Speck

Speck
m; -(e)s, kein Pl.
1. GASTR. (Schweinespeck) bacon fat; durchwachsen: bacon; durchwachsener / fetter Speck streaky bacon / bacon fat; eine Scheibe Speck a rasher (Am. slice) of bacon; Speck auslassen render down bacon fat; ran an den Speck! umg. let’s get stuck in (Am. let’s get going)(, then); mit Speck fängt man Mäuse Sprichw. you have to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; Made
2. umg. (Fettpolster) flab; Speck ansetzen put it on, put on the flab; der Speck muss weg you, I etc. must get rid of the flab; keinen Speck auf den Rippen haben have no flesh on one, be really skinny
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der Speck
bacon
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Spẹck [ʃpɛk]
m -(e)s, -e
(= Schweinespeck) bacon fat; (= Schinkenspeck, durchwachsener Speck) bacon; (= Walspeck) blubber; (inf bei Mensch) fat, flab (inf)

mit Speck fängt man Mäuse (Prov) — you have to use a sprat to catch a mackerel (prov)

Speck ansetzen (inf) — to get fat, to put on weight, to put it on (inf)

Speck draufhaben (inf) — to be fat; (an Hüften) to be broad in the beam (inf)

ran an den Speck (inf) — let's get stuck in (inf)

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der
(the flesh of the back and sides of a pig, salted and dried, used as food.) bacon
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Speck
<-[e]s, -e>
[ʃpɛk]
m
1. (durchwachsener Schweinespeck) bacon no pl; (weißer Speck) bacon fat
2. (fam: Fettpolster) fat no pl
\Speck ansetzen (fam) to get fat fam [or put on weight
3.
▶ mit \Speck fängt man Mäuse (prov) you have to throw a sprat to catch a mackerel prov
▶ ran an den \Speck! (fam) let's get stuck in! fam
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der; Speck[e]s, Specke
1) bacon fat; (SchinkenSpeck) bacon
2) (von Walen, Robben) blubber
3) (ugs. scherzh.): (Fettpolster) fat; flab (sl.)

er hat ganz schön Speck auf den Rippen — he's well padded

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Speck m; -(e)s, kein pl
1. GASTR (Schweinespeck) bacon fat; durchwachsen: bacon;
durchwachsener/fetter Speck streaky bacon/bacon fat;
eine Scheibe Speck a rasher (US slice) of bacon;
Speck auslassen render down bacon fat;
ran an den Speck! umg let’s get stuck in (US let’s get going)(, then);
mit Speck fängt man Mäuse sprichw you have to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; → Made
2. umg (Fettpolster) flab;
Speck ansetzen put it on, put on the flab;
der Speck muss weg you, I etc must get rid of the flab;
keinen Speck auf den Rippen haben have no flesh on one, be really skinny
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der; Speck[e]s, Specke
1) bacon fat; (SchinkenSpeck) bacon
2) (von Walen, Robben) blubber
3) (ugs. scherzh.): (Fettpolster) fat; flab (sl.)

er hat ganz schön Speck auf den Rippen — he's well padded

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nur sing. m.
bacon n.

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