fett

I Adj.

1. pej. (dick) fat; fett machen fatten; davon wird man nicht fett you (oder we etc.) won’t get fat on that; fig. there’s not much money in that, that’s not going to make you (oder us etc.) rich

2. Speisen: greasy, fatty; Milch etc.: creamy

3. AGR., Boden, Weide: rich; Gras, Klee: luxuriant; Fette Henne BOT. Fetthenne

4. Haare, Salbe: greasy; (ölig) oily

5. CHEM., TECH., Erz, Gemisch etc.: rich; Kohle: fat; Öl: fatty

6. DRUCK. bold; fett gedruckt bold(face) ..., in bold type (oder print)

7. umg. fig. Jahre: fat; Beute, Erträge, etc.: rich; Posten etc.: lucrative; fette Zeiten times of plenty; fetter Bissen juicy morsel; fetter Brocken lucrative deal

8. Dial. (betrunken) sloshed; Sl. (auf Drogen) stoned

9. Jugendspr. (toll) fab, Am. awesome

II Adv.

1. fett essen eat a lot of fatty food(s); fett kochen use a lot of fat (in one’s cooking)

2. DRUCK. in bold type (oder print)

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das Fett

(Schmierfett) grease;

(Speisefett) fat; lard; dripping

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Fẹtt [fɛt]

nt -(e)s, -e

fat; (zum Schmieren) grease

tierische/pflanzliche Fette — animal/vegetable fats

Fett ansetzen — to put on weight, to get fat; (Tiere) to fatten up

mit heißem Fett übergießen — to baste (with hot fat)

in schwimmendem Fett backen — to deep-fry

/weghaben (inf) — to get/have got what was coming to one (inf), to get/have got one's comeuppance (inf)

ein Fett lösendes Mittel — a grease-cutting agent

Fett schwimmt oben (prov hum: Dicke im Wasser) — fat floats

See:

→ abschöpfen, schmoren

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das

1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) fat

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) fat

3) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) fat

4) (soft, thick, animal fat.) grease

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Fett

<-[e]s, -e>

[fɛt]

nt

1. (Fettgewebe) fat

\Fett ansetzen Mensch to gain weight; Tier to put on fat

2. (zum Schmieren) grease

pflanzliches/tierisches \Fett vegetable/animal fat

etw in schwimmendem \Fett backen to deep-fry sth

3.

▶ sein \Fett abbekommen [o abkriegen] (fam) to get one's come-uppance fam

▶ sein \Fett [weg]haben (fam) to get what is coming to you fam

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das; Fett[e]s, Fette

1) fat

sein Fett [ab]bekommen od. [ab]kriegen — (ugs.) get one's come-uppance (Amer.)

sein Fett [weg]haben — (ugs.) have been put in one's place or taught a lesson

2) o. Pl. (Fettgewebe) fat

Fett ansetzen — <animal> fatten up; <person> put on weight

Fett schwimmt oben — (Spr.) fat people never drown!; (fig.) the rich never suffer

3) (Schmiermittel, Pflegemittel) grease

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fett

A. adj

1. pej (dick) fat;

fett machen fatten;

davon wird man nicht fett you (oder we etc) won’t get fat on that; fig there’s not much money in that, that’s not going to make you (oder us etc) rich

2. Speisen: greasy, fatty; Milch etc: creamy

3. AGR, Boden, Weide: rich; Gras, Klee: luxuriant;

Fette Henne BOT → Fetthenne

4. Haare, Salbe: greasy; (ölig) oily

5. CHEM, TECH, Erz, Gemisch etc: rich; Kohle: fat; Öl: fatty

6. TYPO bold;

fett gedruckt bold(face) …, in bold type (oder print)

7. umg fig Jahre: fat; Beute, Erträge, etc: rich; Posten etc: lucrative;

fette Zeiten times of plenty;

fetter Bissen juicy morsel;

fetter Brocken lucrative deal

8. dial (betrunken) sloshed; sl (auf Drogen) stoned

9. jugendspr (toll) fab, US awesome

B. adv

1.

fett essen eat a lot of fatty food(s);

fett kochen use a lot of fat (in one’s cooking)

2. TYPO in bold type (oder print)

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das; Fett[e]s, Fette

1) fat

sein Fett [ab]bekommen od. [ab]kriegen — (ugs.) get one's come-uppance (Amer.)

sein Fett [weg]haben — (ugs.) have been put in one's place or taught a lesson

2) o. Pl. (Fettgewebe) fat

Fett ansetzen — <animal> fatten up; <person> put on weight

Fett schwimmt oben — (Spr.) fat people never drown!; (fig.) the rich never suffer

3) (Schmiermittel, Pflegemittel) grease

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-e n.

fat n.

grease n.