fatten

ˈfætn̩
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Translation of fatten into German

Verb

1.

gaining weight

intr.become fat or fatterintr.
zunehmen dicker werden an Gewicht zulegen
  • He tends to fatten during the holidays.Er neigt dazu, während der Feiertage zuzunehmen.
2.

agriculture

tr.cause an animal to gain weight by feedingtr.
mästen aufpäppeln
  • Farmers fatten the pigs before selling them.Bauern mästen die Schweine, bevor sie sie verkaufen.
3.

thickening

tr.Raremake something thicker or more substantialtr.Rare
verdicken anreichern
  • They fattened the book with additional pages.Sie verdickten das Buch mit zusätzlichen Seiten.
4.

business

tr.Rareincrease the value of a business or profitstr.Rare
aufbessern steigern erhöhen
  • They are accused of fattening their profits unethically.Sie werden beschuldigt, ihre Gewinne unethisch aufzubessern.
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Expressions with fatten: examples in English and translations in German

fatten upv.
mästen
They fatten up the calves before winter.
fatten outv.
andicken
dicker machen
She decided to fatten out the sauce with some cream.

Synonyms and analogies of fatten in English

v.fatten upplumpfeednourishenlargeexpandthickenaugmentMore synonyms

Examples of fatten in a sentence

  • Some people fatten as they age.
  • They fatten the cattle for better market prices.
  • To fatten the sheep, they used a special diet.
  • They fatten the sauce with cream.
  • He decided to fatten the soup with potatoes.
  • The new strategy helped fatten the company's market share.

Translations of "fatten" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
mästenv.

We could fatten them up with jam from your filthy feet.

Wir mästen sie mit Marmelade aus dem Siff deiner Füße.

I am thinking we should fatten her.

Ich meine, wir sollten sie mästen.

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Other translations for fatten:

  • zunehmenv.
  • fett werdenv.
  • aufpäppelnv.
  • sich mästenv.
  • werden fettv.

fatten: Examples and translations in context

I only fatten them, and then eat.

Ich mäste sie nur und esse dann.

Brown bears fatten up thoroughly for the winter sleep.

Braunbären mästen sich gründlich für den Winterschlaf.

Then you can harvest the hay and then they can fatten their livestock.

Dann kannst du da Heu ernten und sie können ihre Kühe mästen.

We might fatten a few cattle up there.

Vielleicht mästen wir da oben eine Viehherde.

Grow feed and fatten animals, sell milk, eggs and wool.

Wachsen Futter und mästen Tiere, verkaufen Milch, Eier und Wolle.

The chef will fatten up the duck before cooking it for the feast.

Der Koch wird die Ente mästen, bevor er sie für das Festessen zubereitet.

We'll fatten you up before you return to Boston.

Wir mästen dich, bevor du wieder nach Boston gehst.

Nowadays they fatten white veal calves for the company Denkavit.

Heute mästen sie weiße Kälber in der Weißmast für die Firma Denkavit.

See also:

fatten upfatten out
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