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podgy

(ˈpɒdʒɪ)

adj, podgier or podgiest

short and fat; chubby

Also called (esp US): pudgy

ˈpodgily adv

ˈpodginess n

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Adj. 1. podgy - short and plump

pudgy, roly-poly, tubby, dumpy

fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

podgy

adjective tubby, fat, plump, chubby, squat, stout, chunky, fleshy, stubby, dumpy, roly-poly, rotund, stumpy, short and fat a blond, slightly podgy youngster

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Translations

قَصير وسَمين

zavalitý

buttettyk

untersetzt

rondelet

òybbinn, stuttur og digur

tozzo

trumpas ir storas

druknsīss un strups

şişkoşişman

矮胖的

podgy

[ˈpɒdʒɪ] ADJ (podgier (compar) (podgiest (superl))) (esp Brit) → gordinflón ; [face] → mofletudo

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podgy

[ˈpɒdʒi] adj [person, body, cheeks] → rondelet(te)

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podgy

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → rundlich, pummelig ; face → schwammig ; podgy fingers → Wurstfinger pl; podgy face → Mondgesicht nt (inf)

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podgy

[ˈpɒdʒɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → traccagnotto/a

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podgy

(ˈpodʒi) pudgy (ˈpadʒi) adjective

plump; fat. vet قَصير وسَمين тантурест roliço zavalitý untersetzt buttet; tyk χοντρος gordinflón töntsakas خپل turpea rondelet שמן छोटा और मोटा nizak i debeo, zdepast kövér gemuk þybbinn, stuttur og digur grassotto, tozzo ずんぐりした 땅딸막한, 포동포동한 kresnas, trumpas ir storas drukns; īss un strups gemuk pendek dik lubben, småfet tęgi, pękaty چاغ roliço durduliu полный zavalitý zavaljen buckast knubbig, rultig อ้วนเตี้ย şişman, şişko 矮胖的 осадкуватий, окоренкуватий فربہ، موٹا béo lùn 矮胖的

ˈpodginess, ˈpudginess noun

vetheid قُصْر وَسُمْنَه дебелина gordura zavalitost die Untersetztheit buttethed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. χοντρό(ς) gordura rässakus خپل بودن turpeus rondeur שְמֵנוּת गोलमटोलपन debeljko kövér(kés)ség kegemukan þybbinn líkamshluti rotondità 땅딸막함 kresnumas druknums; resnums gemuk pendek rondheid, dikheid det som er lubbent/småfett tęgość چاغ اوسيدل gordura rotunjime полнота zavalitosť zalitost buckastost knubbighet, rultighet ความอ้วน şişkoluk 矮胖 окоренкуватість موٹاپا vóc người béo lùn 矮胖

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