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fat [fæt]1. noun2. adjective• fat chance! ça m'étonnerait !• he wants to be a racing driver -- fat chance! il veut être pilote de course -- il n'a aucune chance !a fat lot he cares! il s'en fiche ! (inf)• a fat lot of good that did! nous voilà bien avancés !• a fat lot of help she was! c'est fou ce qu'elle m'a aidé ! (inf)• a fat lot he knows about it! comme s'il y connaissait quelque chose !• that's a fat lot of use! pour ce que ça sert !3. compounds* * *[fæt] 1.1) ( in diet) matières fpl grassesanimal fats — graisses fpl animales
2) ( on meat) gras m3) ( for cooking) gen matière f grasse; ( from meat) graisse f4) ( in body) graisse f2.1) ( overweight) [person, animal, body, bottom, etc] gros/grosse; ( of child) [cheek] rebondi; [thigh, finger] dodu2) ( full) [wallet, envelope] rebondi; [file, magazine] épais/épaisse3) ( remunerative) [profit, cheque] gros/grosse••the fat's in the fire — (colloq) ça va faire des étincelles (colloq)
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