Overweight And Obesity Flashcards

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Emaciated

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Émacié

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Thin

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Maigre

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Lean

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Mince / maigre

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Slim

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Mince / svelte

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Fat

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Gros

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Obese

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Obèse

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Overweight

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(En) surcharge pondérale

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Be / go on a diet

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Suivre un régime

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A low-fat diet

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Un régime pauvre en graisses

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A higt-fibre diet

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Un régime riche en fibres

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A well-balanced diet

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Un régime bien équilibré

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Plastic surgery

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Chirurgie esthétique

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Liposuction

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Liposuccion

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The waist

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La taille

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The waistline

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Le tour de taille / la ligne

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Figure

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Silhouette

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be/go on a diet (v)

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you eat special kinds of food or you eat less food than usual because you are trying to lose weight

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BMI

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Body Mass Index

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diet (c.n)

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eat special type or range of foods in order to improve the health.

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figure (c.n)

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your figure in the shape of your body

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plastic surgeon (c.n)

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A doctor who performs operations to repair or replace skin which has been damaged, or to improve people’s appearance

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plastic surgery (u.n)

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The practice of performing operations to repair or replace skin which has been damaged, or to improve people’s appearance

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processed food (p.n)

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foods that have been treated or prepared by a special method, especially in order to preserve them

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risk (n)

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if there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen

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smart (adj)

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you can describe someone who is clever as smart

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stroke (c.n. singular)

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if someone has a stroke, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or becomes blocked, which may kill them or make them unable to move one side of their body

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to clog (v)

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when something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through

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to drawn a conclusion (v)

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you decide that that conclusion is true

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to get rid of something

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when you get rid something the you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it

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to keep someone / something at bay (phrase)

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you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you

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to rise/rose/risen (v)

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it moves upwards

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to shed something (v)

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to get rid of it

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to slim (v)

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you are trying o make yourself thinner and lighter by eating less food

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to undergo (v)

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if you undergo something necessary or unpleasant, it happens to you

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visceral (adj)

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of, relating to, or affecting the viscera

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waistline (c.n)

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your waistline is your waist measurement

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well-balanced diet

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a diet with a variety types of healthy foods such as fruit, vegetables, high-fibre cereals, fish etc…