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(a) (package → heavy) lourd□ ; (→ bulky) encombrant□, volumineux□ ; (book) épais(aisse)□, gros (grosse)□ ; (person) costaud(b) (part, profit) gros (grosse)□ ;∎ a hefty sum une jolie somme;∎ he paid a hefty price for them il les a payés drôlement cher;∎ she earns a hefty salary elle se fait une bonne ou sacrée paie(c) (blow, slap) puissant□ -
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hefty adj [person] costaud ○ ; [object] pesant ; [blow] puissant ; [portion] imposant ; [bill, profit, sum] considérable ; she earns a hefty salary elle gagne gros ; they're paying a hefty price for it c'est cher payé. -
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* * *['heftɪ]adjective [person] costaud (colloq); [object] pesant; [blow] puissant; [portion] imposant; [profit, sum] considérable -
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['hefti]1) ((of people) big and strong: Her husband is pretty hefty.) costaud2) ((of punches etc) powerful: a hefty kick.) solide -
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(a) (heavy, overweight → person) gros (grosse), gras; (→ cheeks, limb) gros (grosse); (→ face) joufflu;∎ to get or to grow fat grossir, engraisser;∎ she's getting fat elle prend de l'embonpoint;∎ as fat as a pig gras comme un cochon ou un moine;∎ figurative they had grown fat on their investments ils s'étaient enrichis ou engraissés grâce à leurs investissements(c) (thick, hefty) gros (grosse);∎ a fat book un gros livre, un livre épais;∎ a fat wallet un portefeuille bien garni∎ he made a fat profit il a fait de gros bénéfices∎ get this into your fat head mets-toi ça dans la tête une fois pour toutes;∎ I reckon you'll get it back - fat chance! je pense qu'on te le rendra - tu parles!;∎ fat chance you have of winning! comme si tu avais la moindre chance de gagner!;∎ a fat lot of good that'll do you! cela vous fera une belle jambe!;∎ that was a fat lot of good or use! on est bien aidé avec ça!;∎ a fat lot of difference that has made! ça a bien avancé les choses!;∎ a fat lot of good it did him! ça l'a bien avancé!, le voilà bien avancé!;∎ a fat lot he cares! il s'en fout pas mal!;∎ a fat lot you know about it! comme si tu en savais quelque chose!;∎ it's not over till the fat lady sings il ne faut jamais perdre espoir□2 noun∎ rolls of fat des bourrelets mpl de graisse(b) Cookery (on raw meat) graisse f, gras m; (on cooked meat) gras m; (as cooking medium) matière f grasse; (as part of controlled diet) lipide m;∎ we are trying to eat less fat nous nous efforçons de manger moins de matières grasses ou corps gras;∎ this margarine is low in fat cette margarine est pauvre en matières grasses ou allégée;∎ beef/mutton fat graisse f de bœuf/de mouton;∎ pork fat saindoux m;∎ fry in deep fat faites frire;∎ fry in shallow fat faites revenir;∎ to live off the fat of the land vivre comme un coq en pâteengraisser;∎ figurative to kill the fatted calf tuer le veau gras►► familiar figurative fat cat (rich, prosperous) richard m; (in industry) = personne touchant un salaire extrêmement élevé de façon injustifiée;fat content (teneur f en) matières fpl grasses;fat intake ration f de corps gras;Agriculture fat stock bétail m d'engraissement
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