FAT

[fæt] 1.

aggettivo

1) (overweight) [person, animal] grasso; [bottom, thigh] grosso; [cheek] paffuto; (fatty) [meat] grasso

to get fat — ingrassare (anche fig.)

2) (full) [wallet] gonfio; [envelope, file, magazine] spesso, voluminoso; [fruit] carnoso, polposo

3) (remunerative) [profit] grosso; [cheque] consistente; [job] ben rimunerato

4) colloq. iron. (not much)

you're a fat lot of use! — sei veramente di grande aiuto!

"will she go?" - "fat chance!" — "ci andrà?" - "sarà facile!" o "impossibile!"

2.

nome

1) (in diet) grassi m.pl.

animal, vegetable fats — grassi animali, vegetali

2) (for cooking) grasso m. (alimentare)

3) (in body) grasso m., adipe m.; (on meat) grasso m.

body fat — tessuto adiposo

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the fat's in the fire — colloq. adesso sono guai

to live off the fat of the land — non farsi mancare niente

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[fæt] 1. noun

1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) grasso

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) grasso

2. adjective

1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) grasso

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) grande

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- fatness

- fatten
- fatty
- fattiness
- fat-head

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FAT

sigla

(comput., file allocation table) FAT; tabella di allocazione dei file.

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[fæt] 1.

aggettivo

1) (overweight) [person, animal] grasso; [bottom, thigh] grosso; [cheek] paffuto; (fatty) [meat] grasso

to get fat — ingrassare (anche fig.)

2) (full) [wallet] gonfio; [envelope, file, magazine] spesso, voluminoso; [fruit] carnoso, polposo

3) (remunerative) [profit] grosso; [cheque] consistente; [job] ben rimunerato

4) colloq. iron. (not much)

you're a fat lot of use! — sei veramente di grande aiuto!

"will she go?" - "fat chance!" — "ci andrà?" - "sarà facile!" o "impossibile!"

2.

nome

1) (in diet) grassi m.pl.

animal, vegetable fats — grassi animali, vegetali

2) (for cooking) grasso m. (alimentare)

3) (in body) grasso m., adipe m.; (on meat) grasso m.

body fat — tessuto adiposo

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the fat's in the fire — colloq. adesso sono guai

to live off the fat of the land — non farsi mancare niente