La Palabra Del Dia: "engordar"
engordar ( ehn-gohr-dahr' )
verb ( to gain weight; to fatten )
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1. Siempre engordo durante los meses de noviembre y diciembre. ¡Hay demasiados días de fiesta y demasiada comida buena!
I always gain weight during the months of November and December. There are too many holidays and too much good food!
2. Mi amiga Sara no come carne porque dice que a los animales les dan demasiados esteroides para engordarlos.
My friend Sara doesn't eat meat because she says they give animals too many steroids to fatten them up.
10 Answers
¿Será que panzona es su manera de ser, o que solamente haya engordado? Sea lo que sea, esa barrigota nunca va a caber dentro del pantalón de su hija.
Would it be that big-bellied is her way of being, or that she has only become fat? What ever it may be, that gut is never going to fit inside her daughter´s trousers/pants.
Dogs often gain weight after being spayed.
Los perros engordan después de haber ser sido esterilizados.
He estado haciendo este reto para no engordar durante estos dos meses festivos.
I have been doing this challenge so I don't gain weight during these two holiday months.
¿Por qué están las comidas que gusto fantástico, son siempre los que hace me engordar?
Más mejor .-¿Por qué las comidas que saben tan ricas son las que siempre hacen que
engorde?
Why are meals that taste fantastic are always the ones to make me fat ?
Quiero (engordar) hacer crecer mi vocabulario con palabras en español.
I want to fatten up my vocabulary with Spanish words.
Cuando los gansos han engordado lo suficiente, hay que matarlos. Así es la vida.
When the geese have fattened up enough one has to kill them. That's life.
Me he topado con personas que no engordan no importa lo mucho que coman y con otros que engordan cada gramo (onza) de lo que comen..
I have come across persons who do not get fat no matter how much they eat, and others who gain every ounce (gram) they eat.
En mis vacaciones del verano pasado engordé demasiado. Ahorita estoy de dieta.
On my vaction last summer I gained too much weight. Now I'm on a diet.
Mi nuera y yo estamos engordando al mismo tiempo. Ella tiene una buena excusa-está embarazada, pero la mía son las comidas en la Navidad!
My daughter-in-law and I are both gaining weight at the moment. She has a good excuse - she is pregnant, but my reason is Christmas food!
Algunas personas pueden comer mucho sin engordar.
Some people can eat a lot without getting fat.
