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fattening

/ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/

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verb

Mästen, dick machen

To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.

Examples :

"We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving."

Wir müssen den Truthahn rechtzeitig zum Thanksgiving-Fest mästen.

body food physiology

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verb

Zunehmen, dick werden

(of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.

Examples :

"He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married."

Er nahm in den fünf Jahren nach der Heirat allmählich zu.

body physiology food

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verb

Verdicken, aufpolstern

To make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money).

Examples :

"I spent all afternoon fattening my report with extra charts and detailed explanations to make it look more substantial. "

Ich habe den ganzen Nachmittag damit verbracht, meinen Bericht mit zusätzlichen Diagrammen und detaillierten Erklärungen zu verdicken, um ihn substanzieller aussehen zu lassen.

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verb

Dicker werden, zunehmen

To become thick or thicker.

Examples :

"The old armchair was getting fattening with every extra blanket I draped over it. "

Der alte Sessel wurde mit jeder zusätzlichen Decke, die ich darüber warf, dicker.

body physiology

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verb

Düngen, fruchtbar machen

To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.

Examples :

"to fatten land"

Land düngen

agriculture plant

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verb

Düngen, fruchtbar machen

To become fertile and fruitful.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully tended his fields, hoping the rich soil would be fattening the crops and promising a bountiful harvest. "

Der Bauer pflegte seine Felder sorgfältig, in der Hoffnung, dass der reichhaltige Boden die Ernte düngen und eine reiche Ernte versprechen würde.

agriculture plant

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noun

Das Mästen, die Mast

The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.

Examples :

"The farmer's careful fattening of the piglets prepared them for the upcoming market. "

Das sorgfältige Mästen der Ferkel durch den Bauern bereitete sie auf den bevorstehenden Markt vor.

food animal agriculture

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noun

Das Dickwerden, die Zunahme an Fett

The act of becoming fatter.

Examples :

"The farmer worried about the fattening of his pigs before the market. "

Der Bauer sorgte sich vor dem Markt um die Zunahme an Fett seiner Schweine.

body food physiology

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adjective

Dick machend, fettend

That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.

Examples :

"The extra large pepperoni pizza was very fattening. "

Die extra große Peperoni-Pizza war sehr dick machend.