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2 chew
u:(to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.)chew vb masticartr[ʧʊː]1 (of tobacco) mascada; (sweet) caramelo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto chew something over darle vueltas a algoto chew the cud rumiarchew ['ʧu:] vt: masticar, mascarchew n: algo que se masca (como tabaco)expr.• regañar v.• reñir v.v.• manducar v.• mascar v.• masticar v.• moler v.tʃuː
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transitive verb \<\<food\>\> mascar*, masticar*; \<\<nails/pencil\>\> morder*; \<\<tobacco/gum\>\> mascar*to chew the fat o rag — (colloq) charlar or (esp AmL) conversar or (AmC, Méx) platicar*
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vito chew AT/ON something — mordiscar* algo, mordisquear algo
Phrasal Verbs:- chew out- chew up[tʃuː]1. N1) (=action)2) (Brit) (=sweet) caramelo m masticable; (=dog treat) golosina f para perros2.VT [+ food etc] mascar, masticar- chew sb's ass- chew the fat or rag- chew on- chew out- chew up* * *[tʃuː]
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transitive verb \<\<food\>\> mascar*, masticar*; \<\<nails/pencil\>\> morder*; \<\<tobacco/gum\>\> mascar*to chew the fat o rag — (colloq) charlar or (esp AmL) conversar or (AmC, Méx) platicar*
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vito chew AT/ON something — mordiscar* algo, mordisquear algo
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3 fat
fæt
1. noun1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) grasa2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) manteca, grasa
2. adjective1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gordo2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) sustancioso•- fatness- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head
fat1 adj gordofat2 n grasatr[fæt]1 (person) gordo,-a2 (thick) grueso,-a, gordo,-a3 (meat) que tiene mucha grasa4 (profit, cheque, etc) sustancioso,-a5 (rich, fertile) fértil■ fat chance you stand of passing your test! ¡muchas posibilidades tienes tú de sacarte el carnet!■ fat lot of good it'll do her! ¡no le servirá de nada!2 (for cooking) manteca; (lard) lardo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe fat is in the fire se va a armar la de Dios, se va a armar una buenato get fat engordar, engordarseto live off the fat of the land vivir como un reyto run to fat echar carnesfat cat pez nombre masculino gordo1) obese: gordo, obeso2) thick: gruesofat n: grasa fadj.• abierto, -a adj.• atocinado, -a adj.• cachigordo, -a adj.• craso, -a adj.• gordo, -a adj.• grueso, -a adj.• pingüe adj.n.• carnaza s.f.• gordo s.m.• gordura s.f.• grasa s.f.• grosura s.f.• jamona s.f.• sebo s.m.v.• engordar v.
I fæt1)a) ( obese) gordoto get/grow fat — engordar
to grow fat on something — enriquecerse* con algo
b) (BrE) <pork/lamb> que tiene mucha grasac) ( thick) <book/cigar> grueso, gordo2)3) ( very little) (colloq & iro)will he pass? - fat chance — ¿aprobará? - ni soñarlo
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mass & count noun grasa f[fæt]to run to fat — echar carnes (fam)
1. ADJ(compar fatter) (superl fattest)1) (=plump) [person] gordo; [face, cheeks, limbs] relleno, gordohe grew fat on the proceeds or profits — (fig) se enriqueció con los beneficios
2) (=fatty) [meat, pork] graso3) (=thick) [book] grueso4) (=substantial) [profit] grande, pingüe; [salary] muy elevado, muy alto5) * (=minimal)fat chance! — ¡ni soñarlo!
a fat lot he knows about it! — ¡qué sabrá él!
a fat lot of good that is! — ¡eso no sirve de nada!, y eso ¿de qué sirve?
2.a short, middle-aged man, tending to fat — un hombre bajito, de mediana edad, más bien gordo
animal/vegetable fats — grasas fpl animales/vegetales
beef/chicken fat — grasa f de vaca or (Sp) ternera/de pollo
- live off the fat of the landbody 2.3.CPDfat-catfat content N — contenido m de materia grasa
fat farm * N — (US) clínica f de adelgazamiento
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I [fæt]1)a) ( obese) gordoto get/grow fat — engordar
to grow fat on something — enriquecerse* con algo
b) (BrE) <pork/lamb> que tiene mucha grasac) ( thick) <book/cigar> grueso, gordo2)3) ( very little) (colloq & iro)will he pass? - fat chance — ¿aprobará? - ni soñarlo
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mass & count noun grasa fto run to fat — echar carnes (fam)
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4 demasiado
demasiado 1
◊ -da adjetivo ( delante del n): demasiado dinero too much money;había demasiados coches there were too many cars; hace demasiado calor it's too hot ■ pronombre: es demasiado it's too much; somos demasiados there are too many of us; hizo demasiados she made too many
demasiado 2 adverbio 1 ‹pequeño/caliente/caro› too; 2 ‹comer/hablar/preocuparse› too much; ‹ trabajar› too hard
demasiado,-a
I adj (cuando el sustantivo inglés es singular) too much (cuando el sustantivo inglés es plural) too many: hay demasiada pobreza, there is too much poverty
guardas demasiados trastos, you keep too much junk
había demasiada gente, there were too many people
II adv (modificando un adjetivo) too: es demasiado pesado/caro, it is too heavy/expensive (modificando un verbo) bebe/habla demasiado, he drinks/talks too much ' demasiado' also found in these entries: Spanish: ancha - ancho - arriesgarse - caldosa - caldoso - clavar - complaciente - contemplar - demasiada - desventura - dulzón - dulzona - empalagar - herniarse - histriónica - histriónico - inasequible - interlineal - lejos - mucha - mucho - muy - pagadera - pagadero - rápida - rápido - razón - reciente - resultar - tardar - tozuda - tozudo - transigente - abrigado - alejar - apresurar - bastante - ceñir - confiar - demorar - detener - duro - enfriar - espacio - exigir - extender - impresión - junto - justo - para English: administration - age - assailant - attractive - awesome - boat - bristle - candle - carry - chew - close-fitting - commercialize - cord - deny - digestion - domineering - easy - expose - far - far-fetched - frame - gristle - late - lay on - limit - loud - moderately - much - obtrusive - over - overconfident - overdo - overgrown - overly - overpay - overwork - rank - scare - sentimental - something - space - spread - still - swallow up - take on - temptation - tight - to - too - weak
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