adelgazar

v.

1 to lose (kilos).

2 to slim.

3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.

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adelgazar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (afinar) to make slim

► verbo intransitivo

1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight

► verbo pronominal adelgazarse

1 to slim, lose weight

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verb

1) to lose weight

2) thin

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1. VT

1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of

2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen

2.

VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight

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1.

verbo transitivo <caderas/cintura> to reduce; <kilos> to lose

2.

adelgazar vi to lose weight

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= lose + weight, slim down.

Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

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* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.

* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.

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1.

verbo transitivo <caderas/cintura> to reduce; <kilos> to lose

2.

adelgazar vi to lose weight

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= lose + weight, slim down.

Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.

* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.

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adelgazar [A4 ]

vt

‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim down

me gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds

■ adelgazar

vi

to lose weight

¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!

ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises (BrE)

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adelgazar (conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
'adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose

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adelgazar

♦ vt

[kilos] to lose;

esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer

♦ vi

to lose weight, to slim;

ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight

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adelgazar

I v/t lose

II v/i lose weight

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adelgazar {21} vt

: to thin, to reduce

adelgazar vi

: to lose weight

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adelgazar vb to lose weight [pt. & pp. lost]