engordar

to gain weight

engordar(ehng-gohr-dahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to become fatter)

a. to gain weight

Adrián ha engordado desde su accidente.

Adrian has gained weight since his accident.

b. to put on weight

Ana engordó durante el embarazo y no ha podido bajar de peso.

Ana put on weight during her pregnancy and hasn't been able to lose it.

c. to get fat

Miguel engordó cuando dejó de correr.

Miguel got fat when he quit running.

2. (to cause weight gain)

a. to be fattening

Los palitos dorados de queso engordan.

Deep-fried cheese sticks are fattening.

transitive verb

3. (to make fat)

a. to fatten up

Inyectan al ganado con esteroides para engordarlos.

They inject the cattle with steroids to fatten them up.

b. to fatten

Hay que engordar las vacas en el otoño para prepararlas para el frío del invierno.

We need to fatten the cows in the fall to prepare them for the winter cold.

4. (to inflate numbers)

a. to swell

Reportaron los metros cuadrados en lugar de los kilómetros lineales para engordar los números.

They reported the square meters rather than linear kilometers in order to swell the numbers.

engordar

transitive verb

1. (animal)

a. to fatten up

2. (aumentar)

a. to swell

intransitive verb

3. (persona)

a. to put on weight

he engordado seis kilosI've put on six kilos

4. (comida, bebida)

a. to be fattening

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engordar

transitive verb

1 [+animal, persona] to fatten (up)

2 [+número] to swell; increase

intransitive verb

1 (ponerse gordo) to get fat; (aumentar de peso) to put on weight; (Agr) to fatten;

2 [+comida] to be fattening

3 (enriquecerse) to get rich