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1 grossir
grossir [gʀosiʀ]➭ TABLE 21. intransitive verb[personne] to put on weight ; [fruit] to swell ; [tumeur] to get bigger ; [foule] to grow ; [bruit] to get louder2. transitive verba. ( = faire paraître plus gros) to make look fatterb. [microscope] to magnifyc. ( = exagérer volontairement) to exaggerated. [+ foule] to swell* * *gʀosiʀ
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1) ( agrandir) to enlarge [image]2) ( faire augmenter) to increase [effectifs]; to boost [nombre, profits]grossir les rangs or la foule — to swell the ranks
3) ( exagérer) to exaggerate [incident]4) ( faire paraître plus gros) to make [somebody] look fat [personne]
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verbe intransitif1) ( prendre du poids) to put on weight2) ( devenir plus grand) gén to grow; [fleuve] to swell3) ( s'intensifier) [tempête] to get worse; [rumeur] to grow* * *ɡʀosiʀ1. vi1) [personne] to put on weightIl a beaucoup grossi. — He's put on a lot of weight.
Ça fait grossir. — It's fattening.
2) fig to grow, to get bigger, [rivière] to swell2. vt1) [vêtement]2) (= exagérer) [détail, anecdote] to exaggerate3) (au microscope) to magnify4) [profits] to increase* * *grossir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( agrandir) [lunettes, verre, microscope] to enlarge [image];2 ( faire augmenter) to increase [effectifs]; to boost [nombre, liste]; to increase, to boost [profits]; to add to [troupeau]; grossir les rangs or la foule to swell the ranks; dix personnes sont venues grossir la liste des adhérents ten people came and boosted the membership list; pour grossir nos effectifs de 50 personnes to increase our workforce by fifty people;3 ( exagérer) to exaggerate [incident, affaire];4 ( faire paraître plus gros) [vêtement, motif] to make [sb] look fat;5 ( rendre plus large) [pluie, neige] to swell [fleuve, torrent].B vi1 ( prendre du poids) [personne, animal] to put on weight; il a beaucoup grossi he's put on a lot of weight; grossir de cinq kilos to put on five kilos; elle n'en mange pas, ça fait grossir she doesn't eat that, it's fattening;2 ( devenir plus grand) [soleil, vague] to grow; [bosse, tumeur] to grow; [fleuve, torrent] to swell; [entreprise, groupe, cagnotte] to grow;3 ( augmenter) [troupeau, chiffre, effectifs] to grow;4 ( s'intensifier) [tempête, orage] to get worse; [rumeur, crise] to grow.[grosir] verbe intransitif1. [prendre du poids] to put on weight2. [augmenter en taille - tumeur, entreprise, somme, troupeau] to grow, to get bigger ; [ - vague, nuages] to get bigger ; [ - effectifs] to increase ; [ - rumeur] to growles bourgeons/ruisseaux grossissent the buds/streams are swelling————————[grosir] verbe transitif1. [faire paraître gros]grossir le nombre/les rangs des manifestants to join the growing numbers of demonstrators, to swell the ranks of the demonstrators -
2 engraissage
ɑ̃gʀɛsaʒ* * *engraissage nm, engraissement nm ( de bétail) fattening. -
3 calorie
calorie [kalɔʀi]feminine noun* * *kalɔʀinom féminin calorie* * *kalɔʀi nf* * *calorie nf calorie; pauvre/riche en calories low/high in calories; régime (à) basses calories low-calorie diet.[kalɔri] nom féminina. [c'est nutritif] it'll help build you upb. [cela fait grossir] it's fattening -
4 empâtement
empâtement nm1 (de corps, visage) bloatedness;2 ( de la langue) furriness;3 Tech ( en peinture) impasto.[ɑ̃patmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [obésité] fattening out[épaississement - des traits] coarsening ; [ - de la taille] thickening -
5 engraissement
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6 gavage
gavaʒ* * *ɡavaʒ nm[animaux] force-feeding* * *[gavaʒ] nom masculin -
7 Fine de claire
elongated crinkle-shelled oyster that stays in fattening beds (claires) a minimum of two months. -
8 Gillardeau
prized oyster raised in Normandy and finished in claires, or fattening beds on the Atlantic coast. -
9 Moule de parques
Dutch cultivated mussel, usually raised in fattening beds or diverted ponds.
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