Fat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Quotations 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.3.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.3.1 Translations to be checked 1.4 Transitive verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Icelandic 4.1 Noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Idioms 7 Volapük 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: făt
• IPA: /fæt/
• SAMPA: /f{t/
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  • Rhymes: -æt

Noun

fat (uncountable and countable; plural fats)

1. (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
2. (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
3. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.

   We need to trim the fat in this company

4. (countable, obsolete) A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
5. A person or animal that is overweight or obese.

Synonyms

• (animal tissue): adipose tissue, lard (in animals; derogatory slang when used of human fat)
• (substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat): grease, lard
• (tub): vat

Quotations

vat

• 1882: In 1431 New College purchases brewing vessels, under the names of a mash fat, for 6s. 10d., a wort fat for 2s., a 'Gilleding' tub for 2s. 6d., and two tunning barrels at 8d. each, a leaden boiler for 24s., another for 12s., and a great copper beer pot for 13s. 4d. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 429.

Translations

specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy

Danish: fedt n Dutch: vet n, vetlaag f Esperanto: graso Finnish: rasva; silava or läski (pork fat) French: gras m Greek: λίπος m

Norwegian: fett n Portuguese: gordura f Russian: жир m, сало n coll. Spanish: grasa f Swedish: fett Telugu: కొవ్వు (kovvu)

refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat

Dutch: vet n Esperanto: graso Finnish: rasva French: gras m, matière grasse f

Russian: жир m Spanish: grasa f Swedish: fett

that part of an organization deemed wasteful

vat See vat

Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: мазнина f
• Czech: tuk m
• Italian: grasso m
• Slovak: tuk m
• Urdu: چربى

Adjective

fat (fatter, fattest)

1. Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.

   The fat man had trouble getting through the door.

2. Thick.

   The boy carried a fat stack of books.

3. Bountiful.

   The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.

4. Variant form of phat.
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Synonyms

• (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat): chubby, chunky, lardy (slang) obese, overweight, porky (slang), rotund, tubby
• (thick): thick
• (bountiful): bountiful, prosperous

Antonyms

• (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat): lean, skinny, slim, thin

Translations

carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body

Arabic: س٠ين (samiin) Arabic, Egyptian: تخين (tixiin) Danish: fed Dutch: vet, vette, dik, dikke, gezet, gezette, corpulent Esperanto: grasa, korpulenta Finnish: lihava, läski (derogatory) French: gros m, grosse f German: dick; fett Greek: χοντρός m, χοντρή f, χοντρό n Irish: ramhar

Italian: grosso m, grossa f Norwegian: feit, korpulent Portuguese: gordo Russian: жирный, толстый Latin: adeps nominative, adipis genitive Latvian: resns m., resna f. Slovene: debel m, debela f, debelo n Spanish: gordo m, gorda f Swedish: fet, tjock

thick

Dutch: dik, dikke, gezet, gezette, corpulent Esperanto: dika Finnish: paksu German: dick; fett Irish: ramhar

Portuguese: gordo Russian: толстый Slovene: debel m, debela f, debelo n Swedish: tjock

bountiful

Dutch: vet, vette Finnish: satoisa, lihava

Portuguese: gordo Swedish: fet, rik

Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: дебел m
• Urdu: موٹا m, موٹى f

Transitive verb

to fat

1. (archaic) To make fat; to fatten.

   kill the fatted calf

Translations

Danish: opfede Dutch: vetmesten Esperanto: grasigi Finnish: lihottaa

Portuguese: engordar, cevar Russian: толстеть Swedish: göda

Related terms

• fatten

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Catalan

Etymology

Latin fatum

Noun

fat

1. fate

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French

Etymology

Latin fatuus

Noun

fat

1. conceited

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Icelandic

Noun

fat n.

1. dish

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Norwegian

Noun

Fat n. (definite singular Fatet; indefinite plural Fat; definite plural Fata/Fatene)

1. plate
2. vat
3. barrel

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Swedish

Inflections of fat	Neuter
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite form	Definite form	Indefinite form	Definite form
Nominative	fat	fatet	fat	faten
Genitive	fats	fatets	fats	fatens

Noun

fat

1. plate (serving dish)
2. barrel (oil or wine), draught (beer): fatöl

Idioms

• ha nÃ¥gons huvud pÃ¥ ett fat - have someone's head on a platter
• det ligger honom/henne i fatet - "it's in his/her plate" - about something that is an obstacle (physical or mental) to someone

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Volapük

Etymology

German Vater

Noun

fat

1. fatherel:fat

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