to be plump
- Fuente de la expresión
- Diccionario Collins inglés-español, español-inglés
- Variantes
- to be as plump as dumpling
- Contexto
- When an individual is plump or fat, he is overweight. The word "fat" has a negative connotation associated with it. When you say that someone is "fat", what you are implying is that he is overweight and doesn't present a pleasant sight. It is considered impolite to call someone fat to his face.
- Tipo de fuente
- newspaper
- Autor
- K. Shyam
- Título de la fuente
- The Hindu [on line]
- Año
- 2002
- Web
- http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/edu/2002/08/13/stories/2002081300050201.htm
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- Sin definir
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente