fat betydelse and definition

Betydelse av fat på svenska

• 0 having a lot of flesh on the body:

  • Like most women, she thinks she's fat.

  • I hate my fat thighs.

  • He eats all the time but he never gets fat.

  • He passed me a fat envelope full of money.

  • Some producers of mineral water have made fat profits.

• 1 used in some phrases to mean very little or none:

  • A fat lot of use you are! (= You are not useful in any way.)

  • He knows it upsets me, but a fat lot he cares (= he doesn't care).

• 2 the substance under the skin of humans and animals that stores energy and keeps them warm:

  • body fat

  • Women have a layer of subcutaneous fat (= fat under the skin), which provides them with better insulation than men.

  • This product contains no animal fat.

  • vegetable fats

• 3 having a lot of flesh on the body:

  • Her weight’s normal but she insists she’s fat.

  • a fat telephone book

• 4 having or worth a lot of money:

  • a fat profit

• 5 the substance under the skin of humans and animals that stores energy and keeps them warm