adelgazar

to lose weight

adelgazar(ah-dehl-gah-sahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to become thinner)

a. to lose weight

¿Quieres helado? - No, gracias. Estoy tratando de adelgazar.

Do you want some ice cream? - No, thanks. I'm trying to lose weight.

Se nota que has adelgazado.

I can see that you've lost weight.

b. to slim down

Intento adelgazar para verme bien el verano que viene.

I'm trying to slim down to look good next summer.

c. to slim (United Kingdom)

Trato de adelgazar y no puedo.

I'm trying to slim and I can't.

transitive verb

2. (to get rid of)

a. to lose

Quiero adelgazar cinco kilos para este verano.

I want to lose five kilos in time for this summer.

b. to shed

¿Cuántos kilos ha adelgazado?

How many kilos has he shed?

c. to take off

Tom tendrá que adelgazar 15 kilos para interpretar este papel.

Tom will need to take off 15 kilos to play this part.

3. (to make more slender)

a. to make thinner

Estos ejercicios te servirán par adelgazar la cara.

These exercises will help you make your face thinner.

b. to reduce

Es un buen ejercicio para adelgazar las caderas.

It's a good exercise for reducing your hips.

c. to slim down

¿Qué tengo que hacer para adelgazar las piernas?

What do I need to do to slim down my legs?

4. (to reduce the thickness of)

a. to trim down

Hay que adelgazar la puerta un poco.

We need to trim down the door a little.

b. to trim

Tendrás que adelgazar la madera a la anchura correcta.

You'll need to trim the wood to the correct width.

c. to make thinner

Ahora el alfarero comienza a aplastar el barro y adelgazarlo.

Now the potter's starting to flatten the clay and make it thinner.

adelgazarse

pronominal verb

5.

(colloquial)

(to become thinner)

a. to lose weight

Tú te has adelgazado mucho últimamente, ¿no? ¿Estás a dieta?

You've lost a lot of weight lately, haven't you? Are you on a diet?

b. to slim down

Espero adelgazarme un poco después del parto.

I hope to slim down a bit after giving birth.

c. to slim (United Kingdom)

No es bueno adelgazarse a base de esas dietas milagro.

It's not a good idea to slim with those miracle diets.

6. (to become less dense)

a. to thin out

La capa de ozono se ha adelgazado en las últimas décadas.

The ozone layer has thinned out in recent decades.

7. (to be reduced)

a. to be cut

El presupuesto de educación se adelgazó radicalmente durante la recesión.

The education budget was cut dramatically during the recession.

adelgazar

transitive verb

1. (kilos)

a. to lose

intransitive verb

2. (general)

a. to lose weight, to slim

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adelgazar

transitive verb

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 (purificar) to purify; refine; [+entendimiento] to sharpen;

intransitive verb

(perder peso) to grow thin; (con régimen) to slim; lose weight;