贅肉

贅肉
ぜいにく【贅肉】
flab
〖U〗《略式》[けなして] 体のたるみ, 脂肪.
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ぜいにく【贅肉】
〔体についた余分の肉〕 superfluous [waste] flesh; 〔脂肪〕 fat; flab; 〔比喩的に余計な部分〕 a superfluity.

●腰の回りに贅肉がつく fat builds up around the waist; 〈人が主語〉 build up fat around the waist

・贅肉がつき始める begin putting on fat [extra flesh]

・お腹の贅肉がだぶだぶする have a flabby stomach; one's stomach is flabby.

●ずいぶんと贅肉のついた男 a man with a lot of fat on him.

●(体操などして)贅肉を取る get rid of [work off] surplus fat [the fat]

・贅肉をそぎ落とす trim surplus fat [the fat] 《from…, off…》

・わが社は経営を見直し, 少し贅肉を落とすべきだ. We should rethink corporate management and trim off some of the surplus fat.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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