underweight

underweight(
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duhr
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. de peso más bajo que el normal
Underweight babies need special care in the first weeks of life.Los bebés de peso más bajo que el normal requieren cuidados especiales durante las primeras semanas de vida.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I bought a 10 kg sack of potatoes, but it was half a kilo underweight.Compré un saco de papas de 10 kg, pero pesaba medio kilo menos de lo debido.
Susie is at least 5 kg underweight.Susie pesa al menos 5 kg menos de lo que debería.
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