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fat
1. agg. grasso
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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. subst. A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
12. subst. A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
13. subst. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
We need to trim the fat in this company
14. subst. (slang) An erection.
I saw Daniel crack a fat.
15. subst. (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
16. subst. The best or richest productions; the best part.
to live on the fat of the land
17. subst. (dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
18. subst. 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. subst. (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
22. subst. (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
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grasso
1. adj. fat
2. adj. fatty, greasy (containing fat)
Quando mangio della carne, la preferisco grassa. - When I eat meat, I prefer it to be fatty.
3. adj. (botany, of plants) succulent
4. adj. (figuratively) rich, abundant
La cucina di mia madre è molto grassa. - My mother's cuisine is very rich.
5. adj. (figuratively) useful, advantageous
Mi ha fatto delle grasse promesse. - He made some advantageous promises.
6. adj. (figuratively, of a person) well-off, well-to-do
7. adj. fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy consistence)
Questa pomata è molto grassa. - This ointment is very greasy.
8. adj. (by extension, of air) thick
9. adj. fatty, greasy, unctuous (having a greasy surface)
Prima di fare la doccia, avevo dei capelli molto grassi. - Before showering, my hair was very greasy.
10. adj. (figuratively, of a way of speaking) licentious, raunchy, vulgar
Mio zio è solito raccontare storielle grasse. - My uncle usually tells licentious little stories.
11. subst. fat (animal tissue)
12. subst. (by extension) Any greasy substance.
13. subst. (nautical) The concavity of a sail under the effect of the wind.

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If you eat too much, you will get fat.      Se si mangia troppo, si ingrasserà. If you eat at this time of night, you'll get fat.      Se si mangia a quest'ora della notte, si ingrasserà. You must go on a diet because you are too fat.      Devi cominciare una dieta perché sei troppo grasso. If you eat too much, you'll become fat.      Se Lei mangia troppo, diventerà grasso. I am rich, fat and happy.      Io sono ricco, grasso e felice.

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