how did they fare?

comment s'en sont ils sortis?

fare zone N

fare zone

zone f de tarif

return fare N

return fare

aller-retour m

air fare N

air fare

tarif m des vols

half-fare N

half-fare

demi-tarif m

fat's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to live off the fat of the land

vivre comme un coq en pâte

to have a high/low fat content

avoir une riche/pauvre teneur en matières grasses

to get fat

grossir

to live off the fat of the land

vivre comme un coq en pâte

to chew the fat with sb inf

bavarder avec qn

the less you eat, the less you get fat

moins on mange, moins on grossit

to work off kilos/some fat

perdre des kilos/du poids

full fat milk

lait entier

to be as fat as sb

égaler qn en grosseur

a (fat) lot of good that does me!

ça me fait une belle jambe! iron hum inf