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"Fatter" is a form of "fat", an adjective which is often translated as "gordo". "Skinnier" is a form of "skinny", an adjective which is often translated as "flaco". Learn more about the difference between "fatter" and "skinnier" below.
fat(
faht
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (overweight)
2. (thick)
3. (colloquial) (lucrative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. jugoso
He just signed a fat contract that will keep him on the team for the next five years.Acaba de firmar un contrato jugoso que lo mantendrá en el equipo para los próximos cinco años.
4. (colloquial) (expressing contempt)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A fat lot of help you were last time! I prefer to do it alone.¡De mucha ayuda fuiste la última vez! Prefiero hacerlo solo.
You? Get a promotion? Fat chance!¿Que te van a dar una promoción? ¡No me hagas reír!
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (archaic) (to fatten)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. cebar
The pigs had been fatted over the previous six months and were now at their optimal market weight.Los cerdos habían sido cebados durante los seis meses anteriores y ahora tenían el peso ideal para ser vendidos.
skinny(
skih
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ni
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (information) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. lo último
What's the skinny on the president and his mistress?¿Qué es lo último sobre el presidente y su amante?
