emagrecer — meaning in English

English meaning

• lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
• slim adj Thin, especially in an attractively slender way.

Senses

emagrecer is used for these senses in English:

• lose (transitive) To shed (weight).
• lose weight (intransitive) To become less heavy or obese.
• slim (intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
• slim down (ambitransitive) To reduce weight; to make or become thinner.

lose — full definition

1. verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.
2. verb To fail to win a game, competition, or argument.
3. verb To become unable to find your way, or to no longer be able to follow or track someone or something.

reduce — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
2. verb To boil a sauce or liquid down so it becomes thicker and more concentrated.
3. verb To bring a broken bone or dislocated joint back into its correct position.
4. verb To force someone into a lesser or worse state or condition.

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