engordar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
- fatten verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.
- flesh noun The soft tissue of a human or animal body, especially muscle and fat, as distinct from bone.
- stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
- tallow noun A firm fat taken from animals, used in cooking and for making candles, soap and lubricants.
Senses
engordar is used for these senses in English:
- fat (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
- fatten (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
- fatten (intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
- flesh (transitive) To put flesh on; to fatten.
- stall To keep close; to keep secret.
- tallow (transitive) To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
fat — full definition
- noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
- adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
- noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.
fatten — full definition
- verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.
- verb To make something bigger or thicker, especially a fund or amount of money.
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