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fat
1. adj. Gros, gras.
Your uncle is very fat.
2. n. Gras, matière grasse.
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fat
1. adj. Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
The fat man had trouble getting through the door.
The fattest pig should yield the most meat.
2. adj. Thick.
The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
3. adj. Bountiful.
4. adj. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.
5. adj. (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
6. adj. Fertile; productive.
a fat soil;  a fat pasture
7. adj. Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
a fat benefice;  a fat office;  a fat job
8. adj. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
9. adj. (dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
a fat take;  a fat page
10. adj. alternative form of phat
11. n. A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
12. n. A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
13. n. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
We need to trim the fat in this company
14. n. (slang) An erection.
I saw Daniel crack a fat.
15. n. (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
16. n. The best or richest productions; the best part.
to live on the fat of the land
17. n. (dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
18. n. a fat person
19. v. (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
kill the fatted calf
20. v. (intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten.
21. n. (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
22. n. (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
français > anglais
gros
1. adj. big, thick, fat
Mon petit copain a des gros doigts. - My boyfriend has fat fingers.
2. adj. coarse, rough
3. adj. (Louisiana French) famous
4. n-m. a person in overweight
5. n-m. the bulk, the majority
Le gros de la négociation c'est la baisse de prix d'achat du produit. - The bulk of the negotiation is lowering the purchasing price of the product.

Exemples de phrases

He was so fat that he couldn't get through the hole.      Il était si gros qu'il ne pouvait passer par le trou. All the kids at school made fun of me because I was fat.      Tous les gamins à l'école se sont moqués de moi car j'étais gros. Becoming too fat is not good for one's health.      Prendre trop de poids n'est pas bon pour la santé. He is big and fat and always busy.      Il est grand et gros et toujours occupé. "You never know, she might tell him the truth." "Yeah, fat chance!"      «On ne sait jamais, elle pourrait dire la vérité.» «Ouais, la chance est mince!»

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