adelgazar
/aðelɣaˈsaɾ/
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- adelgazo
- preterite (yo)
- adelgacé
- past participle
- adelgazado
Meaning
Similar words
adelgazar is the neutral, common word for losing weight or slimming down, often intentional; enflaquecer implies becoming thin or gaunt, sometimes from illness, with a more negative connotation.
Similar in other languages
French
perdre du poids is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."
Portuguese
emagrecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lose weight."
Practice
1 What does adelgazar mean?
to lose weight
2 Fill the gap: Quiero ___ cinco kilos.
Full sentence: Quiero adelgazar cinco kilos. (I want to lose five kilos.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches adelgazar?
adelgazar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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